Tagged with Ag Policy 
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Paging Dr. Pepper
Pollan says health-care reform will fail unless we change the way we eat 11
Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago
First in The New York Times last week and then on NPR this weekend, Michael Pollan made that point that if we want to fix our health-care system, we have to fix our food system.
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Gates swinging in new direction?
Worldwatch gets $1.3 million Gates grant to look at sustainable ag in Africa 3
Posted 4 months ago
In a move that may be a response to criticisms of its ag program, the Gates Foundation recently announced it was awarding a $1.3 million, two-year grant to Worldwatch to look at low-cost, low-tech techniques for improving ag productivity in Africa.
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Irrational Corn Growers Association
Farm lobby: Shoot the climate bill, but keep the Peterson goodies 3
Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Big Ag's going schizo on climate legislation: the lobby wants to preserve the concessions won by Collin Peterson, but kill the overall bill. Reminds Tom Philpott of the time he got mugged in Mexico City.
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Don't panic ... offsets for organic?
The bad and maybe not-so-bad of the Waxman-Peterson deal 6
Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Language of the Waxman-Peterson compromise has been released--and in some ways it's worse than I originally thought, and in some ways potentially better.
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Short Answer: Yes
Quiz: Should I see the critically acclaimed documentary ‘Food, Inc.’? 5
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Food, Inc. is a riveting documentary. Fast-paced and chock full of detail, the film does not shy from shocking, rarely-seen footage. But should YOU, dear reader, go see it? Take our quiz to find out.
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We need to reform America’s food safety system from the farm up 0
Posted 8 months ago -
Using less fertilizer has no meaningful effect on yield 0
Posted 8 months ago -
Kent Conrad is trying to kill reform at the USDA 0
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True agricultural policy reform may require climate reform first 0
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Picking the battles will be key to reforming food policy 3
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All eyes on ag chief Vilsack’s undersecretary pick 3
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Trying to restructure the House Agriculture Committee might not be worth it 3
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks ago -
Coming together to work toward a sustainable food and farm future 4
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks ago -
Grist cooks lunch for America’s leading food writer 11
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Two gray eminences of the food movement lay down the law on farm policy 1
Posted 10 months ago -
NYT weighs in on Vilsack pick 3
Posted 10 months, 3 weeks ago -
Updates on secretary of agriculture appointment 0
Posted 10 months, 4 weeks ago -
Prez-elect urged to name progressive farm-policy chief 5
Posted 11 months, 1 week ago -
How to change USDA with sustainable agriculture allies 0
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Food sovereignty needs to be the center of renewed negotiations 2
Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago