Think global hunger, grow local food A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that aid models that employ local agriculture are faster and more cost-effective than the current US system of food aid, which the Center for Global Development calls “particularly costly and inefficient.”
Winning in the fields Two Florida farms (Lady Moon and Alderman) have agreed to pass on the penny-a-pound raise fought for and won by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to farmworkers. Burger King, McDonald’s, Taco Bell and Whole Foods are among the buyers who’ve signed with the CIW, but the Florida Growers’ Exchange has blocked other farmers from passing on the raise by threatening a $100,000 fine for participating.
Better bovine burps Enterprising dairy farmers are experimenting with their herds’ diets, with excellent results that include fewer methane emissions and sweeter smelling cow breath.
ChemNutra couple to plead guilty in melamine-pet food scandal Stephan and Sally Miller, owners of ChemNutra will plead guilty later this month to charges that they imported wheat gluten, but they’re not being charged on the fact that it was tainted, just that they knew it arrived in the US under false pretenses.
Bovine TB in NE A herd of cattle in Nebraska has tested positive for bovine tuberculosis. This is the first case of the illness in 17 years.
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