Mexico’s emotional ban on GM corn – Greeley Tribune
The majority of corn grown in the United States has been genetically modified or bioengineered to be resistant to insect damage, herbicides, and plant viruses. A favorite old farmer friend of mine tells the story of how, before GMO corn seed became popular, neighborhood pot growers would sneak into corn fields and plant pots among […]
Tucson festival this weekend celebrates corn
For the second year in a row, Tucson and three other UNESCO Food Heritage Cities in the United States and Mexico will collaborate to celebrate the staple food that unites them. The month-long Pueblos del Miz (Corn City) kicks off with a four-day festival in Tucson from Thursday, May 4 to Sunday, May 7, followed […]
BNSF freight train derailments: 5,000 gallons of diesel spilled in Anacortes, Washington hours after corn syrup spillage in Topock, Arizona
Two BNSF freight trains derailed within hours. Around midnight in Anacortes, Washington, over 5,000 gallons of diesel spilled after two of his locomotives, each capable of carrying 3,500 gallons of fuel, overturned. On Wednesday, a train carrying corn syrup derailed near Topok in western Arizona, near the California border. “BNSF Rail can confirm that a […]
