Will Congress give the pesticide industry a de facto liability shield?
Guest essay by Dr. Meryl Nass, exclusive to Malone.News This article is a repost. It was originally published…
“Go Big or Get Out”
Or…How the USDA crushed the family farm This article is a repost. It was originally published by Malone…
Pesticide Companies seek Liability Protection
Please read Dr. Nass’s detailed post here. On July 22, 2025 the House Interior Appropriations Committee marked up…
Bitter harvest — 30 years of broken GMO promises
Whatever happened to GM Golden Rice? And wasn’t GM salmon supposed to revolutionise aquaculture? Three decades after the first GMO crops were planted, Save Our Seeds, in collaboration with GMWatch, with contributions from Beyond GM, explores the fate of eight GMO promises once presented as game-changers. The conclusion: bold claims, dismal delivery.
Bayer has paid over $10 Billion for glyphosate litigation
Now it wants a liability shield to end the lawsuits, and it is determined to get it, by hook or by crook. Can we stop it? In 2018, Bayer acquired Monsanto, despite Monsanto starting to lose legal cases in which Roundup was alleged to have caused cancer. It must have looked like a clever deal to Bayer, with the litigation reducing Monsanto’s price. But Bayer did not foresee that the Roundup litigation could get out of hand.
How Farmers Become Serfs
The state of farming in modern-day America is far removed from the way it was just decades ago. In this “Good Morning CHD” episode, Breeauna Sagdal and Meryl Nass, M.D. have a timely conversation on various factors that determine the success of agriculture, today. They discuss loans and pricing, inspection and approval processes, industry monopolization, volatility in the supply chain, food shortages and more. Tune in!
FIFRA- the FAQ
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), enacted in 1947 and significantly amended in 1972, 1988, and 1996, is the primary law governing U.S. pesticide regulation, which is administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). FIFRA establishes a federal framework for registering, labeling, and enforcing pesticide use regulations meant to protect human health and the environment.[1]
FDA and USDA Jurisdiction by Food
In the United States federal government, food is regulated by the USDA and the FDA. The FDA is…
The real reason for the Pandemic Agreement — beware believing it is to help during pandemics.
The real reason is to make it much easier to role pandemics out without culpability As diplomats gather…
My talk at the MAHA Institute roundtable in Washington, DC
A major MAHA event took place yesterday as the new MAHA Institute was announced, and dozens of speakers…
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