Monthly Archives: March 2007

Biotech Crops Help World’s Farmers ‘Go Green’

Earthtimes.org March 8, 2007 Excerpt from press release by U.S. Grains Council… Biotech crops have produced a decade of improvements in yield and net farm income for grain, oilseed and cotton farmers. Now, according to a peer-reviewed study on the … Continue reading

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E. coli outbreak source identified: Spinach tainted in San Benito

The Californian By JAKE HENSHAW The Salinas Californian Capitol Bureau Grower identified, California health officials say Excerpt… SACRAMENTO – Fresh spinach in the nationwide E. coli outbreak this past fall became contaminated on a roughly 50-acre plot in San Benito … Continue reading

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Deadly Organic Spinach

Organic food activists are being served a heaping platter of organic crow now that we finally learn last fall’s outbreak of deadly E. coli O157:H7 was caused by organically grown spinach. On Tuesday (February 27th), California food regulators admitted under … Continue reading

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Why Doesn’t Europe Just Cut Its Greenhouse Emissions?

Why doesn’t Europe put up or shut up on reducing CO2 emissions? If the threat of global warming is so desperate, why don’t they just go ahead and show us how easy and profitable it is to switch from coal … Continue reading

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