@elonmusk Please cut ALL ethanol and corn subsidies, we are supporting adding point food and ethanol loses takes more energy to make than it produces. For that matter, cut 90/% of the USDA.
@AndrewRdeC@zeynep You k know ow why Andrew. Because a handful of large agri businesses and PEs run these companies and have no legitimate interest in changing anything other than their own bottom line. Government turns a blind eye due to lobby money and general laziness.
@vbreton When the USDA stops using affidavits for “organic” grain, there may be some progress. I agree this is good movement, but there’s a LOT more that needs to be done.
This was just published in the Chicago Tribune. Many are disappointed in the AVMA’s inaction surrounding Ventilation Shutdown. 10% of swine industry veterinarians considered suicide due to depopulation. Let’s envision a more compassionate food system. #avmavlc
New research finds that pigs are susceptible for #COVID19. Your daily reminder that industrial scale pig and poultry farming is a pandemic nightmare.
https://t.co/VeQZ06Nisv
I interviewed @CoryBooker about his big food-farm policy plans for @guardian’s #animalsfarmed series. “Everybody is losing in this system – except for the massive corporations that have taken over the American food system.” @GuardianUS https://t.co/URKk9Kw21f