Yearly Archives: 2000

Dennis T. Avery A Reporter Is Being Hassled, Possibly To Discourage Others From Skeptical Coverage Of Claims From The Organic Lobby CHURCHVILLE, Va. – John Stossel gave us a powerful journalistic expose of the organic food mythology on ABC’s “20/20″ … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery Why Don’t My Tree-Ripened Peaches Taste As Good As The Ones In The Store? CHURCHVILLE, Va. – This time of year brings one of humanity’s greatest joys-juicy, sweet ripe peaches. I’m one of the few people in … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery A Growing Asian Market For Food Is Cause For Optimism For US Farmers CHURCHVILLE, Va.-At first glance, statistics for world grain trade show a stagnant export market. Trade in wheat and coarse grains averaged 199 million tons … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery A French Proposal To Ban Biotech Before Any Hint Of Danger May Herald A World Without The Courage To Experiment CHURCHVILLE, Va – The French government is comparing genetically engineered food to mad cow disease. The French … Continue reading →

Richard A. Halpern From American Outlook–Summer 2000 The front page of the May 3 Washington Post reported that the Clinton administration wants to set standards for labeling foods as biotech-free. The administration also wants to develop tests to detect genetically … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery and Alex A. Avery New York City cancelled a concert in Central Park on Monday night for fear of the West Nile virus, a dangerous mosquito-borne disease. New York immediately forgot its fear of pesticides and began … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery No One Has Linked Today’s Food to Cancer – Except Organic Farmers Hawking Overpriced Food CHURCHVILLE, Va.- A major new European cancer study says 20 percent to 40 percent of our cancers are hereditary. That’s good news … Continue reading →

Richard A. Halpern “I believe there is another agenda here at work. The issue isn’t clean water, it is the federal regulation of private lands…” — Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR) before the Senate Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water, Committee … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery America’s School Lunch Programs Have Been Successful Because They’ve Been Locally Based CHURCHVILLE, Va .- The Clinton administration has backed some bad ideas, including Hillary Clinton’s attempted health-care takeover and giving the federal government hypothetical authority to … Continue reading →

Alex Avery & Richard Halpern Published by the Washing Times Would you go to a doctor who prescribed major surgery before taking your medical history or even examining you? Of course not. You would be subjecting yourself to unnecessary pain, … Continue reading →