Yearly Archives: 2004

Can the Farm Credit System Be Saved?

Dennis Avery One of America’s biggest federal farm credit institutions may be sold to a private Dutch bank. Rabobank, already one of the world’s largest banks and probably its biggest agricultural lender, has made an offer for Farm Credit Services … Continue reading

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Is High-Yield Farming Worth Saving?

Presentation to the Illinois Farm Bureau Commodity Conference: Is High-Yield Farming Worth Saving? Dennis Avery . . . farms obliterate empty places, ploughed fields vanquish forests, herds drive out wild beasts. . . and there are such great cities where … Continue reading

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A New American Medical Malpractice Celebrity?

Dennis Avery As John Edwards, medical malpractice millionaire, runs for Vice President, America is welcoming another medical malpractice celebrity. Dr. Andrew Wakefield is being run out of Britain after claiming-without evidence-that the standard measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine causes autism … Continue reading

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Are Bleached Corals Dying, Or Restocking Their Pantries?

Dennis Avery Woeful cries have arisen from the environmental community over bleaching coral reefs around the world. The eco-activists say they’re dying, due to global warming and higher sea temperatures. And it’s true that corals bleach when the water temperature … Continue reading

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Does the National Geographic Want Low-Yield Farming or Wildlife?

Dennis Avery The National Geographic has a love affair with low-yield farming. Granted, primitive farming tends to be much more picturesque than tractors or galvanized-metal grain bins. However, one of the Geographic’s recent articles even praises a U.S. Midwestern farmer … Continue reading

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Fund Disease Control and High-Yield Farming, Not Global Warming Fears

Dennis Avery A panel of world-famous economists just announced how they would spend $50 billion to make the world a better place. They say they’d use the cash to prevent the spread of diseases such as AIDS and malaria, and … Continue reading

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New Research Links “Natural” Corn To Fatal Birth Defects

Dennis Avery Newly published research indicates that fumonisin, a natural fungal toxin that grows on corn, can cause fatal human birth defects and miscarriages. The fungal toxin may explain a cluster of neural tube defects-including spina bifida deformations and dead … Continue reading

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Secret French “Mad Cow” Epidemic Affirms U.S. Beef Safety

Dennis Avery Want to feel safer about ‘mad cow’ and the U.S. beef supply? Just look at the latest headlines from France. A shocking new report from French government researchers reveals that France had a secret epidemic of more than … Continue reading

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Why Is Earth’s Atmosphere Defying Global Warming?

Dennis Avery Why isn’t the Earth’s atmosphere getting hot? The biggest failure of the Global Warming Theory is found in the world’s most accurate temperature records – the microwave sensors on space satellites and high-altitude weather balloons. The theory says … Continue reading

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Should U.S. Trade Officials Try to Derail The World Trade Organization’s Pending Decision Against U.S. Cotton Subsidies?

Pro BRAZILIANS BARK UP WRONG TREE BY SEEKING TO TWIST MEANING OF CURRENT TRADE RULES BY: REP. RANDY NEUGEBAUER While the preliminary ruling in Brazil’s World Trade Organization case against U.S. cotton has not been released, reports indicate the three-person … Continue reading

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