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Some U.S. farmers now feeding their cattle gummy worms, marshmallows, and ice cream sprinkles in response to skyrocketing feed costs

Ethan A. Huff
Natural News
Sept 28, 2012

The cost of genetically-modified (GM) corn and soy feed for conventional cattle is surging so high, and availability plunging so low, as a result of persistent drought conditions and resultant crop failures that conventional feedlot farmers are having to seek out less expensive and more plentiful alternatives.

But such alternatives are not exactly the types of things you would typically expect a farmer to feed his [...]

WARNING! Corn Crisis Hits U.S.A – Expect dairy, poultry, beef prices to rise and every product that contains corn syrup. The list is nearly endless.

Adding to a mountain of other challenges, “corn disaster” is not what we need to hear. Life is tough enough. After weeks of drought and days of blistering 100+ temps, corn is succumbing to these tortures. Soybeans are next in line. No way can crops withstand such harsh onslaughts of dry, blast-furnace conditions. Fields like this one, right, are becoming prevalent, not the exception. This is America’s bread basket.

Photo: Dead [...]

The Corn Is Dying All Over America: Approximately 75 percent of all processed foods contain corn, expect EVERYTHING to go up in price!!

by Michael

All over America the corn is dying. If drought conditions persist in the middle part of the country, wheat and soybeans will be next. Weeks of intense heat combined with extraordinarily dry conditions have brought many U.S. corn farmers to the brink of total disaster. If there is not significant rainfall soon, many farmers will be financially ruined. This period of time is particularly important for corn because this [...]

THE BIG FIZZ: Soda Sales Continue to Drop as Healthy Options Grow

Soda sales have been declining for the past seven years, but the pace of the decline quickened in 2011 despite growth in the overall beverage market.

Americans continue to guzzle more bottled water, ready-to-drink tea and coffee, sports drinks and energy drinks, rather than sip on soda and fruit juices, according to beverage statistics released Tuesday.

The U.S. beverage market grew by 0.9 percent in 2011, according to preliminary data from Beverage Marketing, [...]

A Suit Airs Debate on Organic vs Modified Crops

Last year, according to the Department of Agriculture, about 90 percent of all soybeans, corn, canola and sugar beets raised in the United States were grown from what scientists now call transgenic seed. Most processed foods (staples like breakfast cereal, granola bars, chicken nuggets and salad dressing) contain one or more transgenic ingredients, according to estimates from the Grocery Manufacturers Association, though [...]

Sept. 19 is International Talk like a Pirate Day, National Butterscotch Pudding Day, Adam West’s birthday:

International Talk Like a Pirate Day

It all started innocently enough in 1995. Two guys, Mark Summers and Jay Baur, were playing racquetball and started using pirate slang to encourage each other. They decided to create Talk Like a Pirate Day and make it a holiday on a date without a major holiday. Summers chose his ex-wife’s birthday, Sept. 19. They jokingly decided that columnist Dave [...]

Aug. 30 is Nat’l Holistic Pet Day, Marshmallow Day, Frankenstein Day, first White House baby:

National Holistic Pet Day

Why did Colleen Paige of the Animal Miracle Foundation start National Holistic Pet Day? “Pet owners really need to start looking at their pet’s diet, lifestyle and environment. I want to ensure that I have done my best to bring about public awareness of the need for a healthy lifestyle with our pets,” Paige told Whole Dog News. The holiday celebrates a growing interest [...]

May 23 is National Taffy Day, Bonnie and Clyde Anniversary, World Turtle Day, Lucky Penny Day:

National Taffy Day

It reminds us of childhood, summers at the shore, fairs and Eastern boardwalks. It’s taffy. Did you know that the texture of taffy is due to its cooking temperature? If you bite into a piece of taffy and find it brittle, it’s not old; it was simply cooked at higher temperature than chewier taffy, according to the National Confectioners Association . Where [...]

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