Egg Recall Reveals our Broken Food System
The best way to prevent outbreaks of this magnitude is to encourage smaller and regionally dispersed production.
The Problem with Genetically Engineered Alfalfa
From Maine to Mexico and beyond, Monsanto and other transnational corporations are trying to control seeds, land, water, and other key resources.
North Korea: Why Engagement Now?
Geopolitics drove the U.S.-China detente. It could do the same between Washington and Pyongyang.
Starving Africa’s Future?
President Obama’s latest initiative for Africa, Feed the Future, is likely to end up feeding the corporations eager to make a profit off of African farmers.
Sticking Together in Tough Times
With more workers facing long-term joblessness, the unemployed are working together for change.
Last Call for Ethanol
It’s well past time for the ethanol industry to grow up and stand on its own.
Take Our Jobs
Undocumented farm workers have become scapegoats for our nation’s economic woes.
Detroit Farm Concept Belongs in the Junkyard
It’s an urban ruin; barely recognizable as the city it once was, but still a city for all that
The War on Antibiotics
Without strict new regulations, the way beef, poultry, and pork are produced in America could rob us of effective antibiotics.
Immigrants Don’t Hog Farm Jobs
United Farm Workers uses a creative campaign to build support for reform.
Atrazine on the Rocks? No Thanks
Questions arise about the reliability of data in company-produced studies the EPA considers when determining whether drinking water is safe.
Banks Profit While Our Farmers Fail
When banks call in farm loans at the first opportunity, it destroys families, communities, and regional economies.
American Gothic, 2010
Foreclosing farms.
Safe Food, from Soil to Plate
An endless deluge of foodborne illness outbreaks demands the reevaluation of our food system.
Financial Reform Bill Could Stabilize Commodities
New rules may rein in speculation that distorts the market for agricultural futures contracts.