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Phone: 207-568-4142
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Maine newspapers support LD 718

Bangor Daily News: Give consumers a choice and label genetically modified foods

"LD 718, sponsored by Rep. Lance Harvell, R-Farmington, and co-sponsored by 123 Republicans, Democrats and independents, would require that foods containing genetically modified organisms be labeled as such. It should pass." Read the full editorial

Portland Press Herald: Legislature should pass GMO labeling bill

"Consumers have a right to know whether their food has genetically engineered ingredients. Free markets work best when consumers have what they need to make informed choices. That is the concept behind L.D. 718, the genetically modified organism labeling bill now before the Legislature. That is also the reason that lawmakers should pass this law this year." Read the full editorial

Organic and Sustainable Agriculture News

Climate Change's 'Evil Twin': Ocean Acidification
Common Dreams - 5/6/2013. By Andrea Germanos - The rapidly acidifying Arctic Ocean caused by absorbing the world's CO2 emissions have pushed us beyond "critical thresholds," with widespread impacts to be felt for "tens of thousands of years" even if we stopped emissions, say scientists.

Wisconsin Bill Would Treat Organic Milk, Sharp Cheddar, Brown Eggs as "Junk Food"
PRWatch - 5/6/2013. By Rebekah Wilce - AB 110, which will be up for a vote in the Wisconsin Assembly on Tuesday, May 7, is geared toward limiting "the amount of food stamp benefits that could be spent on junk food." But some of the fine print of the bill, bizarrely, would ban people from choosing more healthy and less expensive options for their families.

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013 (H.R.1727 and S.837)
The Greenhorns - 5/6/2013. Summary: Agriculture is a vibrant sector of our nation’s economy, yet high barriers to entry make farming and ranching one of the hardest careers to pursue. Limited access to land and markets, hyperinflation in land prices, high input costs, farm and tax policy disadvantages, and lack of training discourage many would-be producers from entering agriculture.

Our View: Hunger crisis calls for immediate attention
Portland Press Herald - 5/6/2013. Editorial - Maine is in the midst of a food crisis that is so widespread and complex we can't always see it. But it is there, and it is profound.

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