After news broke that the Monarch butterfly had been put on the endangered species list, Michoacán cried foul. Not so! The migratory monarch population is doing just fine down here in Mexico, thank you. It’s all that herbicide up north, those hundreds of miles sprayed and denuded of all but corn and soybeans, and moreContinue reading “Blame Gaming With Butterflies — And Back to Big Ag”
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Cartel violence devastates food and farming
Michoacán is an agricultural state. If you’re eating an avocado in the US, it likely came from Michoacán, the only state authorized to export them to the US. In February, right before the super bowl-of-guacamole weekend, avocado imports were stopped because cartel gangs threatened US ag inspectors. The ban lasted only a week, and someContinue reading “Cartel violence devastates food and farming”
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