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Sources Select ResourcesConnexions Library: Agriculture and Farming FocusWebsite 2009 Connexions Information Sharing Services Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on farming and agriculture. EnvironmentSources.comWebsite 2017 Sources Web portal with information about environmental issues and resources, with articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and importa... GMOs, Global Agribusiness and the Destruction of ChoiceTodhunter, Colin Article 2018 One of the myths perpetuated by the pro-GMO (genetically modified organisms) lobby is that critics of GMOs in agriculture are denying choice to farmers and have an ideological agenda. The narrative is... Key evidence in EU's risk assessment of glyphosate must not remain 'trade secret'Corporate Europe Observatory Article 2016 The Ecologist The chemical industry and the European Food Safety Authority are refusing to disclose key scientific evidence about glyphosate's risks, citing 'trade secrets' protection, writes Corporate Europe Obser... Monsanto: Contamination By All Means NecessaryTodhuner, Colin Article 2013 What happens when you allow commercial interests free rein over a nation state's food and agricultural policies? Consumers and farmers end up paying the price. Neonicotinoids are Poisoning Entire Farmland EcosystemsCarrington, Damian Article 2014 Ecologist The widespread use of neonicotinoid insecticides is causing a neurotoxic overload afflicting entire farm ecosystems from earthworms to bees, other pollinators and birds. A collapse in food production ... New generation: Growing up reading Rachel Carson, scientists unravel risks of new pesticides Mitchell, Alanna Article 2014 Environmental Health News Like biologist Rachel Carson, whose 1962 book Silent Spring warned about the devastating effects of DDT, a new generation of scientists is trying to figure out if new pesticides -- which are being use... New Seeds, Old PesticidesA Farmer on 2,4-D and Next Gen GMOs Goodman, Jim Article 2014 Counterpunch I doubt very many people have ever heard or seen a "tank mix." Simply put, it is a mix of several crop chemicals used together to control a variety of weeds. I have not looked into a swirling mix of c... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - November 13, 2014Libertarian Socialism Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2014 Connexions The topic of the week is Libertarian Socialism. Articles on no-state solutions in Kurdistan; right-wing dirty tricks used to attack labour and environmental groups; scientists unravelling the risks of... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - July 22, 2017Secrecy and Power Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 Connexions Secrecy is a weapon the powerful use against their enemies: us. This issue of Other Voices explores the relationship of secrecy and power. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - January 21, 2018What are we eating? Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2018 Connexions What are we eating? A simple question which opens up a labyrinth of devilishly complex issues about production and distribution, access to land, control of water, prices, health and safety, migrant la... Pesticides, Neoliberalism and the Politics of Acceptable DeathSt. Clair, Jeffrey Article 2015 CounterPunch In 1900, cancer killed three people in America out of every hundred. Today, it's 33 out of every 100 -- more than one-in-four Americans die from cancer. These figures come from Dr. Joseph Weissman, a ... Scientists Write: EPA, Ban 'Agent Orange' Herbicide Mix and GMO Crops!The undersigned Article 2014 Ecologist Thirty-five distinguished scientists urge the US-EPA not to register new mixtures of the herbicides 2,4-D and glyphosate, intended for use on herbicide-tolerant GMO crops. Approval of the herbicide mi... Two Decades of Monsanto's Illegal Actions, Frauds and Crimes in IndiaShiva, Vandana Article 2017 Over the two decades since Monsanto entered India, it has violated laws, deceived Indian farmers by making unscientific and fraudulent claims, extracted super profits through illegal royalty collectio... Will GM Crops Collapse the Food System?Goodman, Jim Article 2014 Counter Punch Often when a technology is introduced one never considers why it was introduced or what future events and connections may be put in motion. Clearly the trend to global crop production and marketing ha... Sources BookshelfFarmageddonThe True Cost of Cheap Meat Lymbery, Philip; Oakeshott, Isabel Book 2014 An investigation and implication of the global industrial farming industry. GrainewsFor Western Canadian farmers and their families. Production-oriented with step by step methods. Includes regular sections dealing with beef cattle, farm mechanics and rural life. Government Ministries & AgenciesCanadian Grain CommissionThe Canadian Grain Commission is the federal agency which regulates grain handling in Canada and sets grain quality standards. It inspects grain, licenses grain companies, operates a research laborato... |
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