Alex Avery
Alex Averyis the Director of Research and Education at the Center for Global Food Issues, a project of the Hudson Institute.
According to a biographical profile on the CFGI website, prior "to joining Hudson in 1994, he was a McKnight research fellow at Purdue University, where he worked to develop drought-resistant sorghum varieties for the Sudan of Africa." [1]
"Since joining the Center in 1994, Avery has spoken to a wide variety of national and international audiences and has represented the Center at the United Nations World Food Summit in Rome," his bio note states.
Books
- Alex Avery and Graydon Forrer, 'Organic Industry Groups Spread Fear for Profit', September 21, 2000.
- 'The Organic Food Industry: Smearing The Competition' - a paper published (13 March 2000) on Monsanto's Biotechnology Knowledge Center website,
- "Infantile Methemoglobinemia: Reexamining the Role of Drinking Water Nitrates," Environmental Health Perspectives, July 1999. According to his bio note this is a "peer-reviewed study documenting that nitrates in drinking water do not cause the infamous "blue baby syndrome" in infants".
- "Farming to Sustain the Environment," Hudson Briefing Paper No. 190, Hudson, May 1996.
- 'The Deadly Chemicals in Organic Food', New York Post, June 2, 2001
- 'Organic farming caused dust bowl', The Spokesman-Review.com, August 18, 2002.
According to his bio note, Alex Avery's articles have "appeared in many publications, including the Des Moines Register, USA Today Magazine, The Washington Times, and Canada's Western Producer.
