Author Archives: Tom Theobald

Should public land be used to plant GM crops?

June Stoyer of the Organic View has posted an article I wrote for yesterday’s Fence Post, Come Sit Down Here Beside Me Said the Spider to the Fly. It is on the GMO issue. So far the comments have been … Continue reading

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Senior managers from Bayer investigated in Turin, Italy

Things are heating up in Europe over pesticides. These are the same products which continue to be such a mystery to the EPA. This from Graham White this afternoon. Please see this article from Italy’s national newspaper LaStampa. A Turin … Continue reading

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Clothianidin appears in Scotland

As most of you who have been following the pesticide issues know by now, Graham White of Scotland has been very active in efforts over there to bring some sanity to the pesticide environment that has been thrust upon us. … Continue reading

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Shotgun brood in Minnesota

This link will take you to an audio interview of Minnesota commercial beekeeper Jeff Anderson, the first of a series we hope. Jeff gives some insight into the day to day challenges being faced by commercial beekeepers all across the … Continue reading

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Neonicotinoids in Australia

Neonicotinoids in Australia was written by Australian beekeeper Jeffrey Gibbs. Jeffrey and I have been in perodic communication on the subject and he has been a subscriber to the BCBA list serve, listening mostly, but chiming in on occassion. He … Continue reading

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