Michele Aavang (@maavang60) 's Twitter Profile
Michele Aavang

@maavang60

Farmer. Owner of Bull Valley Farm. Former McHenry County board member. Former IL Farm Bureau board member. Mother of dairyman. Advocate for agriculture.

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Congratulations, @e_hultine! Can't say enough good things about this outstanding leader. He will be excellent in this role! Great news for IFB!

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Congrats Adam Nielsen on your retirement! Thanks so much for all of your outstanding work for IFB members and all of ag. Best wishes to you, Adam!

Blake Hurst (@hurstblake) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Opinion: Misguided populists put American producers at risk disq.us/t/4osb87q Or, I raise a little hell along with my corn.

Andrea C. Love, PhD (@dr_andrealove) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Politicians: stop fixating on food ingredients & focus on farming disinformation. People are scared to eat SAFE & healthy conventional produce that’s half the price of organic. Organic is 35% MORE PROFITABLE & has no benefit. EWG & Moms Across America spread anti-science lies.

Andrea C. Love, PhD (@dr_andrealove) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The concept of toxicity is almost always absent from fear mongering about chemicals. And that’s a serious problem. Read more ⬇️⬇️ news.immunologic.org/p/the-word-tox…

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I’ve seen my share of anti-science activists. But few are as dangerous as Vandana Shiva. She brands herself as a "food sovereignty" advocate. In reality? She’s an activist spreading misinformation about GMOs, pesticides, and modern agriculture. Here’s the real story 🧵: 1/

I’ve seen my share of anti-science activists.

But few are as dangerous as Vandana Shiva.

She brands herself as a "food sovereignty" advocate.

In reality? She’s an activist spreading misinformation about GMOs, pesticides, and modern agriculture.

Here’s the real story 🧵: 1/
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A petition in France is calling for the ban of acetamiprid, a well-known insecticide. What’s driving it? Not new scientific evidence. But fear. And a dangerous misunderstanding of how science works. As a chemist, I see this pattern far too often: •A petition goes viral.

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I’m a chemist. And I need to say this - because it’s getting dangerous out there. The biggest health myth in the world isn’t about vaccines. Or GMOs. Or fluoride. It’s the root of all of them. It’s called chemophobia - and it’s killing science. Fear of “chemicals” now drives

I’m a chemist. And I need to say this - because it’s getting dangerous out there.

The biggest health myth in the world isn’t about vaccines. Or GMOs. Or fluoride.

It’s the root of all of them.
It’s called chemophobia - and it’s killing science.

Fear of “chemicals” now drives
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Science is scary when information is misleading. Our Halloween post from Stuart Smyth is a reminder that there's a chance for the industry to demystify the agricultural shadows and take back the narrative Happy Halloween from the SAIFood team! - mailchi.mp/6c3c34244404/s…

Science is scary when information is misleading. Our Halloween post from <a href="/stuartsmyth66/">Stuart Smyth</a> is a reminder that there's a chance for the industry to demystify the agricultural shadows and take back the narrative

Happy Halloween from the SAIFood team! - mailchi.mp/6c3c34244404/s…
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Viewpoint—Toxic Narratives: The lucrative enviromentalist–tort lawyer-media disinformation network driving drug and chemical scares geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/11/14/web… via Genetic Literacy Project It’s a long read but worth it.

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Farm security IS national security. 🇺🇸 In 2025, USDA took decisive action to protect American farmland, secure supply chains, defend food safety, and block foreign adversaries like the CCP from exploiting U.S. agriculture. From stopping animal disease threats to safeguarding

Farm security IS national security. 🇺🇸

In 2025, USDA took decisive action to protect American farmland, secure supply chains, defend food safety, and block foreign adversaries like the CCP from exploiting U.S. agriculture.

From stopping animal disease threats to safeguarding