Tag: usda

Stop Giving Money to Policy-Makers & Start Giving Money to Farmers

Monsanto, the large multi-national agriculture and chemical company that is known well for its genetically modified products and Round Up Ready super-pesticides, now has America’s government’s okay and approval for a new round of genetically-modified soybeans and cotton. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has given Monsanto […]

Wyoming Allows Farmers to Sell Food

In a historic act of common sense, Wyoming’s governor signed a bill that would allow farmers and producers of local food to directly sell that food to consumers who want it – avoiding the bureaucratic mess that exists and makes it nearly impossible for people to ‘legally’ do […]

Just Say NO to Chicken from China

There’s something awesome about being on the frontier of globalization – with the opportunity to see trade increase amongst individuals all over the world while improving the standard of living and quality of life of millions of people who have struggles much worse that most of us in […]