The African Swine Fever outbreak, which has now spread to China, could result in the slaughter of 200 million hogs this year, in an effort to get the disease under control. Rob Wallace of the […]
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All posts tagged: food safety
Farm Animals May Soon Get New Features Through Gene Editing
Hybridization of plants and animals is as old as agriculture. However, most GMOs have made plants more tolerant to herbicides, and thus are essentially drivers for the agrochemical companies that sell both the seeds and […]
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Citrus Farmers Facing Deadly Bacteria Turn to Antibiotics, Alarming Health Officials
Dr. William A. Albrecht, often called the “Father of Soil Fertility” was Chairman of the Department of Soils at the University of Missouri. He was dismissed as an alarmist when speaking about the problems discussed […]
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Judge Cuts $55 Million From $80 Million Roundup Verdict
This is not a “victory” for Monsanto/Bayer. There isn’t enough money in the whole stock market to pay $25 million to every person Roundup has made sick.
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Saving the World with Fake Meat?
According to the author, the UN’s most recent conclusion on climate change is that we must all adopt “demand reduction” of meat if the human species wishes to survive. In short, everyone must learn how […]
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What Foods Are Banned in Europe but Not Banned in the U.S.?
The Europeans are far more conscious of food safety and quality than the United States. Whatever our criticisms of their system, they are far ahead of us in this respect.
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6 Reasons Why The Practice of Silvopasture Will Help Save Modern Farming
Silvopasture (in Latin, silva means forest) is the practice of combining woodland (trees) and the grazing of domesticated animals in a mutually beneficial way. Specific silvopasture benefits are discussed below.
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22 Out of 25 Burger Chains Get F For Antibiotics in Beef Supply
More than 70 percent of all antibiotics used in the U.S. are fed to confined livestock—cattle, pigs and chickens—and by some estimates, about 75 percent of those antibiotics are passed through to humans.
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Acornseekers Brings Jamón Ibérico to Texas
Free-range Spanish pigs, living on natural forage including acorns, produce pork that is celebrated by gourmets around the world. In Texas, anti-competitive regulations and bureaucratic red tape effectively prevent Texans from marketing free-range “feral” pigs, […]
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Game Ranch Fined for Pesticide Misuse in Hill Country Bat Cave Incident
Pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers, antibiotics and countless harmful additives are used on our farms and ranches every day. The only differences in the events described in this article and millions of similar episodes across the […]
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