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Category Archives: Food Politics

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Investment Insight: 90% of S&P 500 Bankruptcies Had This In Common

A growing number of companies from Danone to General Mills are recognizing that the sustainability of their supply chain does not meet the needs of 21st century families.

November 20, 2019Leave a commentFood Financials, Food Politics, From RobynBy Robyn O'Brien

10 Trends the Food Industry Missed

In the food industry, we have a trade show called “Expo West.” It’s been happening for over 30 years, and it’s size is massive, with over 80,000 attendees and over 5,000 companies presenting. This year, many commented that “the show has lost its soul.” Others were totally and completely jazzed, a real bifurcation.

October 16, 2019Leave a commentFood Financials, Food Politics, From RobynBy Robyn O'Brien

Keynote: A Broken Financial System Won’t Fix Our Broken Food System

It’s becoming increasingly obvious that our global food system needs restructuring. Nine plants account for 2/3 of our global food system. Food security is national security, and if one of those crops gets wiped out, we are vulnerable. But here’s the rub: You can’t fix a broken food system with a broken financial system. And…

September 26, 2019Leave a commentFood Allergies, Food Politics, SolutionsBy Robyn O'Brien

The USA Lags Behind the Rest of the World in Banning Harmful Pesticides

The USA Lags Behind the Rest of the World in Banning Harmful Pesticides

50 years ago the USA led the way in regulating pesticides, but research published today in Environmental Health finds that the country is still using many pesticides that are either banned or being phased out in the EU, China and Brazil.

August 15, 2019Leave a commentFood Politics, HealthBy Robyn O'Brien

State of the Plate: What We Need to Be Asking Presidential Candidates in 2020

Tim Ryan poses the questions, “Is it important that big agriculture makes a bunch of money? Or that big pharma makes a bunch of money? Or, is it most important that our citizens are healthy?”

April 16, 2019Leave a commentFood PoliticsBy Robyn O'Brien

Beatles Fan? Check Out “The Glyphosate Song”

A few years ago a group created a fun and engaging parody of Monsanto’s glyphosate from the music of the Beatles, “Yesterday.”

February 15, 2019Leave a commentFood Politics, From Robyn, GMOsBy Robyn O'Brien

The State of the Food System, as Shared by a Farmer

From Karen King, Mt Citra Farm It has been a hell of a year for farmers, and I don’t mean that in a good way. A study released last year by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggested that male farmers in 17 states took their lives at a rate two times higher than…

January 20, 2019Leave a commentFood PoliticsBy Marty Kassowitz

2019 Trends that No One is Talking About

There are trends coming hard and fast at the food industry that few are discussing and need to be addressed, so we are going to lay them down here.

January 19, 2019Leave a commentFood Financials, Food Politics, From Robyn, Health, SolutionsBy Robyn O'Brien

The Seed: How Monsanto Pitted Farmers Against Each Other

The Seed tells the story of the operating system that Monsanto introduced when they introduced their genetically engineered seeds into commodity crop agriculture back in the 1990s.

December 13, 2018Leave a commentFood Politics, From RobynBy Robyn O'Brien

The B Corp: The Most Important Trend in Business

Few trends are as important as the rise of companies seeking B Corp certification. So what is it?

November 16, 2018Leave a commentFood Politics, From RobynBy Robyn O'Brien
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