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Honeybees may get some much-needed help courtesy of a new protection plan under way in a western state – the first such colony collapse disorder program in the nation. North Dakota, which has been among the leaders in honey production ...

The farm bill is back, and many feel this version protects biotech giants like Monsanto and harms organic and family farmers Members of the House and Senate met recently to begin the process of reconciling their respective versions of the ...

Monsanto’s Roundup Ready contains glyphosate, which may be toxic to humans according to a new report. The chemical herbicide is found in approximately 750 commercial products currently sold in the United States. Weed killers such as the top seller offered ...

America is on the way to becoming an agricultural police state, courtesy of the henchmen at Monsanto – you know, the ones President Barack Obama appointed to supervisory positions at a host of federal agencies. In May 2012, Off The ...

“If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination … no more men!”  – Albert Einstein On February 6, 2013, a village near ...

APPLE RIVER, IL – An Illinois beekeeper may be the target of the Illinois Department of Agriculture because of his research into the connection between Roundup and the worldwide decline in bee populations. Terrence “Terry” Ingram, owner of Apple Creek ...

Since about 2006, farmers, scientists, beekeepers, and casual observers have noticed sudden declines in bee populations. Beekeepers were seeing at least 30 percent of their bee populations die or disappear each year. Scientists began calling this phenomenon colony collapse disorder, ...