Farming

The Commonwealth Club of California’s 2012 debate on whether foods containing ingredients from genetically engineered crops should be labeled. A national law took effect on January 1, 2022 (“contains bioengineered food ingredients,” usually in small print on the back of packages), but may have had little effect on what companies market and consumers purchase. (Audio, […]

Summary of the National Academy of Sciences’ 2010 report

CGIAR interactive map

Astounding photos by George Steinmetz of food production around the world.

PBS series of videos mostly on environmentally sound farming (13 25’ episodes)

From robots in farm fields to 3D printing of fish (CNN, 2023; 23’)

A message from the industry’s promotional arm (3’)

The Guardian, May 3, 2023

Washington Post editorial, May 4, 2023 (subscription required)

Eye-opening, hopeful documentary film about farm labor, especially the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Napa Valley workers; participants include Eva Langoria and Eric Schlosser (2014; 83’)