Open Letter from World Scientists

[DFB]

GMO is simply all about the money...corporate profits, for chemical and food processers coupled up to government funded subsidy programs whether for farms or foods stamps, commodity exports and the stock market trading. If theres anything that involves the peoples health it will be from poor nutrition it will also be a boon for pharmaceuticals, the health care industry and for private insurance programs

Feeding the world is a bogus PR statement and clearly most of the worlds countries dont want their products either to grow or consume

Did anybody see how insurance programs are being funded thru the latest farm bill
How The Senate Farm Bill Would Change Subsidies : NPR


EWG Farm Subsidy Database

History of the Crop Insurance Program

 

[teejk]

One could assume scientists are smarter than farmers. After reading this article I think that these scientists need to attend a meeting at a local Farm Bureau. For a reality check.

Just read the "About us" on the web-page. The US does not have a monopoly on far-left whackos.

 

[crazyal]

Food stamps have been a part of the ag bill for a long time. I'm not sure if it's ever been it's paid for on it's own. The intent is that it would pacify the members of congress from urban parts of the country into paying for an ag program for members of rural locations.

 

[DFB]

Food stamps have been a part of the ag bill for a long time. I'm not sure if it's ever been it's paid for on it's own. The intent is that it would pacify the members of congress from urban parts of the country into paying for an ag program for members of rural locations.

Ha couldn't have timed that better I just finished watching this!

The Ed Show

 

[toppop52]

Food Of The Gods! http://http://www.google.com/search?q=food+of+the+gods+pic&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari#biv=i%7C1%3Bd%7C7rnYml_JuuLSCM%3A

 

[TCJatko]

Lookee here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/20/b...tml?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes&_r=1&
My, my. From the NYT, no less. Awards for mass poisonings and food shortages. How can this be?

 

[houstonscott]

All crops are genetically modified. All!

HS

 

[DFB]

The Farm Bill 2013 allocates $760.5 billion to the food stamp program, and many corporations have gone to great lengths over the years to ensure their share of that pie is as large as possible.

One of the best examples is the soda industry. The Center for Science in the Public Interest estimated that $4 billion in SNAP money was spent on soda purchases in 2010 (this despite that the primary purpose of SNAP is to make sure low-income people can purchase nutritious food).

That's a significant incentive. And sure enough, two All-American companies - Coca Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) and Pepsi Co, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) -- helped get soda eligible for food stamps back in 1964, and continue to spend large sums on making sure it stays that way.

Back in 2008, Coca-Cola spent $513,000 lobbying the Farm Bill; Pepsi spent $437,000.

The fight to keep snacks and sodas on the list of SNAP eligibility is a running battle, and big corporations are definitely winning.


Several states, including New York, Florida, California, and Illinois have tried to modify SNAP eligibility at the state level to try to get more of the benefits spent on healthier foods, but objections from corporate lobbyists halted every effort.

Florida bill 1658 would have prohibited a long list of junk foods, including sodas, sweet foods like ice cream, cupcakes, pies and pudding, and salty snacks like pretzels, popcorn and potato chips.

Companies that fought against the Florida bill - and helped defeat it - included Coca-Cola, Kraft, and the Florida Retail Federation.

"The biggest opponents I have right now are Coca- Cola, the soda companies, the chip companies, and the convenience store operators. Why is that? Because they know they are raking it in from food stamps," Florida State Sen. Ronda Storms, a Republican, told Fox News at the time.

Farm Bill 2013: Corporate Welfare on Steroids - Money Morning

 

[Pine Strip]

Very scary. ... That document is 13 years old. Are their predictions and warnings being borne out? Its been long enuf to expect some indicatory changes that people paying close attention would see.
larry

Wheat murder. Interview with William Davis author of Wheat Belly - YouTube The word is out, Believe me ... Don't fall for the GMO propaganda !

 

[houstonscott]

What's wrong with soda or snacks, ice cream is bad? Huh.


HS