The Twelve Days of Business
This year, in a twist on our usual “Top Gifts from Big Ag,” we present the "The Twelve Days of Business," featuring special ‘gifts’ from Big Food, industrial agriculture and the corporations that now dominate our rural communities. Enjoy, and stick around for the good news on the 12th! On the first day of Business Big Food gave to me… Dirty Tricks To Cover Up Risks? Smearing individual scientists… ghost writing counterfeit science… interfering in government decision-making processes… secret tip…
Is “Grassfed” becoming the new “Natural”?
With all the words and phrases on today’s food packaging, food writers, bloggers and advocacy groups now play a vital role once occupied by scientists and practitioners in educating consumers, helping them navigate the ‘food labels minefield.’ It’s a big responsibility. Thanks to the internet and social media, one blog or OpEd can influence many thousands of readers, and become the new fact, affecting food shopping decisions and dietary trends. So it is vitally important that the issues are well-researched,…
Methane: Cattle Are Not Solely to Blame
A professor at Cornell University is suggesting that shale gas and shale oil production—and not cattle—are the most likely cause of a steep increase in global methane emissions. Robert Howarth, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Cornell University—and an expert on the atmospheric implications of methane—is challenging a spate of recent scientific papers that blame farmed cattle for a recent spike in global methane emissions. Instead, Howarth says methane emissions associated with the recent expansion of shale gas and…
Grassfed’s Role In A Greener World: AGW’s Response to the University of Oxford study, Grazed and Confused?
Grazed and Confused?—the new report from the University of Oxford’s Food Climate Research Network—represents an important step forward in advancing our scientific knowledge on how we might feed ourselves sustainably. Written by a number of eminent scientists involved in exploring sustainable food production, the report seeks to address a specific—but vital—question in the sustainable food debate: What is the role of grazing ruminants in contributing to or mitigating climate change? It is therefore extremely disappointing to see this important report…
AGW Responds to U.S. Decision to Import Irish Grassfed Beef
The United States Department of Agriculture has recently approved imports of Irish beef making grassfed claims based on criteria including “More than 80% grass diet” and “Pasture for more than 6/7/8 months per year.” In response, A Greener World--North America’s leading sustainability certifier--is asking U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to consider the impact of this decision on the fledgling U.S. grassfed market and to ensure transparency for farmers and consumers. Read our full statement below: June 30, 2017…
