News: ‘Food & Agriculture’ Archive
‘Eating a small cheeseburger for lunch is, in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to driving an extra 10 miles.
By contrast, eating a serving of lentils would barely get your car out of the driveway, according to a new report released on Monday by the Environmental Working Group, a research organization.’
via Eating Meat Helps Warm the Planet, Study Warns – NYTimes.com.
‘(Reuters) – Three senators reached a deal on Thursday to repeal the $6 billion per year ethanol tax credit by the end of July, an agreement that must still be passed by Congress.’
via Senate deal would axe $6 billion ethanol tax credit | Reuters.
‘(Reuters) – Governments must work toward a major shift toward small-scale farming if endemic food crises are to be overcome and production boosted to support the global population, the United Nations said on Tuesday.’
via Small farms key to global food security, U.N. says | Reuters.
June 14, 2011 San Francisco
Climate One at the Commonwealth Club hosted a discussion on the importance of California agriculture in regards to climate change and Assembly Bill 32 – California’s Global Warming Solutions Act. The video features excerpts from the panelists.
Panelists:
Cynthia Cory, Director of Environmental Affairs, California Farm Bureau Federation
Jeanne Merrill, California Climate Action Network
Paul Martin, Director of Environmental Services, Western United Dairymen
Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture
Report by James George
‘(Reuters) – Efficient cookstoves and better crop seeds could play a key role in saving forests in sub-Saharan Africa, helping to cut emissions of climate-warming carbon dioxide, environmental experts reported on Sunday.’
via Stoves, seeds could save African forests: report | Reuters.
‘Shifts in the climate over the past three decades have been linked to a 5.5% decline in global wheat production, a study has suggested.’
‘The Justice Department announced last week that it was seeking a court order against the owner of a Kinzers, Pa., farm, claiming the firm distributed unpasteurized milk across state lines for human consumption. The complaint was filed against Daniel L. Allgyer, owner of the Rainbow Acres Farm.’
via MD, DC raw milk consumers upset over federal action against Pennsylvania farm – The Washington Post.
‘Meat in the U.S. may be widely contaminated with strains of drug-resistant bacteria, researchers reported Friday after testing 136 samples of beef, chicken, pork and turkey purchased at grocery stores.’
via Contaminated meat: Almost half of meat in stores may have staph bacteria – latimes.com.
‘BEIJING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — Soaring food prices, which the World Bank says have hit “dangerous levels,” have thrust the issue of food security sharply into the global spotlight over the past week.’
Worth noting in this article is a counter charge to frequent critiques by Geithner and others of Chinese currency valuation policy:
‘The U.S. Federal Reserve is driving up food prices by cranking up its dollar printing presses and devaluing its own currency. As the U.S. website of Business Insider puts it: “The food crisis is a dollar crisis.”‘
‘(Reuters) – The head of the largest U.S. farm group called on Congress to stop ruinous EPA “over-regulation” of agriculture and announced on Sunday a lawsuit against EPA rules to reduce Chesapeake Bay pollution.’
via EPA pollution diet starves agriculture: farm group | Reuters.