I was a guest on the Ask a Farmer podcast by Canadian Food Focus. You can listen to the entire episode by clicking below:
ConsEUmer podcast / EP166: Beer sales down in NL, Germany alone against EV tariffs, and The gene-editing pendulum (w/ Amrit Nanda)
In this last episode before the summer break, we address falling beer sales in the Netherlands, and the ongoing Council battle of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. Also, Amrit Nanda from Plant ETP joins us to explain the latest on the Commission’s regulatory changes on gene-editing. Check out their “Plantastic Discoveries” on their website: https://www.plantetp.eu/information-hub/ […]
On Vermont Viewpoint WDEV to talk Bill H.706 on a neonics ban
I joined Brad Ferland on WDEV’s Vermont Viewpoint to discuss House Bill H.706 which would ban the use of neonic insecticides in the state. You can listen to the entire segment by clicking below:
On the New Ag International podcast on European agricultural policy
I was a guest on the New Ag International podcast to talk about biocontrol and EU agricultural policy. You can find the entire episode on the website of New Ag International by clicking HERE.
ConsEUmer podcast / EP146: German cannabis, Socialists on China, and Biocontrol (w/ Kristin Sukalac)
In this week’s episode we talk to Kristen Sukulac from the Biocontrol Coalition about what biocontrol is and what it can do for European agriculture. Also in this episode: 🇩🇪 Germany legalises cannabis… sort of 🇨🇳 PES revisits its position on China Find out more about the Biocontrol Coalition: https://biocontrolcoalition.eu/ February 29, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever […]
Episode 4 of Fun Police’s second season is out!
In this season finale, Movendi International makes a comeback. UNODC and Movendi collaborate on global health policy, and it’s all a bit odd. Also, we talk to an infant feeding expert who leads us down the path of the WHO’s weird obsession with infant formula. Act 1: Listen first Act 2: Magic formula Act 3: […]
Episode 3 of Fun Police’s second season is out!
In this third episode, we look at the role of international institutions when it comes to litigation. IARC, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, uses a method of analysing hazard, not risk, opening up companies to expensive litigation. This appears to be used as a method to impose quasi bans. Act 1: Precaution Act […]
On WIBC 93.1 FM to talk about German farmer protests
I was a guest on WIBC 93.1 FM in Indiana to talk about the German farmer protests. You can listen to the entire exchange by clicking below:
On the Federalist Radio Hour about German farmer protests
I was a guest on the Federalist Radio Hour about the farmer protests in Germany. You can listen to the entire interview below.
L’Europe cède un avantage à la Chine
Les décideurs politiques de tous bords devraient adopter une approche basée sur les risques pour la réglementation des PFAS. La Commission européenne s’est engagée à éliminer progressivement les substances chimiques artificielles appelées substances per- et polyfluoroalkyles, également connues sous le nom de PFAS. De l’autre côté de l’Atlantique, le Congrès américain et des législateurs au […]
Bill Wirtz 