The World Health Organization’s Agency for Research on Cancer has released its full report in which it classified glyphosate and its weedkiller formulation as a probable human carcinogen. You can download the entire report at this link as a PDF file. It is 92 pages long and loaded with technical data. So for starters we’d recommend […]

Bob Streit      515-709-0143 There are a few important things that must be addressed to produce the most bushels possible, where a good portion of the profits might be contained. It has been a somewhat eventful summer. One event that many poultry farmers will never forget was that they got blasted by a disease that

A federal legislative effort to block retail labeling of GMO foods is heading for a vote in the U.S. House of Representative this week, probably Thursday.  It would pre-empt any state’s right to require such labeling — as Vermont has already done, and which several state referendums have attempted to require.  A Wall Street Journal

By Bob Streit, Crop Consultant, Boone, IA   515-709-0143     Specific observations as of July 16:   Now is when we are saving or adding yield. There are still lots of decisions and actions to make on the 2015 crop. Hopefully the weather will cooperate. Here’s an update around Iowa.   1. So far only about

Kevin Korus, Coordinator of the Plant and Pest diagnostic Clinic at the University of Nebraska (Lincoln), told us today that Goss’ wilt “attacked corn early in Nebraska” this season.   Stormy weather and moderate temperatures (below 90 degrees) create optimal growing conditions for the bacteria and encourage disease, he says. “The time of infection appears to

A broad-based scientific study released today at a Washington, DC press conference finds that genetic engineering of soybeans leads to accumulation of formaldehyde — a known carcinogen with zero tolerance in foods — and depletes glutathione, a vital anti-oxidant. The research report was published today in the journal Agricultural Sciences. Researcher Dr. V. A. Shiva

The Monday, July 13 Wall Street Journal published a “Big Issues” section on food, with the lead feature titled: “Should Companies Be Required to Label Genetically Modified Foods?”  (This link may require a subscription to view the full article) Alongside that story, WSJ reported its own poll which found that 63% of its readers favor

We’ve been enthusiasts for rebuilding healthy soil biology and productivity. And you can see one of the most amazing examples of how that’s done by reading or viewing presentations by Gabe Brown, who ranches with his family near Bismarck, North Dakota. Visitors from around the world are flocking to the ranch to see how Gabe