our adopted hometown, viroqua gets a nice shout out from kathleen merrigan, deputy secretary of the USDA in the atlantic article “Beyond Farmers Markets: Why Local Food Belongs on Grocery Shelves”, “It is happening in Viroqua, Wisconsin, a town of 4,400…”.
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france calls for EU ban of gmo crops while US signals speedup on approvals
france calls for EU-wide ban of monsanto gmo maize, citing “latest scientific studies” which showed that the use of GM crops “pose significant risks for the environment””. meanwhile in the US, the USDA says companies developing gmo products “…will get speedier regulatory reviews of their genetically modified crops.” *headdesk*