agriculture

Food Is Freedom: How Washington’s Food Subsidies Have Helped Make Americans Fat and Sick Farm subsidies are perhaps the ultimate, but secret, third rail of American politics. While entitlements are discussed out in the open, farm subsidies are rarely talked about – even though they are the most...

Been a long time since posting anything here. I'm not sure if I remember how to do it. This article came out a couple of years ago. I grabbed a few free copies of the edition and passed a couple out at PorcFest that summer. So I was happy to find the on-line version of it! Also, JapanTimes...

Cool new start-up. Great idea. http://spaceveal.com/index-en.html

Likely Pick: John Mackey EDUCATION: University of Texas-Austin (B.A., dropout) Credentials: Founder, CEO, Whole Foods Market (1980-Present) Relationship with Rand: None Why him: Founder of large grocery chain, libertarian follower of Mises & Hayek FLAWS: No governmental experience...

Continued - EPA issues moratorium on new pesticides that kill birds and bees Source note... Aside - Monsanto pledges $4 million to help save monarch butterflies

https://www.facebook.com/Tyler4HD1/posts/988223754539616 http://tylerlindholm.com/news/lindhom-sponsers-food-freedom-act

Here's a new, independent study linking glyphosate exposure to chronic kidney disease: http://www.ehjournal.net/content/pdf/1476-069X-14-6.pdf A little more about glyphosate and GMOs in this interview with Dr. Huber, Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology...

Here is a pretty good movie on GMO foods. I like that they spend at least some time interview independent scientists and discussing their research. I could have done without the 3 minute intro at the start, though. But I think it's worth the watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6OxbpLwEjQ A...

Here's an article about another recent, independent study demonstrating health hazards from GM Soy and Corn, including kidney and liver toxicity: http://gmwatch.org/index.php/news/archive/2014/15834-gm-soy-and-maize-is-toxic-to-rats-new-detailed-study It's too bad some people are exposed to...

Gaza agriculture devastated by Israeli offensive – UN Well, this is rather interesting timing. Convenient even. Gaza agriculture devastated by Israeli offensive – UN Aside - ‘Finish the job!’ Thousands of Israelis rally in support of Gaza offensive (PHOTOS) Relevant reading - Who is hit...

On Tuesday, July 15th, a truckload of farm products being driven to a pick-up location was stopped by the Michigan Department of Agriculture. See write-up here. They said it was for raw milk. No wait, it's for transporting eggs and honey for sale without a food transport license. No wait, it's...

http://tnreport.com/2014/06/12/state-agriculture-officials-unveil-industrial-hemp-webpage-draft-licensing-regs/

If you get a chance to grab a copy of The New American, the Cover Story is SHOWDOWN on the Range. It seems to me to be pretty good journalism. It covers both sides of the story and opens up new understanding about the ongoing conflict. I still haven't finished the article so don't take my word...

Dept of Agriculture Orders Submachine Guns with 30 Round Magazines A May 7th solicitation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture seeks "the commercial acquisition of submachine guns [in] .40 Cal. S&W." According to the solicitation, the Dept. of Agriculture wants the guns to have an...

I see the news is bringing forward some of the problems the little man is having trying to exercise his rights of being a part of nature. This is a story of a guy being Bundy'd with regulations from an ever growing number of bureaucracies. On the one hand is his story. Also during a Google...

In a Fox News interview aired today, Issa told Gretchen Carlson that he has launched an investigation to find out what exactly was Obama and Reid’s involvement in the siege of the Bundy Ranch. Issa went on to reference a 2010 memo titled “Internal Draft – NOT FOR RELEASE” that appears to lay...

http://rt.com/usa/gmo-labeling-koch-monsanto-249/ The Koch brothers’ congressional empire...2010 cycle House Adams, Sandy (R-FL) $5,000 Republican Florida Barletta, Louis J. (R-PA) $5,000 Republican Pennsylvania Benishek, Daniel J. (R-MI) $5,000 Republican Michigan Berg, Rick (R-ND)...

Just in case we come a cropper: The doomsday vault that keeps seeds for every type of agriculture mankind relies upon should a disaster ever wipe them out The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway is home to more than two billion seeds The seed bank can withstand a nuclear strike and aims to...

Worse than Bush: Obama fills key government positions in agriculture and trade with biotech execs by: Ethan A. Huff Anyone who still supports the usurper-and-cheat Obama based on his agriculture "policies" has apparently not been paying any attention whatsoever to reality. Contradicting...