‘Milk without cows’? What consumers need to know about precision fermentation

‘Milk without cows’? What consumers need to know about precision fermentation

“There is a real revolution going on here,” Jim Mellon, a biotech investor and the author of Moo’s Law: An ...
Viewpoint: How transparent are global meat and dairy companies in disclosing their impacts on climate change?

Viewpoint: How transparent are global meat and dairy companies in disclosing their impacts on climate change?

Anna Lappe | Civil Eats | 
Last fall, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) took out a full-page ad in The New York Times declaring that the U.S ...
Regenerative vs organic: As focus shifts towards addressing climate change impacts, what does that mean for organic agriculture's future? 

Regenerative vs organic: As focus shifts towards addressing climate change impacts, what does that mean for organic agriculture’s future? 

Lisa Held | Civil Eats | 
As organic products make it into the hands of more consumers than ever before, it’s clear that the industry is ...
Climate change impacts crops rich in micronutrients like zinc, vitamin A, and iron — triggering food security issues in lower-income countries

Climate change impacts crops rich in micronutrients like zinc, vitamin A, and iron — triggering food security issues in lower-income countries

Greta Moran | Civil Eats | 
A new review paper, published in Advances in Nutrition, draws together the existing science of how climate change threatens staple ...
Climate-resilient desert crops: New generation of hardy seeds optimized for harsh environments

Climate-resilient desert crops: New generation of hardy seeds optimized for harsh environments

Jonnah Perkins | Civil Eats | 
While thirsty crops like alfalfa and corn dominate the region, [farmer Laura] Parker has emerged as a leader in revitalizing ...
‘Farmers face anxiety, depression and grief’: How climate change is roiling American farmers’ lives

‘Farmers face anxiety, depression and grief’: How climate change is roiling American farmers’ lives

Gosia Wozniacka | Civil Eats | 
As climate change-fueled extreme weather events such as storms and droughts become more frequent and intense, farmers and others in ...
Viewpoint: Industry consolidation — Large meat and dairy companies dominate nascent plant-based and cellular meat industry

Viewpoint: Industry consolidation — Large meat and dairy companies dominate nascent plant-based and cellular meat industry

Philip Howard | Civil Eats | 
Nearly every week a major media outlet publishes a headline announcing that a giant meat or dairy processor has acquired ...
As the dairy industry inches toward adopting ‘regenerative agriculture’ practices, tensions emerge between large-scale operations and anti-corporate purists

As the dairy industry inches toward adopting ‘regenerative agriculture’ practices, tensions emerge between large-scale operations and anti-corporate purists

Gosia Wozniacka | Civil Eats | 
Danone, General Mills (maker of Yoplait yogurt and Häagen-Dazs ice cream, among other big dairy brands), and yogurt maker Stonyfield ...
Viewpoint: Big Ag is ‘cherry-picking sustainable practices’ and co-opting the language of agroecology

Viewpoint: Big Ag is ‘cherry-picking sustainable practices’ and co-opting the language of agroecology

Lisa Held | Civil Eats | 
[A] coalition of academics who are members of the Agroecology Research-Action Collective announced a boycott of the [UN’s 2021 Food ...
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USDA organic farming standards ‘loophole’ may threaten rainforests

Lisa Held | Civil Eats | 
Many shoppers have heard about the high environmental costs of palm oil. Take, for example, the fact that much of ...
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Viewpoint: Mining phosphate to produce Bayer’s Roundup weed killer could contaminate environment ‘for years to come’

Gosia Wozniacka | Civil Eats | 
Roundup, the world’s top herbicide, has been mired in controversy in recent months as the jurors in three court cases ...
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For consumers to embrace high-tech meat, producers must address sustainability concerns

Garrett Broad | Civil Eats | 
Plant-based and cultured meat producers see themselves promoting sustainability, promising healthier options in a world that demands convenience and good ...
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Will California break with EPA and ban chlorpyrifos pesticide?

Elizabeth Grossman | Civil Eats | 
Approximately one million pounds of chlorpyrifos—about 20 percent of what’s used nationwide—are applied annually in California to dozens of food ...
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Will CRISPR plant breeding be used for good — Or mostly to drive corporate profit?

Twilight Greenaway | Civil Eats | 
This rapid-fire timing [of agribusiness mergers] may have been a coincidence, but it also may be a sign of what’s ...
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Foodie movement leaders call for aggressive ‘progressive’ agenda to counter Trump

... As of today, the president-elect has yet to nominate an agriculture secretary, but the food movement is rightly aghast ...
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How are family farms faring as companies buy land to meet growing organic food demand?

Naomi Starkman | Civil Eats | 
Farmers... want to meet the growing demand for organic, but are faced with several challenges to increasing acreage. Most significantly ...

Nebraskan to Africans: ‘Green revolution’ to feed malnourished unnecessary, agroecology already working

Jennifer Lentfer | Civil Eats | 
[S]mall farmers who sell their food locally still produce around 80 percent of the food in sub-Saharan Africa. But that ...
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Does rootworm resistance to Bt corn symbolize failure of GMOs, industrial agriculture?

Doug Gurian-Sherman | Civil Eats | 
In recent months, the rootworm has caused damage in fields planted with Bt corn, which is engineered to kill the ...

Regulations, patent dispute will determine CRISPR’s affordability, future in agriculture

Jesse Frost | Civil Eats | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Plant breeders have long ...

Organic seed in short supply due to cost of production, intellectual property rights

Virginia Gewin | Civil Eats | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A new report . . ...
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94 scientists back IARC’s glyphosate assessment, may influence EPA review of herbcide

Doug Gurian-Sherman | Civil Eats | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. One year ago, an ...
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FDA plans to begin testing foods for glyphosate residues

Carey Gillam | Civil Eats | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The U.S. Food and ...
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Are neonicotinoids in foods affecting our health?

Elizabeth Grossman | Civil Eats | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Neonicotinoids. . . have been ...

Did 2015 mark start of ‘transparency paradigm shift’ for Big Food?

Andy Bellatti | Civil Eats | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Today’s big food and ...
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Will food policy become part of national political dialogue?

Naomi Starkman | Civil Eats | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Food is becoming political, ...

Crop diversity declining in US, but trend could be quickly reversed

Jennifer Balmer | Civil Eats | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A new study published last month ...
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Claim GMO labeling opponents outspend pro-labeling groups 50 to 1

Elizabeth Grossman | Civil Eats | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The debate being waged ...

Grocery Manufacturers, biotech giants spend big bucks promoting GM salmon, voluntary GMO labeling laws

Elizabeth Grossman | Civil Eats | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion, and analysis. Americans want a more ...
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