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Marion Nestle, PH.D

Blog: Food Politics

The infamous Chipotle video: will it help get rid of gestation crates?: The infamous Chipotle video: will it help get rid of gestation crates?

Posted 14 hours ago

In an op-ed in the New York Times this week, Blake Hurst takes on the Chipotle video that got national attention when played during the Grammy Awards.
If you have not seen this advertisement for Chipotle Mexican Grill, it is well worth a look.
Coldplay’s haunting classic “The Scientist” is performed by country music legend Willie Nelson for the soundtrack of the short film entitled “Back to the Start.” The film, by film-maker Johnny Kelly, depicts the life of a farmer as he slowly turns his family farm into an industrial animal factory before seeing the errors of his ways and opting for a…

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Jim Prevor on Organics, Crop Yields and Food Politics: Jim Prevor on Organics, Crop Yields and Food Politics

Posted 2 days ago

I don’t ordinarily reprint or comment on discussions of my work but Perishable Pundit Jim Prevor’s response to my recent post on organics is worth a read. I reprint his piece with his permission. Skip the flattering comments about my work and scroll right down to his discussion of the downside of the organic community’s deal with the USDA.
Our piece, Organics, Crop Yields And Feeding The World, brought many letters and public comments, including an article from one of the most prominent food analysts writing today.
Marion Nestle, the Paulette Goddard Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health at New…

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Annals of food marketing: Are Dr. Pepper ads sexist?: Annals of food marketing: Are Dr. Pepper ads sexist?

Posted 3 days ago

I am indebted to FoodNavigator.com for bringing the recent ads for Dr Pepper Snapple’s diet—oops, low-calorie—Dr Pepper Ten to my attention.
This drink has only 10 calories but is aimed clearly at men who, the ads assume, are fine about low-calorie sodas but squirm at the idea that they might be seen drinking diet sodas.
In case you haven’t been tracking these things, Coke has both bases covered: Diet Coke appeals to women and Coke Zero appeals to men.
FoodNavigator’s Caroline Scott-Thomas is devastating in her critique of this strategy. The “it’s not for women” campaign excludes half the market.
Not only that, she says,…

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Some thoughts on the “fire Mike Taylor” petitions: Some thoughts on the “fire Mike Taylor” petitions

Posted 5 days ago

USA Today has picked up the various Internet petitions—SignOn, FoodDemocracyNow, CredoAction, etc— to fire Mike Taylor, the head food safety person at the FDA.
When the FDA hired Mike Taylor nearly three years ago, I wrote a long post reviewing his complicated employment history: Monsanto, FDA, USDA, Monsanto, private sector, university, FDA—a classic example of the “revolving door.”.
He was at FDA, although recused, when the agency approved GM foods and denied labeling.
But at USDA, he was a public health hero to food safety advocates. He was responsible for installing food safety oversight systems that have greatly reduced contamination outbreaks from meat and…

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The endless controversy over organics: The endless controversy over organics

Posted 7 days ago

I am a big fan of the Perishable Pundit, Jim Prevor, whose opinions on the produce industry I think are always worth reading whether I agree with them or not. I check his site regularly.
I am also a big fan of organics. I think research shows that organic production methods are kinder to soil, climate, and animals than industrial production methods.
So I was interested to read Perishable Pundit’s interview with Dr. Steve Savage, an agricultural consultant in San Diego.
Q: Your detailed analysis of U.S. organic crops rattles the generally accepted notions about the size and potential growth of the organic…

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Debbie Borg

Blog: Technology and Food

Feed Recipe: Feed Recipe

Posted 121 days ago

Just wanted to share how we feed each pen of cattle that we have. Each pen has a recipe and…

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Farmkid3: Farmkid3

Posted 121 days ago

Mixing a ration for his bucket calves in his feedwagon.

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Shocked and Disappointed with NE Farmers Union: Shocked and Disappointed with NE Farmers Union

Posted 126 days ago

I am so disappointed in the Nebraska Farmers Union for their recent agreement with the HSUS. (See it here: http://kticradio.com/news/agricultural/index.php?more=hz7j8tzn ) So rather than sit and talk to my friends I decided I should write to the board members who made the decision and point out just a few facts…

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What does a farmer Look Like?: What does a farmer Look Like?

Posted 329 days ago

The other day I had the opportunity to share the ‘amazing’ soybean story to a little over 600 4th graders in central Nebraska at a Life on the Farm field trip. About half way through the day, I started asking them-after I introduced myself as a farmer who grows corn,…

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: Posted 341 days ago

Food (3-Ounce Servings) Estrogen (in nanograms) Soybean Oil 168,000,000 Milk 11 Potatoes 225 Peas 340 Ice Cream 520 Wheat Germ 3,400 Beef (no supplemental hormone) 1.3 Beef (with supplemental hormone) 1.9 Beef (with supplemental hormone) serving size equal to 1.5 tons (3000 pounds) Estrogen amount in one human birth control…

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