by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 28, 2017 | Agriculture, Science
Look at what our obsession with white meat has done to chickens Chicken is the most commonly eaten animal in this country, surpassing beef or pork. And with dietary recommendations that Americans eat less red meat, the obsession with chicken-which has lasted more than...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 19, 2017 | Agriculture, GMOs, Science
Brassica Oleracea plant species vegetables: kale, broccoli, and more – Business Insider These 6 common vegetables are actually all the same plant species You may not have heard of the plant Brassica Oleracea, but you’ve definitely eaten it. Many common...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 24, 2017 | Agriculture, GMOs, Science
About Those Industry Funded GMO Studies . . . Please consider supporting GMO Building Blocks with ongoing contribution of $1, $2, $3, $5 or $10 a month on Patreon.] This essay previously appeared on REALFOOD.ORG and Biofortified.org Let’s talk about those GMO...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 18, 2017 | Agriculture, GMOs, Science
Farm Babe: Ultimate resource guide to science in agriculture — Top 100 sites | AGDAILY With the March for Science quickly approaching this Saturday, there’s never been a better time to stand up for Science in Agriculture. Many people, particularly in urban...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 18, 2017 | • Politics, Agriculture, Donald Trump
Originally Enchanted By Trump, California Farmers Panic As Their Fields Go Unpicked Due To His Immigration Policies | The Intellectualist The Los Angeles Times: San Joaquin Valley growers tend to be politically conservative. Many were enchanted when Donald Trump came...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 15, 2017 | Agriculture, GMOs, Science
3 Ways to Move the Goal Posts on GMOs and Defend Your Position Without Getting Caught (very often) Please consider supporting Food and Farm Discussion Lab with ongoing contribution of $1, $2, $3, $5 or $10 a month on Patreon.] 1. Strategy: Insist that other, major...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 14, 2017 | Agriculture, GMOs
Without Glyphosate, What Would Farming Look Like? | Genetic Literacy Project Dave Walton–who grows corn, soybeans, alfalfa and hay, and is director of the Iowa Soybean Association-discusses the ecological consequences if glypohosate is banned. This is the latest...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 7, 2017 | GMOs, Science
A Hawaiian chef offers us his thinking on GMOs… “…since humans first started cultivating crops, we have been manipulating the genes of plants and animals to instill desired traits. Bigger pigs, brighter apples, sweeter citrus, artificially inseminated cows that...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 3, 2017 | Agriculture, Science
Wisconsin farming couple to Rachel Ray: Stop spreading pseudo-science about antibiotics in milk | Genetic Literacy Project Scientists are increasingly alarmed about the junk science passed along in America’s talk shows. Here, a celebrity nutritionist, encouraged...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 1, 2017 | Agriculture, Science
How the Great Phosphorus Shortage Could Leave Us All Hungry Please consider supporting Food and Farm Discussion Lab with ongoing contribution of $1, $2, $3, $5 or $10 a month on Patreon.] This article originally appeared on The Conversation. It appears here under a...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 20, 2017 | Agriculture, GMOs, Organic Food, Science
14 Facts the Organic Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know When my daughter was born nearly six years ago, Mr. Crumbs and I committed to buying organic milk, chicken and eggs. Shortly thereafter, we also decided to buy organic produce according to the dirty dozen...
