by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 9, 2019 | Agriculture, Pseudoscience
5 basic scientific concepts to help you spot pseudoscience | AGDAILY There is so much pseudoscience being spread around nowadays, and sometimes it can be hard to spot, especially for those who don’t have a background in science. A lot of it is based on a small...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 5, 2019 | Agriculture
Focus on Pesticides is a Distraction from Major Eco Impacts – Food and Farm Discussion Lab Please consider supporting Food and Farm Discussion Lab with an ongoing contribution of $1, $2, $3, $5 or $10 a month on Patreon. Or make a one time donation via...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Oct 14, 2019 | Agriculture, GMOs, Science
Glyphosate Doesn’t Cause Cancer. It Saves Native Ecosystems. What’s Neil deGrasse Tyson Doing on Ben Shapiro’s Podcast? In Defense of the Deer That Crashed Through a Salon Window What Airbnb’s Antarctic Trip Misunderstands About Science Does...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Oct 14, 2019 | Agriculture
Fruits and Vegetables Are Trying to Kill You – Issue 15: Turbulence – Nautilus You probably try to exercise regularly and eat right. Perhaps you steer toward “superfoods,” fruits, nuts, and vegetables advertised as “antioxidant,”...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Oct 13, 2019 | Agriculture, GMOs
Many plants are naturally GMO, research finds were reported in a paper published Sept. 21 in the journal Plant Molecular Biology. Researchers studied the genomes of some 356 dicot species and found 15 naturally occurring transgenic...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Sep 18, 2019 | Agriculture, Organic Food, Science
5 basic scientific concepts to help you spot pseudoscience | AGDAILY There is so much pseudoscience being spread around nowadays, and sometimes it can be hard to spot, especially for those who don’t have a background in science. A lot of it is based on a small...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 19, 2019 | Agriculture, GMOs, Science
Yes, You Are Definitely Ingesting Pesticides. Here’s Why It’s Not A Problem If food is sprayed a lot, is that bad for your digestive health? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 2, 2019 | Agriculture, GMOs, Pseudoscience, Science
Sadly science lost some ground here to some anti-science special interests on this one. Safe Or Scary? The Shifting Reputation Of Glyphosate, AKA Roundup John Draper and I are sitting in the cab of a tractor on the research farm he manages for the University of...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 21, 2019 | Agriculture, Critical Thinking, GMOs, Science
Glyphosate can cure cancer? Yes, some research ‘shows’ that – but what does it mean? And what does it say about Roundup doomsday claims? Now that three juries have said Bayer’s weed killer Roundup (glyphosate) causes cancer, many people believe...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 13, 2019 | Agriculture, Critical Thinking, GMOs, Science
Courts don’t determine scientific facts Most people have probably seen the recent news that Monsanto has been ordered to pay $289 million following the ruling by a California jury that Monsanto’s glyphosate (a.k.a. Roundup) is dangerous and likely...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 7, 2019 | Agriculture, Science
Well, yeah vinegar works as a herbicide but so do propane weed killer torches. But “Contact Herbicides” kill only the plant parts contacted by the chemical, where-as systemic herbicides are absorbed by the roots or foliage and translocated (moved) throughout the...
