Cornucopia’s Take: Not only are wild bees declining, this new analysis shows that pesticide use and loss of habitat are to blame, in part. More than half of the species in the study are declining, and nearly a quarter are moving towards extinction. Landmark Report: Hundreds of Native Bee Species Sliding Toward Extinction Center for… Read more »
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How These Farmer Janes Are Making Organics Profitable
Rodale’s Organic Life by Audra Mulkern Farm-to-table gets a serious dose of girl power. All across America, women are returning to the land and reviving age-old traditions of farming, which, as a business, is often fraught with struggles to turn a profit. But these four superwomen have combined their individual passions for food, organic farming,… Read more »
Farming is Sexy
Documentary presents young Georgia growers as food’s new ‘rock stars’ Connect Savannah By Jessica Leigh Lebos If sun–kissed cuties in overalls driving tractors through sun–dappled fields sounds like your kind of fantasy, this one’s for you. A paean to those who make the sustainable food movement possible, the documentary GROW! profiles 20 young organic farmers… Read more »
Slowdown In Once-Booming Organics Troubles Farmers
The Associated Press (link no longer available) By Rick Callahan The organic dairy industry was thriving when Allen and Jean Moody bought a 200-acre Wisconsin dairy farm in 2006 and joined the ranks of farmers churning out milk raised without growth hormones, pesticides or other chemicals. Three years later, the good days are gone and the… Read more »
Fertilized by Growing Power, veggie tales become the latest story at businesses
By Karen Herzog of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Vegetable stands lush with asparagus and salad greens are sprouting in corporate parking lots. Kohl’s Corp. is planting vegetable gardens to help the less fortunate. And City Hall next week will get its own version of the White House kitchen garden. Nonprofit urban farm Growing Power is… Read more »
USDA Secretary Nominee Causes Dustup in Organic Industry
Obama Administration Challenged to Clean up Bush’s Organic Mess Mark Kastel The Cornucopia Institute While former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack testified before Congress during confirmation hearings, a controversy was bubbling in the organic food and farming industry concerning his appointment. For the last eight years, Bush administration officials at the USDA have been widely criticized… Read more »
Report Targets Costs Of Factory Farming
The Washington Post By Rick Weiss, Staff Writer Factory farming takes a big, hidden toll on human health and the environment, is undermining rural America’s economic stability and fails to provide the humane treatment of livestock increasingly demanded by American consumers, concludes an independent, 2 1/2 -year analysis that calls for major changes in the… Read more »
Organic-Milk Fight Takes Aim at Grazing Time
Seattle Times By Melissa Allison, business reporter Anyone reading the label of an organic milk, butter or cheese container might get the impression the cows behind those products spend much of their time in verdant pastures. The labels often portray cows grazing on grassland, and studies show that consumers of organic milk products believe the… Read more »
Suspicious Organic Grain Shipment Intercepted at U.S. Port
UPDATE: Interim Victory for Organic Farmers A federal judge has denied Sunrise Food International, Inc.’s request that it be allowed to immediately unload 25,000 metric tons of what is purportedly “organic” corn currently stranded off the shore of California. Sunrise asked the court to issue an emergency order allowing it to dock and unload the… Read more »
USDA Inspector General Finds Bush Administration Ignored Organic Laws
New Management at USDA Reforms, Strengthens National Organic Program WASHINGTON, DC: After an extensive audit and investigation of alleged improprieties at the USDA’s National Organic Program, the agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) made public their formal report, dated March 9, substantiating the allegations of prominent organic industry watchdog groups — that under the Bush… Read more »
