Yearly Archives: 2001

Dennis T. Avery In the 21st Century We Will Take Better Care Of Nature Than We Did In 1900 When There Were Fewer People CHURCHVILLE, Va.–Sometimes it’s worth looking back at yesterday’s worries as a guide for dealing with those … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery Twenty Years Ago, Portland City Planners Drew A Cirle Around The City, Forbidding Urban Development Outside the Circle. The Result Has Been A Drastic Crop In Quality Of Life CHURCHVILLE, Va.–The U.S. Census says the Virginia suburbs … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery Industrial Farming Is The Scapegoate for Livestock Disease CHURCHVILLE, Va.–Pity poor Europe. Plagued by fears of mad cow disease and gene-altered crops, the continent is now suffering a plague of foot-and-mouth disease among British livestock. The European … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery By Pushing New Subsidies, Is Congress Setting Farmers Up For Another Collapse In Land Values? CHURCHVILLE, Va.–Is the U.S. Congress setting up American farmers for the next land-value collapse? In 1996, the government faced a big budget … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery Few Realize That The French Farmer Who Wrecked A Local McDonald’s Is The Son Of A Agricultural Research Who Supports Biotech Food CHURCHVILLE, Va.–”In the Middle Ages, they burned witches; today they burn transgenic plants,” sighed the … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery It’s Incredible That An Agricultural Extension Agent Would Be Sent Into The Field Unaware Of The Environmental Benefits Of High-Yield Agriculture CHURCHVILLE, Va.–Organic Gardening magazine says a young Virginia county extension agent has been fired for disagreeing … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery An Experiment In Niger Shows How Science Can Help People Help Themselves Even Under The Harshest Conditions Fertilizer is controversial in the parts of the world that are already well fed. Organic farmers condemn it. European governments … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery It’s Unlikely California’s List of Cancer-Causing Chemicals Has Made The State Safer. The Sure Way To Cut Cancer Risk Is Behavioral Change. CHURCHVILLE, Va.–I’m getting vitriolic e-mail from a Connecticut housewife who’s convinced pesticides are a major … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery If You Think Corporations Are Bad, Try Living In A Country Where They’re Illegal CHURCHVILLE, Va.–While Florida was recounting its presidential votes, I was in Canada debating the merits of biotechnology for agriculture. My opponent, anti-biotech activist … Continue reading →