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13 Resolutions to Change the Food System in 2013 | Cornucopia Institute

13 Resolutions to Change the Food System in 2013 | Cornucopia Institute | The Barley Mow | Scoop.it
From www.cornucopia.org - December 26, 2012 11:45 AM

As we start 2013, many people will be thinking about plans and promises to improve their diets and health. We think a broader collection of farmers, policy-makers, and eaters need new, bigger resolutions for fixing the food system — real changes with long-term impacts in fields, boardrooms, and on plates all over the world. These are resolutions that the world can’t afford to break with nearly one billion still hungry and more than one billion suffering from the effects of being overweight and obese. We have the tools — let’s use them in 2013!

 

Here are our 13 resolutions to change the food system in 2013:-

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Herbicide Applications Undermining Protection of Biodiversity

Herbicide Applications Undermining Protection of Biodiversity | The Barley Mow | Scoop.it
From www.enewspf.com - April 11, 2012 2:31 PM

"The study, funded by the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and published in the journal Environmental Pollution, is one of the first to document the effects of herbicides on butterflies. Several studies have shown herbicides can adversely affect animal life, even though they are designed to kill plants. Since each herbicide in the Behr’s metalmark research has a different mode of action, Dr. Stark speculates that their toxic effects may be due to inert ingredients contained but not identified in the formulations, or indirect effects on food plant quality. Of the three herbicides studied, refuge managers now use only triclopyr, mainly on woody plants and trees in areas far away from prime butterfly habitat."

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