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Spurious Debate on Agricultural Productivity

-The Indian Prime Minister and Agricultural Establishment has lost touch with science and reality-

(CHENNAI) - Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh and his economists have been harping on increasing agricultural productivity ever since this group came into positions of power.

Their usual complaint is that agricultural productivity of farmers in India is a drag on the growth rate of Gross Domestic Product.

Farmers Join Hundreds Protesting Outside Hearing, Demanding End to Monsanto`s Campaign of Intimidation in Rural America Over GMO

Protesters also call on President Obama to halt approval of Genetically Modified Crops until Completion of long term safety tests.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Family farmers and activists gathered before the White House today after a hearing on the landmark Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association et al. v. Monsanto case.

Family Farmers Travel to Washington D.C. to Take on Monsanto

They will attend a US Court of Appeals Oral Argument in Appeal of Dismissal OSGATA et al v. Monsanto.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Dozens of family farmers will visit Washington, D.C. next week to take on Monsanto and demand the right to farm.

The case is the landmark lawsuit.

OSGATA et al. v. Monsanto Oral Argument Slated for January 10, 2013

Contributions Urgently Needed for 'Farmer Travel Fund' to Enable Family Farmers to Attend Court Session

(WASHINGTON DC) - OSGATA et al v. Monsanto challengesb Monsanto's transgenic seed patents and seeks preemptive court protection for farmers when Monsanto seed trespasses onto their farms and contaminates their crops.

Should contamination occur, innocent farmers would be placed in legal jeopardy and could be held liable by Monsanto for patent infringement...

Californians Have No Right to Know Anything Crucial

This article is useful in beginning to understand who is behind the GMOs in food and vaccines, and what are they doing.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - The California Right to Know campaign focused on passing Prop 37, an initiative to get genetically engineered food labeled so people would be able to know what is going in their own and their children’s bodies.

The corporations involved in producing and selling GMOs poured millions into stopping the initiative, putting out stunning lies to do so.

`Don`t Let Them Evict Us`

Oregon family farmers the Gearings, ask for the public to contact Chase Bank.

(SALEM) - My family is going to lose our home on Monday unless we get your help right now.

Chase Bank said they would meet with our family representative to hear an offer that would allow us to stay in our home -- but now nobody at Chase will return our calls.

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The Fabulous, Frightening Fall of 2012

“The impacts of climate change on public health will result in thriving illnesses and disease” - Dr. Robert Repetto

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - High fall is a glorious time in New Mexico.

California Families Take on GMOs

Artists won't be able to resist jumping into this project.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - The campaign for Prop 37 is pretty high tech and educated. Many communities are being completely left out of even knowing what is happening to them because they don't have computers or speak English.

Congress Skips Town, Farmers Prepare for Return to 1949 Farm Policy

Barring a vote, Congress could have opted to extend the 2008 farm bill for one more year.

(MCMINNVILLE, OR) - Stymied by fears of a Tea Party revolt, Congress skipped town last week, ignoring a critical farm bill with a Sept. 30 deadline, says an economics professor at Linfield College in Oregon.