Posts Tagged ‘livestock’
Roundup, dorm diets, and chemicals: Episode 55
What’s with the claims about glyphosate in hummus & cereal? Why is there so much blame and fear about agriculture and the environment? What can we do to eat better when we are eating dorm food? In this special behind-the-scenes episode, Michele and Eliz welcome Callie (Eliz’s daughter) for a wide-ranging Q&A session. Callie Greene is about to begin her second year at Lawrence University, where she studies psychology and harp performance.
Read MoreThe demonization of the corn stalk
Meg, a friend and fellow professional speaker from suburban Chicago, visited our farm with her daughter, Frankie, on a beautiful blue-sky summer weekend. Frankie soon started asking a furry of questions, including, “What is that growing in the field? Isn’t that sweet corn?” Frankie had correctly identified it as corn, but then we had a…
Read MoreVoice Your Opinion to USDA
Do you ever feel like decisions are based on over-sensationalized hysteria instead of science? Many friends in agriculture have echoed that concern in our instant information culture. Here’s your chance to encourage USDA to make science-based decisions; they have announced proposed rule for downer cow and are seeking feedback before September 29th. See https://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=2008/08/0218.xml for the…
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