Government outlet provides safe, special food for the nation’s leaders Associated Press MSNBC.com BEIJING – While China grapples with its latest tainted food crisis, the political elite are served the choicest, safest delicacies. They get hormone-free beef from the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, organic tea from the foothills of Tibet and rice watered by melted… Read more »
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Small and Medium Scale Egg Production with Permanent Housing—Minimal-Excellent Adequate Outdoor Access
Heartbreak and Hope
The diagnostic story of California Cloverleaf Farms Dairy By Rachel Zegerius California Cloverleaf Farms is the latest casualty in organic dairy. Crushed by the onslaught of industrialized producers, Ward and Rosie Burroughs, with son Zeb and daughter-in-law Meridith, recently closed the doors on their 550-cow operation in the San Joaquin Valley. The loss of such… Read more »
The Nutritional Value of 100% Grass-Fed Organic Milk
Dairy products labeled 100% grass fed are gaining popularity in the marketplace for good reason: As with all living things, cattle “are what they eat”! Cattle, along with sheep and goats, are ruminants, meaning they evolved to eat and subsist on green forage. In stark comparison to cows in conventional dairies that are fed grain,… Read more »
Hold onto Your Wallets – Organic Industry Checkoff Being Pushed by OTA and an Agribusiness-Friendly Congress
I’m not afraid of the government taking farmer’s money. I’m afraid of the government issuing a license to steal to the corporations that control the Organic Trade Association… MAK Organic industry check-off program proposed in Senate ag committee’s farm bill Bill also reauthorizes $20 mil’ annually for Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program by… Read more »
Community Supported Agriculture
How to Choose a Farm Share [This article was previously published in the spring issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Linley Dixon, Ph.D, Farm and Food Policy Analyst at The Cornucopia Institute Source: Adobe Stock Congratulations, you’ve decided it’s time to join a CSA, arguably the best way to support local, diversified food production!… Read more »
Bathed in Love at Butterworks
Organic Yogurt the Offspring [This article was previously published in the fall issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Rachel Zegerius, Communications and Development Associate at The Cornucopia Institute The Lazors have grown and processed theirown organic grains for years. This year, however, they transitioned the cowsonto a 100% grass-fed diet. Photo courtesy of Shawn… Read more »
Subterfuge: FDA’s Phase Out of Antibiotics for Animal Growth Purposes Ineffective — Will Disadvantage Small Farmers
On December 11, 2013 the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) released a guidance document that asks animal-drug makers to voluntarily discontinue marketing antibiotics to farmers for faster livestock growth, limiting their use strictly to therapeutic uses. “The outstanding question is, will this billion-dollar industry make voluntary changes in order to protect the efficacy of… Read more »
Subterfuge: FDA’s Phase Out of Antibiotics for Animal Growth Purposes Ineffective — Will Disadvantage Small Farmers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rebecca Thistlethwaite, 541-298-4978 Mark Kastel, 608-625-2042 Subterfuge: FDA’s Phase Out of Antibiotics for Animal Growth Purposes Ineffective — Will Disadvantage Small Farmers https://www.cornucopia.org/2014/01/subterfuge-fdas-phase-antibiotics-animal-growth-purposes-ineffective-will-disadvantage-small-farmers-2 CORNUCOPIA, WI: On December 11, 2013 the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) released a guidance document that asks animal-drug makers to voluntarily discontinue marketing antibiotics to farmers for faster… Read more »
Farmers Want Raw Milk Regulations Eased
VtDigger.org Editor’s note: This article is by Jordan Cuddemi of the Valley News, in which it was first published Oct. 28, 2013. (BETHEL) — Vegetables, meats and eggs are just a few items that can be bought at most any Vermont farmers’ market. But one of the products that can’t be found is raw milk…. Read more »
