Protect our organic food future
July 31, 2026
Sustainable Food News Allegations against Grocery Manufacturers Assoc. constitute largest political funding concealment case in Washington state’s history Washington state’s attorney general has asked a court to penalize the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) for its “intentional subterfuge” in an alleged effort to elude state campaign-finance laws. At issue is Washington, ...
Center for Food Safety 90 different pesticide formulations. Sprayed 2 to 3 times a week. Up to 16 times a day. No mandatory disclosure or notifications. No regular monitoring. LAWSUITS against three counties to protect their right to spray. These are the dangerous pesticide practices detailed in Center for Food ...
Inter Press Service News Agency by Christopher Pala Source: Ken & Nyetta A major new study has revealed that the global seafood catch is much larger and declining much faster than previously known. The study, by the University of British Columbia near Vancouver, reconstructed the global catch between 1950 and ...
The Seattle Times by Elizabeth Zach Pam Schreiber, organic farmer Source: USDA According to the USDA, the women who identify themselves as farmers or ranchers run the gamut from those who raise cattle, sheep, poultry, pigs and goats in the West and Midwest to viticulturists who nurture malbec and pinot ...
[Please note that this article incorrectly identifies alfalfa as a perennial grass. It is, in fact, a perennial legume.] Digital Journal by Karen Graham Source: Lotus Johnson Monsanto’s genetically engineered (GE) Roundup-Ready alfalfa has already cost farmers millions of dollars, and now, a new study by the USDA, the same ...
Sustainable Food News Source: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory USDA worries that screening of 700 chemical substances for endocrine disrupting properties could lead to trade disruptions Nearly $4.8 billion in U.S. exports of processed food and feed products, and the raw agricultural commodities they are derived from, are under threat as ...
American Grassfed Association On January 12, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service rescinded the standards for the grassfed marketing claim. These were the minimal standards behind the grassfed label found on meat sold wholesale or retail. The reasons for the rescission are somewhat unclear, but according to AMS representatives, they have reinterpreted ...
Center for Food Safety Pictured: Fish farm off Australian coast Source: Michael Coghlan New Orleans, LA –On January 13, consumer, environmental, and sustainable fishing and farming organizations expressed their strong opposition to new federal regulations that permit the development of industrial fish farms offshore in U.S. waters. The new rules ...
The Ecologist by Claire Robinson, GMWatch Source: Rob Kall GMO promoters enthuse about how GM crops will be able to help the poor and hungry, far in the future, writes Claire Robinson. But they are silent about the currently-planted GM crops – 99% of them herbicide-tolerant or insecticidal. Could it ...
International Business Times by Elizabeth Whitman The transgenic symbol, above, identifies GMO foods and ingredients in Brazil Brazil’s Ministry of Justice has fined six global food giants, including Nestlé and PepsiCo, for failing to disclose that their products contained genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, TeleSUR reported Thursday. The fines come ...
Wild Farm Alliance by Jo Ann Baumgartner NOP guidance did not clearly stop degradation of lands with Conservation Reserve Program improvements when converted to organic crop production, although there is an example of best practices regarding this issue. Image source: Penn State On January 15, 2016 the National Organic Program ...
The Epoch Times by Andrea Hayley The Greek yogurt maker with the colorful labels, Chobani, is asking a court to declare that its latest advertising campaign does not violate any laws. Chobani filed its motion Friday, Jan. 8, after the New York-based company received a cease-and-desist letter from its largest ...
