Just on the heels of Dean Foods’ announcement that they will invest $10 million to build a second factory-scale company-owned farm in the desert-like conditions of at Idaho, we’ve learned of another proposed 10 million-dollar investment, adding 2000 cows, to the cachet of “organic” industrial farms producing milk for...
You might recall that we helped organize upwards of 40,000 contacts to the USDA Secretary last fall requesting that he intervene, and overrule the NOP, and allow The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) to formally vote and adopt a strong pasture guidance, closing the loopholes, at their last meeting....
Business Week by Eamon Javers Michael Fumento’s failure to disclose payments to him in 1999 from the agribusiness giant has now caused Scripps Howard to sever its ties to him Scripps Howard News Service announced Jan. 13 that it’s severing its business relationship with columnist Michael Fumento, who’s also...
The Independent By Geoffrey Lean, Environment Editor Women who eat GM foods while pregnant risk endangering their unborn babies, startling new research suggests. The study – carried out by a leading scientist at the Russian Academy of Sciences – found that more than half of the offspring of rats...
Consumer Reports February 2006 Which apple? The decision doesn’t end once you’ve figured out whether to buy, say, the McIntosh or the Red Delicious. In many food stores across the country, you’re also faced with the more vexing question of buying organic or conventional, and not just at the...
By Candace Page Burlington Free Press Staff Writer (link no longer available) WEST SWANTON — Earl Fournier’s accountant tells him the profit from his 75 milk cows tripled — from $9,000 to about $30,000 — in 2004-2005, the first year he switched his Holsteins to producing organic milk. “The...
By Candace Page Burlington Free Press Staff Writer Agriculture Secretary Steve Kerr says his department wants to begin making “cold calls” on some of the state’s small dairy farms, to see if their owners are interested in switching to organic milk. Far from being discouraged by a new study...
The Greenbergs of Stratford, Wisconsin Most organic dairy farms are relatively small operations, averaging about 50 cows. However, a handful of exemplary producers are proving that you can farm on a larger scale without compromising on environmental stewardship, humane animal husbandry, or organic ethics. The Greenberg farm, in Stratford,...
London: Organic food production is booming in China and India — which together host more than half the world’s farming households. A new study by the UN specialised agency on rural poverty, the International Fund for Agriculture and Development (IFAD), says organics can offer an effective route out of...
Organic Farming by Press Release? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mark Kastel, 608-625-2000, kastel(at)cornucopia.org Harry Lewis, 903-885-9150 CORNUCOPIA: Dean Foods, the $11 billion giant that controls the leading market position in conventional milk, is taking a controversial and risky gamble by attempting to turn their 4000 cow plus confinement dairy,...
University of New Hampshire Launches Teaching, Research Farm DURHAM, N.H., Dec. 6 (AScribe Newswire) — The University of New Hampshire will establish an organic dairy farm for research, education, and outreach, making it the nation’s first land-grant university to have an organic dairy farm. Londonderry, N.H. industry leader Stonyfield...
Improprieties Alleged at Organic Factory Farm in Colorado For More Information, Contact: Mark Kastel, 608-625-2000 CORNUCOPIA, WISCONSIN: The Cornucopia Institute has filed a formal legal complaint with the USDA requesting a full investigation into allegations of multiple violations of federal organic regulations at the nation’s largest organic dairy. The...
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