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Animal antibiotics are causing drug-resistant, killer infections

1/27/2010 - (NaturalNews) The proliferation of drug-resistant "superbugs" has been steadily increasing due to the widespread use of antibiotic drugs. Particularly in pigs, chickens, and cows, excessive antibiotic use by farmers has led to killer infections that do...

U.S. Government Wants Farmers to Dump Heavy Metals on Fields

1/20/2010 - (NaturalNews) Ash leftover from burning coal contains arsenic, mercury, lead and other heavy metals. These days, the U.S. government is encouraging farmers to dump it right on their fields, and effectively, right onto the public's food supply. According...

Monsanto is trying to take over the world

1/12/2010 - (NaturalNews) According to a recent Associated Press investigation, agri-giant Monsanto regularly employs business practices that not only aim to eliminate all competition, but essentially position the company as the sole proprietor of all things related...

GM Seeds Threaten World Food Supply

12/30/2009 - (NaturalNews) The agribusiness strategy of aggressively promoting genetically modified (GM) and highly hybridized seeds are placing world food security at risk, according to studies conducted by researchers from the International Institute of Environment...

Missouri government plots undercover sting operations against families selling raw milk

12/7/2009 - (NaturalNews) Imagine being watched by two undercover cops as you engage in an illicit deal in a deserted parking lot. The buyer hesitantly hands you some cash. You flash a look over your shoulder, just to make sure the coast is clear, then you hand...

Genetically Engineered Crops have Led to Massive Increases in Pesticide Use

12/3/2009 - (NaturalNews) According to a recent report compiled from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data, the growing of genetically engineered crops has led to a 383 million pound increase in U.S. pesticide use during the time period spanning from 1996 to...

Urge Congress to Amend SB 510 to Protect Local Farms

11/25/2009 - (NaturalNews) Senate Bill 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, is scheduled for committee vote on Wednesday, November 18, and provisions to protect small-scale organic and family farms are missing from the bill. The Cornucopia Institute is urging...

Dairy: Beware of the Great White Hype (Opinion)

10/24/2009 - (NaturalNews) Milk, it is said, is "the" source of calcium that helps kids grow up big and strong. Milk is alleged to contain vital nutrients and to help prevent osteoporosis. The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, through its food dietary guidelines, says that...

Hemp for America! Farmers plant hemp seeds on DEA's front lawn

10/16/2009 - (NaturalNews) You can buy hemp products in America, including textiles, nutritional supplements, soaps and ropes. You just can't grow hemp in America. So all the hemp used in these products purchased by Americans is grown somewhere else: China, Canada,...

Why You Should Say No to GMOs (Opinion)

10/15/2009 - (NaturalNews) Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are the latest travesty thrust upon an unsuspecting public by the greedy, control minded corporations that see the Almighty Sign ($$) as the ultimate in achieving the highest "bottom line" possible....

Why and How to Avoid GMO Foods

10/13/2009 - (NaturalNews) The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) states, "Genetically Modified foods have not been properly tested and pose a serious health risk. There is more than a casual association between GM foods and adverse health effects....

A Real Reason to Boycott Whole Foods?

8/24/2009 - (NaturalNews) Whole Foods is in a public relations crisis. After its CEO John Mackey posted a widely-read opinion piece that insisted Americans have no intrinsic right to health care, it was slammed with angry liberal customers who picketed stores and...

Alert: The End of Food as We Know It

8/10/2009 - (NaturalNews) If the Hippocrates maxim that "food should be considered as our first medicine" is right, we are on the brink of some really bad medicine. Recently, Obama selected as his "Food Czar", a former Monsanto executive and FDA manipulator, Michael...

Food Safety Bill HR 2749 Requires Immediate Opposition

6/23/2009 - (NaturalNews) The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund has announced the immediate need to oppose a new and integrated form of the many food safety bills that have been announced in recent months as potential candidate food safety bills. HR 2749, the Food...

Loophole Allows Canadian Farmers to Import Untested Antibiotics for Use in Livestock

5/11/2009 - (NaturalNews) A loophole in federal law is allowing Canadian farmers to import unapproved and untested antibiotics with little oversight, according to an article released on April 8 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). Seven years after...

Food Freedom is under Assault, H.R. 759 Worse than H.R. 875

4/24/2009 - (NaturalNews) Salmonella outbreaks, food contamination, and other regulatory deficiencies over the nation's food supply during the past several years have led to a barrage of proposed legislation aimed at improving food safety. H.R. 875, H.R. 759, and...

Ginger, Turmeric, Neem Declared "Hazardous" in Thailand After Chemical Companies Try to Protect Pesticide Profits

4/7/2009 - (NaturalNews) The government of Thailand has classified 13 plants - traditionally used as herbal medicines and natural pesticides - as "hazardous substances," causing outrage among farmers and advocates of traditional medicine. The plants - including...

South African GMO Crop Failure Highlights Dangers of Food Supply Domination

4/3/2009 - (NaturalNews) Worry is building over the effects of the Food Safety and Modernization Act of 2009, otherwise known as HR 875. This is the bill currently working its way through Congress that would effectively hand over control of America's food supply...

Paylean: Drug in Conventionally Raised Meat Linked to Cancer and Heart Disease

3/17/2009 - (NaturalNews) Up until recently, U.S. pork producers were worried about tightening profit margins across their industry. Now many of them are smiling, and it's all because of Paylean, a drug that is netting them more cash for each hog they sell. Consumers...

Organic Farming is a Relationship with the Land: Interview with Myra Goodman, Part III

2/26/2009 - (NaturalNews) [This is part three of a three-part interview with Myra Goodman, co-founder, along with her husband Drew, of Earthbound Farm (www.ebfarm.com), which is perhaps the most well-known name in organic produce in America. With this article, we...

Grow It Yourself: Save Money, Help Earth, and Improve Your Quality of Life

2/23/2009 - (NaturalNews) The Telegraph reported that "26% [of residents in Britain] are growing their own fruit and vegetables" [1]. One-quarter of British populations now choose gardening at home in order to improve their quality of life during difficult times....

Organic Farming is a Relationship with the Land: Interview with Myra Goodman, Part II

2/21/2009 - (NaturalNews) This is part two of a three-part interview with Myra Goodman, co-founder, along with her husband Drew, of Earthbound Farm, which is perhaps the most well-known name in organic produce in America. With this article, we kick off an exciting,...

Organic Farming is a Relationship with the Land: Interview with Myra Goodman, Part I

2/19/2009 - (NaturalNews) This is part one of a three-part interview with Myra Goodman, co-founder, along with her husband Drew, of Earthbound Farm, which is perhaps the most well-known name in organic produce in America. With this article, we kick off an exciting,...

NAIS Threatens Access to Organic, Local and Sustainable Food

2/9/2009 - (NaturalNews) At first glance, many readers of Natural News will think the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) is nothing that concerns them because they eat only plant based foods. However, NAIS is only one part of a much bigger issue. The implementation...

USDA Backs Off Mandatory National Animal Identification Registration

1/27/2009 - (NaturalNews) In this time of deflationary pressure on all agricultural products, farmers and ranchers got a token boost at the end of December when the USDA`s Animal and Plant Health Inspection-Veterinary Service officially cancelled its Mandatory Premise...

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Supports Genetic Engineering and Corporate Farming

1/26/2009 - (NaturalNews) Agriculture Secretary Nominee Tom Vilsack is a two-term Iowa governor (1999-2007) and a trial lawyer. He sailed through his confirmation hearing last week for the position of Agriculture Secretary, but he does not enjoy the same popularity...

A Local Market Supports Community

12/15/2008 - (NaturalNews) Can one woman change the way we eat and do business around here? It's possible, especially when she is as passionate as Cynthia Brennan. Cynthia had already started on the mission to make Bedford Hills a place where people can stroll to...

Monsanto Announces Its Exit From the Growth Hormone Business

11/1/2008 - (NaturalNews) Even the giant hand of Monsanto was not big enough to ram down the throats of consumers milk from growth hormone treated cows. It now wants to exit the artificial growth hormone business, by selling Prosilac, the unit that makes it. This...

Pesticides Make Farmers Literally Depressed

10/26/2008 - (NaturalNews) Pesticides are poison. They are used to kill living creatures. In order to kill those living creatures, humans apply the pesticides. We also eat what`s left of them. We`ve seen handlers of banana pesticide sterilized, a young couple who...

Choosing the Right Foods for Your Family Can Make a Significant Nutritional Difference

10/24/2008 - (NaturalNews) You've seen the labels before. You've heard the buzz in your grocery store aisles. Organic! Grass fed! But what is that anyway? And does it really matter if you buy organic or grass fed products? Let's start with what makes something...

White Sugar Now Coming From Genetically-Modified Sugar Beets

10/7/2008 - (NaturalNews) This year saw the first commercial planting of genetically modified (GM) sugar beets in the United States, with that sugar to hit the food supply soon after. Farmers across the country will soon be planting Monsanto's Roundup Ready sugar...

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