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The Food and Drug Administration has taken a timid step toward outlawing the unnecessary use of antibiotics in livestock, banning farmers and ranchers from using certain antibiotics solely to promote growth in cows, pigs, chickens or turkeys. Let’s hope the agency goes further soon—before more people die to improve Big Ag’s bottom line. More
Maybe we’re just sick of being high-strung and riding the subway, but city-dwellers sure seem to be fixated on the charm of country living: From “garden chic” fashion to farm-fresh dining, the allure of the countryside is breeding trends by the buckets, making an agrarian lifestyle seem far happier and healthier than our urban ways. Most of the trends are just half-hearted, superficial attempts to mimic a romanticized “rustic” lifestyle, focusing more on “distressed” wood furniture and organic cotton blouses than a tangible change in health or lifestyle. But the fixation with farm life isn’t a total lost cause: There are some serious health benefits to working outside, breathing fresh air, and dining on the actual fruits of your own labor. More
The European Union is planning on proposing a temporary ban on cloning livestock and selling food produced from cloned farm animals. Even though the European Food Safety Authority said that there was no evidence suggesting that meat or milk from a cloned animal was any different from food from a normal animal, the EU Science Adviser said that there are serious concerns for the welfare of the animals involved. More
A chef in Cornwall, England, discovered this perfectly spherical egg while cooking breakfast at the inn he works at. He had never seen anything like it, and it seems like no one has. It’s especially strange when you think about the biology egg-laying. Bird eggs get their oval shapes from being squeezed through the bird’s oviduct — so did this egg not pass through the oviduct? Or maybe since the eggs no longer have to balance on a nest (thank you, factory farming), eggs are evolving into perfectly round shapes. What do you think? More
Genetically Modified Food: Salmon are just the beginning. (via Associated Press)
Picture This: Ever wonder what a free-range egg farm looks like? (via The Daily Green)
This week, the FDA began a 60-day period of consultation and public forums on whether genetically modified salmon should be consumed by humans. The AquAdvantage salmon grows twice as fast as normal fish, which would make farming cheaper and increase the … More
If you think your backyard garden is impressive, check out this family’s: They’ve converted their unused swimming pool into a greenhouse where they grow tons of vegetables, fruits, and herbs, as well as raise chicken and tilapia. Garden Pool has been … More
Curt Pate, a cowboy who was consulted during the filming of The Horse Whisperer, has been traveling the country for the last five years teaching ranchers traditional livestock handling methods that were used 100 years ago. He’s trying to eliminate … More
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New Limit on Livestock Drugs: The FDA will recommend new limits on antibiotics use in livestocks, including the rule that the drugs will only be used to cure or prevent disease. (via Reuters)
King of the Jungle. Simba. For dinner? A restaurant in Mesa, Arizona, is starting to serve lion burgers this week. African Lions, that are apparently raised on a farm in Illinois, will be made into one-third-pound burgers, and served for … More
Free-range eggs are thought to be the healthiest, most humane variety on the market, but new research out of Taiwan suggests they may actually contain more pollutants than caged eggs. Researchers funded by the National Science Council of Taiwan and … More
Summer’s almost officially here, which means we’re supposed to force ourselves to read actual books (not iPads or iPods) at the beach, by the pool, or lounging in bed on a lazy Sunday morning. So here, in no particular order, … More
Asian and African female refugees arriving in the U.S. usually have pretty limited options in the working world, as culture shock and language barriers make adjusting to their new home incredibly difficult. But there’s one skill common among refugee women … More
