tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post5347496116539035663..comments2024-02-03T07:12:06.620-05:00Comments on U.S. Food Policy: Returns to scale in organic and local agricultureusfoodpolicyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098394318544229984noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-19765556522171864722011-05-30T12:14:46.821-04:002011-05-30T12:14:46.821-04:00Unbelievable that these so called experts are out ...<b>Unbelievable</b> that these so called experts are out there touting the benefits of <i>Pesticides and GMO's...</i>Sounds to me like they are getting a little worried of the, how did he put it "Organic Movement". What they are afraid of and why they are getting out there spouting there nonsense about pesticides and GMO's being perfectly safe and better for you is because they are loosing. They are loosing there foothold and loosing control, more people are starting to wake up and be mindful of what they put into there bodies. How can a pesticide be good for you when it is designed to shut down you central nervous system? How do you think it kills the bugs? How can GMO crops be better for the environment when they are in there very nature an abomination of Nature itself! When you take a seed and modify it at a DNA level you are changing nature itself. How can that be better for the Earth? When you start messy around with mother nature she will strike back and we are seeing this in the GMO crops <a href="http://wholeyounutrition.com/2011/05/19/monsanto-gmo-crops-infected-aids-like-disease/#more-80" rel="nofollow">Dr. Don Hubber "Monsanto Crops With Aids-Like Virus"</a>. Support your local <b>CSA</b> and continue to be good to your body by eating an <i>Organic</i> Diet......Wayne Johnsonhttp://www.wholeyounutrition.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-42871258977737662372009-04-02T10:05:00.000-04:002009-04-02T10:05:00.000-04:00Sarah, I think they actually have certain things i...Sarah, I think they actually have certain things in mind when they use the term "production agriculture," like commodity crop agriculture on base acres, though I'm not 100% sure. Kind of like how everything else is "specialty" crops.Aliza https://www.blogger.com/profile/07572531878305507345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-7535198122176471622009-04-01T20:27:00.000-04:002009-04-01T20:27:00.000-04:00Does the link in the right sidebar of the Senate A...Does the link in the right sidebar of the Senate Ag website work already?<BR/><BR/>http://www.agriculture.senate.gov/usfoodpolicyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098394318544229984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-73895578143618651172009-04-01T19:44:00.000-04:002009-04-01T19:44:00.000-04:00Will the archived video of Kathleen Merrigan's tes...Will the archived video of Kathleen Merrigan's testimony be available online? I'd be very interested to see it.Jesse Appelmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959659954103558725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-54141822421847566092009-04-01T17:14:00.000-04:002009-04-01T17:14:00.000-04:00I caught the live video right in the middle of Cha...I caught the live video right in the middle of Chambliss's remarks encouraging Kathleen to think about "production agriculture." As if what organic ag produces is too small to be considered "production"? And what about big organic companies like Horizon, Organic Valley, and Earthbound Organics that have their products in most major grocery stores in the country?SarahBnoreply@blogger.com