Michael Pollan, author of Omnivore’s Dilemma, a critique of modern food systems that was named one of the ten best books of the year by both the New York Times and the Washington Post, will speak January 13th at Washington State University in Pullman as part of its annual common reading program. What’s noteworthy...
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Recently, Northwest Public Radio aired a profile about a family dairy as part of a series on the Northwest economy. It resulted in a flurry of comments from representatives of the dairy industry, and it spurred questions about the practices of pasteurization and homogenization. Mary Hawkins took the opportunity to speak...
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GH: Another story concerning the alleged environmental impacts of feedlots and factory farms in Southern Idaho. In this case the judge has ruled in favor of the accused feedlot manager. There has been a tremendous growth in feedlots and large-scale dairies in Southern Idaho over the past decade or so. With them has come...
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Idaho lawmakers are feeling pressure to update Idaho laws concerning animal cruelty in agriculture. According to the ag. weekly Capital Press, the California-based Animal Legal Defense Fund last year named Idaho “one of the worst states in the nation with regard to animal cruelty laws.” Fueled by films like “Food, Inc.” and Jonathan Safran...
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