Just Label It News Roundup 9-14

As Bayer finishes its takeover of Monsanto, the giant multinational also inherits its liabilities. As the merger kicks off, Monsanto had been ordered to pay $289 million to California groundskeeper Dwayne Lee Johnson in the first of many landmark cases holding the chemical manufacture liable its glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup and its ties to cancer. The jury also found that Monsanto “acted with malice or oppression” in the matter. France took a radical step towards protecting its dwindling bee population last Saturday by becoming the first country in Europe to ban five pesticides researchers believe are killing off insects. Are weeds growing in poorer areas of cities more nutritious than store-bought produce? Researchers find an unexploited and surprising wealth of free flora growing in San Francisco’s “urban food deserts.” Small family operated dairy farms with freely grazing cows are going out of business as large confined animal operations with thousands of animals jampacked in assembly-line fashion are jumping into the organic market. Growing a garden doesn’t require an expert, Modern Farmer identifies five hacks for the perfect backyard garden. Christopher Walken and Christina Ricci have joined Clark Johnson’s ‘legal drama Percy’. Walken will play a Canadian farmer crusading against a major conglomerate, while Ricci will fill the role of an anti-GMO activist.

France Becomes First Country in Europe to Ban All Bee-Killing Neonics

France took a radical step towards protecting its dwindling bee population last Saturday by becoming the first country in Europe to ban five pesticides researchers believe are killing off insects.

Monsanto-Bayer: Eliminating the Name Will Not Erase the History

With Bayer’s official takeover of  Monsanto, the giant multinational also inherits its liabilities. On the eve of the start of the integration process. Monsanto has been held liable for causing cancer through the use of its glyphosate-based weedkiller Roundup and ordered to pay $289 million of damages to the plaintiff Dwayne Lee Johnson in the first landmark case, settled in California in mid-August 2018. The jury also found that Monsanto “acted with malice or oppression.”

Weeds growing in poor city areas more nutritious than store-bought produce

Researchers find an unexploited and surprising wealth of free stuff growing in San Francisco’s “urban food deserts.”

Organic dairy farmers vow to compete in changing industry

Small family operated dairy farms with cows freely grazing on verdant pastures are going out of business as large confined animal operations with thousands of animals lined up in assembly-line fashion are expanding into the organic market.

Christopher Walken, Christina Ricci Join Clark Johnson’s Legal Drama ‘Percy‘

Walken plays a Canadian farmer crusading against a major conglomerate, while Ricci fills the role of an anti-GMO activist.