Updated January 22, 2014: Congress continues to get closer to a final Farm Bill, and word is that Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) is in…
GMO Soybeans Less Nutritious, Contain Significant Levels of Glyphosate
A new article, published in the Food Chemistry journal, provides scientific evidence that FDA’s claim that genetically engineered crops are “substantially equivalent” to traditional crops…
Action Alert: Tell Congress to say NO to Fast Track on trade deals!
January 9, 2014 UPDATE: The Fast Track bill has been filed. Representative Camp (R-MI) and Senator Baucus (D-MT) have filed companion bills in the House…
Action Alert: Tell USDA NO to GMO Apples
The biotech industry keeps promising to solve major problems, from world hunger to malnutrition. Instead, they’ve given us herbicide-resistant and pesticide-producing crops, increasing Americans’ exposure…
Farmer and Consumer Groups Celebrate New “COOL” Thanksgiving
Farmer, Rancher and Consumer Groups Celebrate New “COOL” Thanksgiving as Improved Food Labels Take Effect this Week New, Clearer Country-of-Origin Labels (COOL) Will Let Consumers…
Action Alert (Texas): Vote NO On Prop 6 – Not the Real Answer to Texas Water Crisis
Water is our most precious resource. As the drought of 2011 so painfully reminded us, our farmers and ranchers cannot survive without sufficient water for…
Action Alert: Tell Congress to Dump the Monsanto Rider
Congress is considering a continuing resolution spending bill that includes the controversial Monsanto rider. This rider effectively destroys judicial review and gives the biotech industry…
Action Alert: Speak Up for Pastured Egg Farms
The FDA is yet again putting burdens on farmers who use healthy, sustainable practices, and justifying them with fear-based assumptions rather than data. The agency’s…
GMOs and Multiple Chronic Diseases
Article excerpt from Seattle GMO Examiner by Nancy Swanson A paper published last week in the scientific journal Entropy explains the connection between glyphosate and gastrointestinal…
Action Alert: Tell EPA to Protect our Health, not Monsanto’s Profits
Tell the EPA to protect our health and NOT raise the tolerance limits on glyphosate. The EPA has issued a new rule raising the allowed…