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Ken Cook is president of Environmental Working Group, a public interest research and advocacy organization known for its Farm Subsidy Database. The author of dozens of articles, opinion pieces and reports on agricultural, public health and environmental topics, "[Cook's] fingerprints can be found on nearly two decades of U.S. farm law" (Omaha World Herald). Read more about Ken.
Craig Cox is EWG Midwest Vice President. He Mulches from EWG's office in Ames, IA. Prior to EWG, Craig served as Executive Director of the Soil and Water Conservation Society and was Acting USDA Deputy Under-Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, and Special Assistant to the Chief of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Michelle Perez is EWG's Senior Agriculture Analyst. She has a BA in Biology from Occidental, a Masters from the University of Maryland (UMD) and is finishing up a PhD in agricultural-environmental policy at UMD.
Don Carr is EWG's Press Secretary for agriculture and public lands issues. Prior to EWG, Don worked as a Communications Director for the DNC in his home state of South Dakota and on former Senate Leader Tom Daschle's 2004 reelection campaign.
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Why can't I access your site. I type in my email address and it gives me an error message. How can we support your organization if we can't get information?
Posted by: Molora Vadnais | July 6, 2007 12:37 PM
We apologize for the inconvenience, but turning on your cookies (in your browser's preferences) should take care of the problem. If you continue to experience trouble, email generalinfo ~at~ ewg.org for more help.
Posted by: Carrie Gouldin, EWG | July 9, 2007 9:44 AM
When will the 2006 results appear?
GAIL: Later this year, we just received them a few weeks ago.--COOK
Posted by: Mr. Gail H. Meyer | July 27, 2007 10:45 PM
It is August 11, 2007 and the database still is not available. The message I get is: Problem with data query: Too many connections. All I did was click on links. How is this information beneficial if we cannot view it? TIA...katy
Posted by: Katy | August 12, 2007 9:16 AM
I have been unable to access the databases since 10-Aug-2007. The only error messages states too many connections. This never appears to go away.
Posted by: Richard Parks | August 13, 2007 8:14 AM
This is the biggest tax payer rip of all time. It's
living proof of the absurdity of our elected
idiots in Washington.If they had any common sense at all, they would really be dangerous.(PATHETIC)
Posted by: Gene Loomis | March 2, 2008 10:50 AM
The American people have the cheapest food in the world, why is that fact not brought out here? Rest of the world pays over 50% of income for food, tell the rest of the story now.
Posted by: Lee | October 19, 2009 7:43 AM
Lee -- the rest of the world earns far less than we do, which is why their daily share is so large. It's also why trade distorting subsidies have such a big impact on developing countries as the slightest fluctuation in price deeply impacts developing countries. If you're commenting on cheap food, make sure you are accurate and relay that only five crops, corn, cotton, rice, wheat and soybeans receive 90% of federal subsidies thus making them "cheap".
Posted by: Don Carr
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October 19, 2009 2:05 PM
Don
90% of the crops grown is the five crops.
Posted by: Lee | October 20, 2009 2:28 PM
Lee -- so you agree, we grow what the gov't subsidizes. Maybe some of that should shift to fruits and vegetables and organics as opposed to the five favored crops.
Posted by: Don Carr
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October 20, 2009 3:51 PM
Don
That is the crops needed.Those five crops are organic, and no farmer grows what is subsidized for the check. The check is far too small, and crop insurance is required to draw the check.
Posted by: Lee | October 20, 2009 7:35 PM
Those five crops are what is needed. Those five crops are organic.
Posted by: Lee | October 23, 2009 10:38 AM
Lee -- apologies for not getting to your comments last week. I was unexpectedly pulled away from the office, and since we shut down Mulch for our new AgMag
http://www.mulchblog.com/2009/10/were-putting-mulch-to-pasture-meet-ewgs-agmag.html
no one else is tasked with monitoring the comments. Please move the conversation over to:
http://www.ewg.org/agmag/2008/04/farm-subsidy-update/
and it is ridiculous to call the commodity crops organic. Corn is slathered in chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
Posted by: Don Carr
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October 26, 2009 9:36 AM