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Aw, Shucks Food prices are high, and so are Big Ag's profits		30 Apr 2008	News
Posted at 10:29 AM on 30 Apr 2008 Food prices hitting you hard in the pocketbook? Agriculture giant Archer Daniels Midland feels for you, it really does -- but gee, its profits jumped 42 percent this quarter, so it can't really empathize. ADM's grain-processing division is doing lively business keeping up with the bumper corn crop. And, they'll have you know, high food prices are due to high oil prices, not to the ethanol push. Backing ...
Topics: agriculture, biofuels, business, energy, food, industrial ag, news (all these topics)

Raise hell, not corn Contact your legislators and take action on the sorry state of the industrial food system	Jim Goodman	25 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: industrial ag, agriculture, health, environmental justice, grassroots activism (all these topics)

What the world needs now Three million more acres of industrial corn?	Tom Philpott	18 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, Big Ag, cellulosic ethanol, Department of Agriculture, industrial ag (all these topics)

Agro-sham Bush and farm policy 'reform'	Tom Philpott	17 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: ag policy, ag subsidies, agriculture, George Bush, industrial ag, legislation, politics (all these topics)

Coke: Still 'it' with the kids Coca-Cola and McD's top brands among teens, study says	Tom Philpott	14 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: advertising, agriculture, business, food, health, industrial ag, messaging (all these topics)

ANWR of the heartland? Why plowing up Conservation Reserve Program land won't solve the food crisis	Tom Philpott	11 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, Big Ag, business, cellulosic ethanol, economy, food, industrial ag (all these topics)

Can industrial agriculture feed the world? Part 2 Global food riots edition	Tom Philpott	10 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, Big Ag, business, food, industrial ag (all these topics)

Smithfield's European strategy The hog giant CAFOizes Poland and Romania to gain access to Western Europe	Tom Philpott	09 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, Big Ag, business, European Union, food, industrial ag, Poland, Romania (all these topics)

Who owns your tomato? Another big horticultural seed company bought by Monsanto	Matthew Dillon	04 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, Big Ag, business, Department of Justice, food, industrial ag, regulation (all these topics)

Farm subsidies: beyond simplistic outrage Gourmet magazine points the way toward a green and smart farm policy	Tom Philpott	28 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: ag policy, ag subsidies, agriculture, industrial ag, legislation, politics (all these topics)

Chipotle Mexican Grill goes green (i.e., local)! The burrito giant buys pork from celebrity farmer Joel Salatin	Tom Philpott	28 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: local food, industrial ag, sustainable ag, Virginia, food, greening biz operations (all these topics)

The case for organic builds Recent studies: organic ag is just as productive, and better for you	Tom Philpott	27 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, food, health, industrial ag, organic food, scientific research (all these topics)

Meat Wagon: Waste makes haste Canada says no to ethanol waste as cow feed, and more	Tom Philpott	26 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, Arkansas, Big Ag, ethanol, food, health, industrial ag (all these topics)

Meat wagon: pork superbug! Antibiotic-resistant bacteria thrives in CAFO pork, and Wall Street gobbles up Big Meat shares	Tom Philpott	23 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: business, food, health, industrial ag, jackassery (all these topics)

Superweeds on the march In Arkansas, state ag officials turn to Syngenta to solve problems caused by Monsanto	Tom Philpott	14 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, Big Ag, business, food, industrial ag, toxics (all these topics)

Meat Wagon: How now, mad cow? 'Downergate' reveals gaps in mad-cow testing and trouble in school-lunch sourcing	Tom Philpott	14 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, animal welfare, Big Ag, fashion, food, Food and Drug Administration, industrial ag, TV, vegetarianism and veganism (all these topics)

U. of North Carolina students say no to Smithfield pork Pushing for 'fair food' on campus in the land of hog factories	Tom Philpott	08 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, campus activism, education, food, industrial ag, local food, North Carolina, organic food, sustainable ag (all these topics)

Small-scale, community-owned biodiesel goes global An honest, interesting statement from Piedmont Biofuels of North Carolina	Tom Philpott	06 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, biofuels, energy, industrial ag, North Carolina, waste (all these topics)

Meat Wagon: Beef behemoth If deals go through, three firms will own 90 percent of the U.S. beef market	Tom Philpott	05 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, Big Ag, business, food, industrial ag (all these topics)

Cutting Carbofuran EPA attempt to ban bird-killing pesticide runs into opposition		03 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 4:54 PM on 03 Mar 2008 The U.S. EPA has proposed a ban on a pesticide lethal to birds, but is running into resistance from the company that produces the chemical. The pesticide, carbofuran, is typically used on crops such as corn, alfalfa, and potatoes, and has been linked to the dieoff of 558 separate bird flocks since 1972. A manager with pesticide manufacturer FMC Corp. says carbofuran, "when use ...
Topics: agriculture, Big Ag, business, Congress, industrial ag, news, politics, toxics, US EPA, wildlife (all these topics)

There will be ethanol Archer Daniels Midland will squeeze out competition, says Fortune	Tom Philpott	29 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, biofuels, business, ethanol, industrial ag (all these topics)

The agricultural lobby vs. the public interest, part 5435 Factory farms fight to avoid reporting on toxic emissions	Jason D Scorse	26 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, air pollution, industrial ag, lobbying, politics, waste (all these topics)

Monsanto U. Public-university researchers get cash for studying GMOs -- and the shaft for studying organic ag	Guest author	20 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, education, food, GMOs, industrial ag, organic food, scientific research (all these topics)

Still a 'jungle' out there Upton Sinclair on downer cows	Tom Philpott	19 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, animal welfare, books, food, health, industrial ag (all these topics)

Meat Wagon: Don't have a (downer) cow, man Despite biggest meat recall ever, 37 million pounds of suspect meat made it to schools.	Tom Philpott	18 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, animal welfare, education, food, health, industrial ag (all these topics)

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