agriculture

Local Eating has Huge Impact on Jobs, Economy

Submitted by shelly (not verified) on March 15, 2010 - 2:29pm

From Ag Weekly - the potential impact of eating locally:

TWIN FALLS - Janie Burns can remember when Idaho's agricultural landscape looked much different than it does today.

Take the "Replace Roundup" Challenge!

Submitted by shelly (not verified) on October 16, 2009 - 12:42pm

Monolithic agribusiness & biotech corporations like Monsanto are gaining more and more power over our food supply, thanks in part to Congress creating policies that give them competitive advantage while harming small farmers & competitors, but also because we consume their products every day, without knowing it.

Want to do something about it? Watch this video, then accept the challenge below:

Failure to Yield: Evaluating the Performance of Genetically Engineered Crops

Submitted by shelly (not verified) on September 14, 2009 - 5:10pm

DOWNLOAD: Failure to Yield (2009)

For years the biotechnology industry has trumpeted that it will feed the world, promising that its genetically engineered crops will produce higher yields.