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GMO Zombie Bill Comes Back to Life!

Please email and/or call your Oregon Representative! Tell them to vote NO on HB 3192!

(SALEM) - Weeks ago the Oregon Senate passed SB 633 to preempt counties from banning GMO. Now at the last minute of the session, the House is scheduled to vote on its companion bill, HB 3192.

The state wants to make all the decisions about our agriculture while they consistently decide in favor of multinational corporations.

House Passes GMO Canola Ban... Action requested

If you have not yet signed the STOP GMO CANOLA IN OREGON petition, take a look at it now.

(CORVALLIS) - Front page news this morning--Bill to Ban Canola Moves Forward! Rep. Sara Gelser, the major sponsor, is optimistic that the Senate will pass it too.

I have been told that your response to our petition resulted in each legislator recieving an automatic MoveOn email with hundreds of their constituents' signatures and comments which had a HUGE impact. This bill had been stuck in a subcommittee with no life support until your response revived it.

What Would Tom McCall Do?

Thousands of Oregonians represented in protest of genetically modified food (GMO) products this week, but Oregon's Governor didn't seem to have much interest in the wishes of the people of his state.

(EUGENE, OR) - A stalwart group of progressive activists showed up in the rain on the Capitol steps on Thursday to rally for the STOP GMO in OREGON petition.

The group may have appeared small; however, we all stood shoulder-to-shoulder with almost 10,000 other Oregonians who signed our petition to stop open field trials, reaffirm the Public Good mission of our Land Grant Oregon State University, and sue Monsanto for economic damage to our Oregon farmers.

GMO Wheat in Oregon Threatens Export Income, Japan`s out, Whose Next?

Farmers contend that Monsanto obviously failed to take steps to make sure the genetically engineered plants didn't contaminate regular wheat through cross-pollination.

(EUGENE, OR) - Earlier this month it was reported that an unapproved genetically engineered wheat has been discovered in an Oregon field, and is proving itself to be a threat to our international trade with countries that have concerns about genetically modified foods.

The USDA is actively investigating how it is that the GMO wheat ended up in the field, and are trying to determine whether there was any criminal wrongdoing...

Appeals Court Binds Monsanto To Promise Not To Sue Organic Farmers

The Organic Seed plaintiffs’ complaint detailed Monsanto's abusive business and litigation tactics that have put several farmers and independent seed companies out of business.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Court of Appeals judges affirmed the Southern District of New York's previous decision that the plaintiffs did not present a sufficient controversy to warrant adjudication by the courts.

However, it did so only because Monsanto made repeated commitments during the lawsuit to not sue farmers with “trace amounts” of contamination of crops containing their patented genes.

FDN! Responds to the Discovery of Unapproved Genetically-Modified Monsanto Wheat in an Oregon Field

"As long as genetically engineered crops remain unregulated and unlabeled the American people and citizens around the world will continue to protest Monsanto and their rogue business practices."

(PORTLAND, OR) - The continued genetic contamination of organic and non-GMO farmers fields is another sign of how Monsanto's flawed technology continues to negatively impact family farmers and our food supply.

Monsanto's GMO wheat has never been approved for use in the United States and has not be approved for planting in the U.S. since 2004.

California Firm Recalls Ready-to-eat Grilled Chicken Strips Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens

The recalled product bears the establishment number “P-20923” inside the USDA mark of inspection and a use-by date of “JUN 22 2013” printed on each tray.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Foster Farms, a Porterville, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 6,165 pounds of ready-to-eat grilled chicken breast strips.

The food contains wheat and soy, known allergens, which are not declared on the product label, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today.

Food Democracy Now! Pushes for Congress to Repeal the `Monsanto Protection Act`

Family Farmer Organization of more than 400K Farmers and Citizens back Senator Jeff Merkley on push to repeal dangerous bill.

(WASHINGTON DC) - This week, an amendment to repeal the Monsanto Protection Act could be introduced in Congress by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) during the farm bill debate.

The Monsanto Protection Act has been called the most outrageous corporate handout in recent history.

Family Farmer Group Slams Supreme Court Ruling on Monsanto`s GMO Seed Patents

FDN! Founder Says Government is Complicit in Corporate Takeover of Nation’s Food Supply.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Statement by Dave Murphy, Executive Director and founder of Food Democracy Now!

He addresses today’s Supreme Court ruling that farmers could not use Monsanto’s patented genetically-engineered soybeans to create new seeds without paying a fee...

Corporate India Versus Indigenous Indians

Violence In The Name Of Development.

(LONDON) - Consistent with the unjust, decaying economic model of our deficit times, the commodification of everything and everyone proceeds apace in India.

The commercialisation of the land is shattering the lives of millions of India’s poorest, hungriest most malnourished people, who are being murdered and raped, violently displaced and falsely arrested as huge multi nationals, financially favoured and militarily armed by the Indian government, ravage the land.