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Meet Roy Blunt, the senator from Missouri — and Monsanto
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.). The "Mo." doesn't stand for Monsanto -- we think.
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Oh rot, the White House just gutted the new food safety rules
Those new rules we thought were going to keep nasties out of our food supply? Well, it was a nice idea, anyway.
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Two new bills aim to save California farmland from rampant sprawl
The two proposed bills would create tax incentives for city farms and dense development, plus protect the state's existing farmland.
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Even the Tea Party is pissed about the ‘Monsanto Protection Act’
Good thing, because it's going to take a lot of political power to defeat Big GMO Ag.
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National Farmworker Awareness Week highlights a dirty labor plight
This week highlights the struggles of the millions of farmworkers who handpick American produce.
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This man stole 42,000 pounds of cheese
An Illinois man stole $200,000 worth of cheese. He's going to get in trouble because even though stealing cheese is funny, it's still stealing.
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Monsanto flirts with disaster, owns the world anyway
Just three years ago, the agribusiness giant was a laughingstock. Thanks to its friends in government and the courts, and new industry alliances, it's back with a vengeance.
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Scientists may have found an all-natural way to keep bread from going moldy
They're figuring out how to extend the shelf life of bread. This is good news, even though all of us pretend we're trying to stop eating it, which we never will, so just forget it.
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Flies that eat organic live longer, make more fly babies
Organic food may not be proven best for humans, but a new study points to it being best for the little bugs that annoy humans.
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American Bird Conservancy discovers four new bird species: Blue, teal, pink, and purple Peeps
The marshmallow Peep is the American Bird Conservancy's bird of the week, and ornithologists now recognize blue, teal, pink, and purple species.
