Just Label It, News Roundup 2-23

An Arkansas judge on Friday dismissed a Monsanto Co lawsuit aiming to stop Arkansas from blocking the use of a controversial farm chemical the company makes, dealing a blow to its attempts to increase sales of genetically engineered seeds. At a hearing this week, Rep. Lamar Smith (R.-Texas) lashed out at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the group that assesses cancer risk for the UN’s World Health Organization. He accused it of conducting “cherry-picked science,” which, he declared “raises questions about why IARC should receive any [US] government funding in the future.” Ultra-processed foods may be linked to cancer, says study. Findings suggest increased consumption of ultra-processed foods tied to rise in cancers, but scientists say more research is needed. Rodale’s Organic Life offers six ways to grow a garden if you don’t have a yard. Danes set ‘record’ for organic consumption. The organic sector accounts for almost 10% of Danish food sales and, with opportunity fuelling innovation, Denmark’s organic food makers believe they are uniquely poised for global success. After demanding $4.8 million in penalties for a Hawaii pesticide-exposure case in 2016, the EPA let Syngenta off for $150,000. A common herbicide is ending up in our food, thanks to the growing practice of using it to dry crops in preparation for harvest. Several produce and farm labor contractors are contesting fines they face in connection with two separate pesticide drifts in the Central Valley that sickened close to 130 agricultural workers last year.

Ultra-processed foods may be linked to cancer, says study

Findings suggest increased consumption of ultra-processed foods tied to rise in cancers, but scientists say more research is needed.

The head of the House science committee is pissed about research into Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide.

At a hearing this week, Rep. Lamar Smith (R.-Texas) lashed out at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the group that assesses cancer risk for the UN’s World Health Organization. He accused it of conducting “cherry-picked science,” which, he declared “raises questions about why IARC should receive any [US] government funding in the future.”

6 Ways To Grow A Garden If You Don’t Have A Yard

Try these options for growing your own food if you live in the city, an apartment, or a small space.

Danes set ‘record’ for organic consumption

The organic sector accounts for almost 10% of Danish food sales and, with opportunity fuelling innovation, Denmark’s organic food makers believe they are uniquely poised for global success.

MONSANTO LOSES BID TO STOP ARKANSAS BAN ON DICAMBA

An Arkansas judge on Friday dismissed a Monsanto Co lawsuit aiming to stop Arkansas from blocking the use of a controversial farm chemical the company makes, dealing a blow to its attempts to increase sales of genetically engineered seeds.

Missouri organic family farm faces ruin after herbicide drift

Vesterbrook Farm, which supplies a 150-member CSA near St. Louis, suffers huge losses of vegetable and fruits from herbicide drift from a neighbor’s soybean field.

Trump’s EPA Just Made a “Highly Unusual” Concession to a Big Pesticide Company

After demanding $4.8 million in penalties for a Hawaii pesticide-exposure case in 2016, the EPA let Syngenta off for $150,000.

Why Farmers Are Using Glyphosate To Kill Their Crops And What It Might Mean For You.

A common herbicide is ending up in our food, thanks to the growing practice of using it to dry crops in preparation for harvest.

Ag Industry Fights Pesticide Penalties and State Efforts to Increase Future Fines

Several produce and farm labor contractors are contesting fines they face in connection with two separate pesticide drifts in the Central Valley that sickened close to 130 agricultural workers last year.