Yearly Archives: 2000

Dennis T. Avery and Richard A. Halpern The EPA’s Attempt to Impose Rules Without First Collecting Relevant Data Has Cost It Credibility In Congress and The Courts CHURCHVILLE, Va.-The U.S. Congress has given sudden and dramatic notice it will not … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery The Pesticide Atrazine Helps Combat Erosion and Improve Yields. So Why is the EPA Gunning for it? CHURCHVILLE, Va. – The most important farm chemical hearing in 30 years is under way. The Environmental Protection Agency is … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery Antitrust Lawsuits Against Agribusiness Conglomerates Will Only Hurt Farm Exports, and Won’t Help Small Farmers CHURCHVILLE, Va.-Kathleen Kelly, a ranch wife from Colorado, launched an eloquent attack against agribusiness monopolies at a recent U.S. conference on farm … Continue reading →

Alex Avery and Richard Halpern June 21, 2000 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, risking your … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery In Order to Scuttle Dursban, EPA Had To Throw Out The Key Evidence Of Its Safety: Three Different Tests With Human Volunteers CHURCHVILLE, Va. – The Environmental Protection Agency is forcing a termite pesticide called Dursban off … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery A German Agriculture Expert Warns That The “European Model” of High Subsidies and Stringent Regulation Is No Longer Workable CHURCHVILLE, Va. – A front-ranking German agricultural expert recently recommended a total redesign of the European Union’s agricultural … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery Despite What The Organic Lobby Would Have You Believe, Organic Product Is Not Necessarily Tastier, Healthier Or Pesticide-Free CHURCHVILLE, Va.-Watch out: The U.S. government is about to issue official standards for organic food. A consumer survey, conducted … Continue reading →

Reviewed by Dennis T. Avery A Book Review of A Plague of Frogs: The Horrifying True Story by William Souder I don’t know when I’ve read a sillier book than A Plague of Frogs: The Horrifying True Story, a new … Continue reading →

Dave Juday BERRYVILLE, Va. — If cats have nine lives, federal dairy programs have proven themselves the felines of the agricultural policy kingdom. Consider the death-defying history of the dairy price-support program. As part of the 1996 farm bill, the … Continue reading →