Saturday, September 27, 2014

US Department of Agriculture says Unapproved Genetically-Modified Wheat is Found Again, This Time in Montana

Canadian Press


Unregulated genetically modified wheat has popped up in a second location in the United States, this time in Huntley, Montana, the Agriculture Department said Friday.  Story here.

Wheat field. P in P photo.

Cost of Lowering Lake Manitoba Could Reach $450 Million

Manitoba Co-Operator
Flooding in Manitoba, 2011. P in P photo.
The province hopes the federal government will provide financial assistance as outlet channels move forward. Story here.

Friday, September 26, 2014

Before Honey Bees Are Extinct - Please STEP UP AND SIGN!

Manitoba bee hive. P in P photo.
We only have days -- send a quick message to the heads of the environment and agriculture departments that President Obama has tasked to come up with a plan for bees. Details here.

Minister of Agriculture Refuses to Release the Annual Report of the Canadian Wheat Board.

Manitoba Co-Operator
PinP photo.
The Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board suspects the report is too politically sensitive to be made public. Story here.

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

The Coming Climate Revolt

OpEd News - Chris Hedges

We have undergone a transformation during the last few decades -- what John Ralston Saul calls a corporate coup d'etat in slow motion. We are no longer a capitalist democracy…Story here.

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

New GMO Pesticide Doctors Are Warning Against

The Dr. Oz Show
Click here to watch this "must-watch" video!

Related: "Do Manitoba's Elected Politicians Care About the Health of Their People? A Food Safety Advocate Wonders...The politicians are "no-shows" at a series of summer speaking events." 

Controversial chicken ‘megafarms’ in the UK given millions in government handouts.

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism Campaigners call for more sustainable system after revelations that huge farms near the Wye and Sever...