Rotten Egg Farming
Dirt-cheap protein is a fine ideal that it isn’t worth risking our lives.
Beating Swords Into Ploughshares
Agribusiness, an industry that found a way to profit during the Vietnam War, is emerging as a beneficiary of U.S. post-conflict policies in the Middle East as well.
The War on Antibiotics
Without strict new regulations, the way beef, poultry, and pork are produced in America could rob us of effective antibiotics.
Thanks for Nothing, Monsanto
Mother Nature’s weeds are smarter than the Frankensteins in Monsanto’s labs.
Pollan Digests the Latest Food Politics Books
Michael Pollan’s new essay highlights the diverse schools of food activism takes as well as unifying themes.
Safe Food, from Soil to Plate
An endless deluge of foodborne illness outbreaks demands the reevaluation of our food system.
Cornering the Seed Market
American farming can’t afford premium prices for seeds.
Monopolies Are Killing Our Farms
Agribusiness mergers in the last 20 years have placed the majority of the world’s food in the hands of a small number of corporations.
Don’t Mess with Georgia’s Brown Thrasher
There’s a campaign to declare the chicken–the state’s cash cow–the State Bird.
Dairy Farmers are Getting a Sour Deal
How many more farmers must commit suicide before Congress addresses this crisis?
Agribusiness Profits, Mutant Germs, and Us
America has overdosed on antibiotics.
It’s Time to Rein in Agribusiness
We may have the first chance in decades for every level of our government to seriously address the grievous effects agribusiness monopolization on consumers, farmers, and our environment.
The Agrofuels Trap
What’s wrong with “biofuels”? Here’s the answer.
Food Aid or Band-aid?
Food aid is one way of addressing the global problem of hunger. But where should the food come from and how should it be delivered? John Rivera of Catholic Relief Services and FPIF’s Conn Hallinan square off.