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Rape in the Fields

Female workers face rape, harassment in U.S. agriculture industry

Bernice Yeung and Grace Rubenstein, The Center for Investigative Reporting
June 25, 2013
New York’s Only Organic Mill Could Go Up in Smoke

The only 100-percent local and organic mill in upstate New York suffers a devastating fire... (more)

Rebecca Flint Marx
June 25, 2013
Dissecting Defeat: Why the House Farm Bill Lost, with Rep. Earl Blumenauer

Surprising most political observers, the House farm bill went down in flames by a vote... (more)

Tom Wolf
June 20, 2013
The Inside Story of a “Juror Revolt” in Amish Raw Milk Trial

The criminal misdemeanor trial of Wisconsin raw milk farmer Vernon Hershberger that drew national media... (more)

David Gumpert
June 13, 2013
Floods Soak Farms Around the Globe

Little time has passed since farm headlines were dominated by drought and water shortage. Now,... (more)

Jesse Hirsch
June 5, 2013
Ben & Jerry’s Says No to GMOs

Ben & Jerry's announced it will stop using genetically-modified ingredients in its ice cream by... (more)

Rebecca Flint Marx
June 3, 2013
Smithfield Will Bring Home China’s Bacon, But at What Cost?

Yesterday, Shuanghui International, China’s biggest pork producer, announced it would buy Smithfield Foods, America’s biggest... (more)

Rebecca Flint Marx
May 30, 2013
Marching Against the (Genetically Modified) Grain

Organizers say more than 2 million turned out for marches against Monsanto and GMOs.

Rebecca Flint Marx
May 28, 2013
Amish Raw Milk Farmer Vernon Hershberger Wins Big in Court

(Above: Farmer Vernon Hershberger between two of his lawyers, Glenn Reynolds and Elizabeth Rich.) “Food... (more)

David Gumpert
May 28, 2013
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