From Farm to Table – Dairy
Diary GoodEven if you don't love milk, just think of all the jobs that are part of this circle. Can you imagine some people want to shut down animal agriculture? … [Read more...]
Anti-GMO? Follow the Money
$2.5billion. That's how much professionally "anti-GMO" groups spend each year to deceive the American public.Why?Because it benefits their pocketbooks.The leading corporate contributors and the biggest donors behind the Prop. 37 campaign in California are organic food, natural product and … [Read more...]
Christie Stands Up to HSUS
Protect the HarvestI don't normally get involved in partisan politics, but we have to give credit where credit is due. And right now, that's to Gov. Chris Christie.I've talked about gestation crates before; this is the poster child for groups like HSUS.New Jersey's legislature fell for the scheme. … [Read more...]
Tell Your Story — National Museum of American History
Star Spangled Banner is also ondisplay at the museum!The National Museum of American History is looking to feature stories of American agriculture:The history of American agriculture has been marked by tremendous transformations. Over the past seventy years, farming has become both more efficient … [Read more...]
Farming Fridays!
Let It Grow!I have set down a little tiny flag there in the field (can you see it?). I'll keep it in the field so that we can compare each week. Right now it's about up to my knee. Little red flag! It totally took off over the past couple weeks. Can you believe how big it's … [Read more...]
Don’t Believe the Labels – No Poultry & Pork Have Added Hormones
Can I say it again?Federal law prohibits the use of hormones in poultry or hogs. Therefore, if you purchase poultry or pork produced in the United States, you will not have any added hormones in the meat.This is where labels are so gosh darn misleading. "Hormone free" or "No hormones added" on … [Read more...]
inFact: 5 Ways to Tell Science from Pseudoscience
What? Another Fake Anti-GMO Study? No Way!
Actually, pigs were hurt in this study.There is absolutely no credible scientific evidence that GM products are harmful to human beings or the environment.And this is still true despite another "study" supposedly showing GMO feed turned the little piggies' tummies to mush.Actually, that's not at all … [Read more...]
Farm Bill Defeated in House
To answer Monday's question (Will We Have a Farm Bill This Week?), the answer is no.If you haven't already heard, it was defeated in the House of Representatives yesterday afternoon.The problem is, this makes if very, very hard to plan for the future when you have no idea what types of government … [Read more...]
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