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Although at first glance, a book about the development of a fully vertically and horizontally integrated cartel controlling the raising, slaughter, and marketing of poultry, pork, and beef may seem dry, The Meat Racket author Chris Leonard tells a compelling story. He follows the rise of the Tyson family in the creation of the meat cartel in a balanced and non-inflammatory manner. Leonard concludes that the handful of companies which now control the production and marketing of all meats can set...
On the one-year anniversary of the Department of Agriculture’s announcement of finding an unapproved, genetically engineered (GE) wheat in an Oregon field, farmers and allies are demanding an end to the approval of GE traits until measures are adopted to protect non GE-farmers and their markets from contamination by GE crops. A 2013 FOIA request uncovered up to 483 total field trial violations, demonstrating the serious potential for future contamination episodes. “We’re still waiting for answers,” says Clint Lindsey, an Oregon wheat grower...
A new report released today during a teleconference by Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC) shows how regulatory systems are failing to protect residents and communities from the harmful effects of oil and gas development. The report, Watered Down, identifies and examines the dangers to water quality posed by oil and gas production in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming. “Our members, mostly rural ranchers and farmers, are being showered with pollutants, running dry of safe water, and watching crops in the fields their g...
