The influence of the big food companies on shaping US food policy
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How to achieve sustainable food production for increased profit and well-being
Transitioning agriculture and food systems
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Source: Civil Eats In an excerpt from his new book, the British farmer explores what he calls “the devastation industrialized agriculture has
Source: Civil Eats The Biden administration is taking steps to give power back to small farmers and processors. Advocates say it’s a
Mission The Good Shepherd Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to its mission of safeguarding biodiversity through the use of Standardbred
Almost 90% of Italy’s estimated 12 million pigs are reared on intensive farms The vast majority of pork in Italy is produced intensively indoors,
Don’t industrial farms produce most of the world’s food? No. There are more than 570m farms worldwide; more than 90% are run
2019, Mighty Earth Report:https://stories.mightyearth.org/cargill-worst-company-in-the-world/index.html Foreword: Congressman Henry A. Waxman Cargill is the United States’ largest privately held company, bigger even than the
Food producers often add nitrates and nitrites to processed meats, such as bacon, ham, sausages, and hot dogs. These added compounds help to prevent the growth of harmful
“Doug Gurian-Sherman, senior scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists, argues that the economic benefits attributed to the massive scale of confined
From California to the Midwest, examining the perils of industrial farming and the risk to food Two regions dominate U.S. agriculture —