Yearly Archives: 2002

Court Punishes Bobby Kennedy, Jr. For Anti-Hog Lawsuit

Dennis T. Avery CHURCHVILLE, VA—Bobby Kennedy, Jr. has been publicly promising to sue all of America’s “factory hog farms” out of business, and put 60 million U.S. hogs back outdoors. Having grown up next to a smelly, muddy outdoor hog … Continue reading

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SuperCrops-New Research Reveals Future of Farming Is Pesticide Free Through Biotechnology

Alex Avery This article was co-authored by Dennis T. Avery CHURCHVILLE, VA—It is now clear that agricultural biotechnology is THE future of farming. Biotech has already delivered eco-friendly crops that protect themselves from insects and disease. Now, new research reveals … Continue reading

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Danish Government Report Says Organic Farming Is Not Practical

Dennis T. Avery CHURCHVILLE, VA—A Swiss organic research farm recently announced in the journal Science that “organic farming is practical” because its organic crop yields over 21 years were only 20 percent smaller than the yields from its conventional plots. … Continue reading

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Organic Farmer Sickens 70 With Raw Milk

Dennis T. Avery This article was co-authored by Senator Rudy Boschsitz CHURCHVILLE, VA—A Wisconsin organic dairy farm has been forced to end a complex “cow-boarding” scheme that enabled 250 “shareholders” to get otherwise-illegal raw milk—but not before 70 people were … Continue reading

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Wages of Fear: The Costs to Society of Attacks on the Products of Human Ingenuity

Download PDF Page 12 of this Lexington Institute publication features “Bogus Health Scares & the Costs to Society: GM Foods,” by Alex Avery. It is especially relevant in the context of today’s growing famine situation in southern Africa.

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Searching For Peace On this Fourth Of July

Dennis T. Avery This Article was written by Senator Rudy Boschwitz, not Dennis Avery WASHINGTON, DC— This Fourth of July, as in many times past, America is beset by ruthless enemies. But this time, our enemies are not a nation, … Continue reading

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The Hidden Dangers In Organic Food

Dennis T. Avery Products most people think are purer than other foods are making people seriously ill. According to recent data compiled by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control CDC), people who eat organic and “natural” foods are eight times … Continue reading

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Saving Healthful Fruits and Vegetables With Biotechnology

Dennis T. Avery CHURCHVILLE, VA—One of America’s top pest control experts says biotechnology is likely to save the California wine and grape industry from Pierce’s disease, which is rapidly spreading through Golden State vineyards. He says biotech has already saved … Continue reading

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World Food Summit Endorses Biotechnology

Dennis T. Avery CHURCHVILLE, VA—In a stunning defeat for the global Green movement, the World Food Summit on June 11 formally endorsed biotechnology as a potentially-important factor in conquering world hunger. The Summit rejected activist demands for organic farming, in … Continue reading

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Biotech Drama Gone Awry Is Only A Scare

Dennis T. Avery CHURCHVILLE, VA—Britain is being treated to a new TV drama about genetic engineering gone horribly wrong—killing old people and wildlife across the English countryside. “Fields of Gold” produced by BBC 1 television, has already been condemned by … Continue reading

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