Very cool information on how Monsanto goes about breeding plants! … [Read more...]
N.Y.Times: We Need GMO Wheat
An Op-Ed piece in the New York Times recently made quite a stir when the writers suggested that the United States needs to embrace genetically modified wheat.As you know, corn and soybean farmers gladly latched onto biotechnology, but wheat farmers never did. The opinion piece suggests that this was … [Read more...]
Our Family Farm Just Became A Corporation – And Yours Should Too
I'm proud to say that after several years of gentle pushing, I finally convinced my parents to take the plunge and incorporate our farm. As of January 1, 2014 we are now an official business. (Actually, we're a limited liability company (or "LLC"), but for all intents and purposes the distinction is … [Read more...]
Dr. Oz’s Fish Tomato Blunder
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Farmer Addresses Animal Welfare Concerns
Giving the FDA Control Over Labeling
The Coalition for Safe Affordable Food wants to take the issue of whether to label GMO products and hand it to the FDA.The biggest surprise? I might be okay with that. (No, really, hear me out.)The Coalition is made up of 31 different industry groups, including: American Farm Bureau Federation, … [Read more...]
Culture of Fear: Chick-fil-A To Only Sell “Antibiotic-Free” Chicken
(This article is part of my Culture of Fear series, which exposes different businesses, restaurants, and people that choose to spread lies and misconceptions about farmers in order to further their agenda or make a buck.)Chick-fil-A announced today that it plans on only selling meat from chickens … [Read more...]
School Science Project Gone Bad
The above video is making the rounds on social media in which a young girl named Elise describes her science project. Elise wants to sprout a sweet potato plant from a conventional sweet potato she purchased at her local grocery store, but it doesn’t work. Her grocer gives her the explanation … [Read more...]
“I Want to Eliminate All Chemicals from My Life!”
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