Why Hydroponics Is Not Organic [This article was previously published in the fall issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Linley Dixon, Senior Scientist at The Cornucopia Institute Source: Adobe Stock Every year, after the first frosty cold rolls over the mountains and puts an end to the outdoor growing season here in Colorado, I dust… Read more »
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Comment by October 4: Ask the NOSB to Uphold Real Organic Integrity
[This alert is over.] Beyond Pesticides is a highly-respected ally in our fight to protect the integrity of the organic label. Since we are doing less direct scrutiny of materials, we are depending more upon their analysis. Why? In a process greatly accelerated during the Obama administration, the National Organic Standards Board has been successfully… Read more »
Will Corporate Interests Water Down the Meaning of Organic Food/Farming?
Federal Organic Panel Meets This Week to Vote on Controversial Topics Agribusiness industry interests have been working for years to woo organic influencers: NOP Staff Director Miles McEvoy touring a hydroponic greenhouse in California, Archi’s Acres, owned by one of the principal hydroponic activist/lobbyists. Image Source: USDA When the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meets… Read more »
Future of Organic Food and Agriculture at Risk
Use of Synthetic Preservatives, Genetically Mutated Ingredients and Weak Animal Welfare Standards Headed for Vote by USDA Panel Cornucopia, WI—The Cornucopia Institute, one of the nation’s leading organic industry watchdogs, is urging members of the USDA’s National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), in formal testimony, to vote to preserve the integrity of organic food and farming… Read more »
Organic Industry in Turmoil: Pioneering Farmers Threatening to Jump Ship
Focal Point of First USDA Regulatory Meeting Since Crisis: Hydroponics Former NOP director Miles McEvoy, before exiting under an ethical cloud from the USDA, visiting with Karen Archipley at her hydroponic operation. Archipley is a spokesperson for Coalition for Sustainable Organics, an astroturf group funded by hydroponic industry interests. Image source: USDA When organic stakeholders… Read more »
Fight to Keep Gimmicky Synthetic Nutrients from Polluting Organic Food
Action Alert Synthetic Nutrients in Organic Foods? USDA seeks public comment Comments due December 26, 2012 December 04, 2012 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking public comment on a rule that would continue its policy of allowing the indiscriminate and illegal addition of synthetic nutrients to organic foods. Nutrients occur naturally in… Read more »
Your Comments Needed: National List Too Long to Review Thoroughly
Source: CA2M By law, The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) must review every substance on the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (National List) every five years. This is to ensure that each material still meets the criteria stated in the Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA, of the 1990 Farm Bill). Since the organic… Read more »
(ALERT OVER) Act by Midnight on Monday — Protect Organic Livestock/Crack down on Factory Farms
ACTION ALERT: Strengthen Animal Welfare in Organics Submit your comments to the National Organic Standards Board Due October 19, 2009 — 11:59 P.M. Current organic standards lack strong language to address animal welfare on farms; as a result, factory farms are producing certified organic meat, eggs and milk. Some poultry operations, for example, house tens… Read more »
Letter to the Congressional Organic Caucus
NOTE: PCC Natural Markets, in Seattle, coordinated a letter to members of Congress expressing the concerns from three dozen retailers about the arbitrary changes made by the USDA to NOSB governance and advice over organic food and agriculture. These changes continue to trouble Cornucopia and many others in the organic community. PCC Natural Markets To… Read more »
USDA Undermines Organic Law
Authority of Expert Panel Ignored Contact: Amy Kenyon, 607-643-1724 Mark Kastel, 608-625-2000 CORNUCOPIA, WI: Organic livestock farmers may soon have access to additional medicines to treat their animals for common ailments. The USDA’s National Organic Program has proposed rule changes to add thirteen new materials to the “National List” of approved substances for organic… Read more »
