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Nash Huber Wins American Farmland Trust Steward of The Land Award
Today I attended an awards lunch for one of my true heroes - Nash Huber of Sequim, Washington. Nash won the American Farmland Trust's …
Monsanto Makes Millions Off Farmers’ Backs
Originally posted at OCM Hugh Grant - Monsanto Chairman, CEO, and President - probably won’t notice the increased price of a loaf of bread. …
Recent National Coverage of Monsanto’s Bullying and Profiteering Practices
"I don't believe any company has the right to come into someone's home and threaten their livelihood." - so says Indiana Farmer David Runyan …
Bean Patent Overturned – Another View
Well, the folks at ETC have another view on the Enola Been Patent appeal decision that I wrote about yesterday. Hope Shand's comments give a …
Patent on Bean Rejected in Appeal – Victory for Latin American Farmers
Best news I've seen in a long while. It starts out a once upon a time nightmare:In 1999 a US citizen - Larry Proctor goes down to Mexico, …
Biofuel Boom – Bad Business for Farmers, Big Business for Big Business
By now many of you have seen the NY Times article on Sticker Shock in the Organic Aisles, in addition to that I suggest that you read this …
Pre-Emptive Strike
The April 6th edition of the New York Times reports that the Supreme Court is leaning towards a legal argument called “pre-emption” that …
Who Owns Your Tomato? Another Big Horticultural Seed Company Bought By Monsanto
When Monsanto buys into a market they buy in big. In 2005 Monsanto’s seed/genetic trait holdings were primarily in corn, cotton, soybean, …
Beet Industry Responses to RoundUp Ready Sugarbeet Suit
There have been several sugarbeet industry responses to the RR lawsuit filed by Organic Seed Alliance, Center For Food Safety, and Sierra …
USDA notifies public of an “unitentional” escape of unapproved GE corn variety
This just in, release from USDA on a new "event". It once again points to the lax regulation, poor handling, and inevitable escape of …
Hillary and Monsanto
There have been two recent public letters to Hillary Clinton from an old college alum that point to her historical ties with large scale …
