Big Ag hides behind the picket fence and lets the little guys fight their battles. Why are farmers siding with multinational corporations like Monsanto, which seems to be a law unto itself?
Today’s agriculture depends on chemically produced nitrogen to increase yields and feed the planet. That concentration of chemicals can have disastrous consequences, as we saw in West, Tex. But the dangers of those chemicals aren’t always what we are led to believe.
Industrial agriculture erases the identity of our food, filtering its origins as cleanly as removing bee pollen from honey. Just mix, blend, inject it with a brand – and it’s ready for a shelf near you.
By focusing only on spending and short term results, Congress will have a harder time getting that wild cow, the deficit, out to pasture. Richard Oswald explains how the shortest way isn't always best.
For Dad, a gun that put food on the table and killed varmints was a necessity. But who really needs a military-style weapon and high-capacity magazine?
It'll take a whole lot more than the demands of Bittman-inspired foodies to overcome the huge multinational alliance of chemicals, commodities, and crop inputs.
People like to be around those who are like themselves. Especially when it's time to settle down. Only, in some counties the choices are slim. So farmers do what every red-blooded American does these days. They search the Internet.