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‘Seed Money’ Explores Monsanto’s Troubling Past and its Impact …
WEBDec 20, 2021 · Author Bartow Elmore’s new book examines how the company’s tactics are ‘tearing apart parts of the fabric of society,’ harming farm communities, and reshaping the food system. For decades, the company once known as Monsanto has dominated U.S. agriculture. Famous for its Roundup Ready system—which …
Nadra Nittle - Civil Eats
WEBNadra Nittle was a Senior Reporter for Civil Eats until 2021. She is currently an education reporter for The 19th News. Based in Los Angeles, she was previously a reporter for The Goods by Vox and was also on staff at the former Vox Media website Racked. She has worked for newspapers affiliated with the Digital First Media and Gannett/USA Today ...
GMO Salmon Is (Sort of) on the Market: Here’s What It Means
WEBJun 24, 2022 · After years of resistance from advocacy groups as well as regulatory and pandemic-related delays, the first genetically engineered (i.e., GMO or bioengineered) salmon made its official debut in the American food supply last June. But the AquAdvantage Salmon hasn’t made much of a splash. In fact, it’s …
The Co-op Farming Model Might Help Save America’s Small Farms
WEBBy Annelise Jolley. October 3, 2018. Across the U.S.—from New England to California—a small but growing movement of farmers is foregoing traditional farm ownership in favor of a cooperative model. In Maine, four Somali Bantu refugees raise crops on shared land at New Roots Cooperative Farm, growing both regional and Somali produce.
400 Years After the Slave Trade Began, Tracing the Roots of …
WEBDec 5, 2019 · After Emancipation in 1863, African Americans began to write cookbooks that reached the mainstream public. In 1881, What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking included a recipe called “Jumberlie” that looked a lot like modern-day jambalaya. As the dish evolved over time, it was commonly identified by the use of tomatoes or tomato paste, as well as a mix of shrimp, andouille sausage ...
Grassland 2.0 Aims to Replace Soy and Corn Farming with ... - Civil …
WEBNov 11, 2020 · Beyond the United States, one study in Brazil found that cattle operations that practiced rotational grazing and other sustainable practices produced 19 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions in their first two years of practice compared to conventional farming systems. Additionally, the researchers discovered that after this two-year period, the emission decrease rate reached 35 percent.
The Field Report: Can Lawsuits Right Historic Wrongs for Black …
WEBJan 19, 2022 · Email [email protected] with tips. Over the last several decades, Black farmers and their families have used lawsuits to respond to decades of historic discrimination by government agencies. Now, the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund has launched a two-year research project in an attempt to understand how that litigation ...
How Four Years of Trump Reshaped Food and Farming
WEBNov 2, 2020 · In 2020, after the order to send workers back into meatpacking plants, federal agencies under Trump largely took a hands-off approach to protecting workers. According to the Food and Environment Reporting Network, more than 48,000 meatpacking workers have tested positive for COVID-19, and more than 200 have died to date.
Project 2025 Spells Out Big Changes to US Agriculture - Civil Eats
WEBJul 22, 2024 · Project 2025 proposes eliminating CRP. The Republican Study Committee proposes ending enrollments in the program, as well. As of March 2024, the most recent month for which data is available, more than 301,000 farms had close to 25 million acres enrolled in CRP; that’s a lot of acreage, but it represents less than 3 …