December 2011
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Organic Farming: Better Bottom Line(s)
Another study comes forward - this time an 18 yr project - propping up organic production over conventional. Focusing on the economic rewards of organic production, the study found that organic production is consistently more profitable and creates more jobs than a conventional system. The only short-term downside? Farmers may have to spend more time marketing their products. But with a rapidly...
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NY Rep. Slaughter: Fighting for your health in the...
Representative Louise Slaughter continues to impress with her straightforward semantics on the use of antibiotics in farm animal production. Let’s hope the rest of Congress stops avoiding a ban on a practice that knowingly increases serious worldwide disease risks.
“To the [New York Times] Editor:
Re “The High Cost of Cheap Meat” (editorial, June 3), about the looming public health...
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Argentina: Feedlot Beef and Booming Grain...
The push for cheap meat continues to expand globally. Once loved for its superior grass-fed flavor, Argentinian beef is now mass produced. Let’s hope growing awareness and demand for better beef flips this practice back!
“But while in Buenos Aires last week, I discovered that the pampas-raised beef of my reveries is practically a thing of the past. Today, most cattle in Argentina are...
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Land o' Labels
With the majority of US food being produced in curiously mysterious ways, more and more labels and certifications are popping up to help we, the eaters, have confidence in what we choose to feed ourselves.
But with more information, comes confusion…and the required time dedicated to deciphering.
Never fear! Here’s a good break down that SF’s Center for Urban Education and...
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Food Animals and Antimicrobials: Impacts on Human... →
More support for the ban of Antibiotics in meat production
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The Organic 1%: Sustainable Farming in a Broken...
“In 2008 organic cropland represented only 0.7 percent in the United States and, at the current growth rate, it is expected to reach not more than 2.5 percent by 2050…
Well-respected agriculture research outlets like Rodale Institute and the Agronomy Journal recently published long-term studies, 30 years and 18 years respectively, revealing the benefits and business case for organic...