The following is an excerpt.
Bittman continues writes misleading claims in an attempt to distract readers from what the issue is really about.
Below is a letter to the editor sent to the New York Times by TATT board member John Rigolizzo, Jr who farms in New Jersey. It lays out a far more accurate explanation of what the Farmer Assurance Provision is really about.
See the original article and the letter to the editor here: Response to New York Times / Mark Bittman on the “biotech rider”
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