Don’t Let Politicians and Factory Livestock Interests Undermine the Public Partnership that Has Been the Hallmark of Organic Rulemaking Incremental Improvements in Organic Livestock Regulations Need to Go into Effect The USDA is requesting your input at this critical juncture to determine whether the organic livestock rule should be scrapped or become effective as planned…. Read more »
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Antibiotic Use on Farms Is Up, Despite Promises to Kick the Drugs
[NOTE: Antibiotics are not allowed in the production of organic food] NPR – The Salt by Dan Charles Source: UGA College of Ag and Environmental Sciences If you go by their declarations and promises, meat producers are drastically cutting back on the use of antibiotics to treat their poultry, pigs and cattle. Over the past… Read more »
ACTION ALERT: Stand with Family Farmers — Protect Them from a Tax Benefiting Agribusiness
(This Action Alert is Over) Federal Research and Marketing Promotion Programs = Robin Hood in Reverse Call your senators now to tell them to support SA 1083. — Senator Cruz amendment to the Farm Bill This amendment to the Farm Bill allows farmers to voluntarily choose whether or not they pay into Federal “checkoff” programs. … Read more »
So You Want To Be a Farmer…
Ever dream of chucking it all for the simple life? Read this first. Modern Farmer by Jesse Hirsch Credit: John Carrel “Sorry — you’re low man on the totem pole.” With those words, farmer Eliza Winters dispatched me to the field. I was on rock duty — a tough job on any day, but especially… Read more »
NOSB Oral Comments, Spring 2022
Day 1: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 (12:00 PM ‐ 5:30 PM Eastern Time ET) NOSB Member Participants: Rick Greenwood, Jerry D’Amore, Kimberly Huseman, Mindee Jeffery, Nathan Powell-Palm, Wood Turner, Amy Bruch, Brian Caldwell, Carolyn Dimitri (delayed in joining), Logan Petrey, Kyla Smith, Liz Graznak, Allison, Johnson, Dr. Dilip Zandwani, Javier Zamora. A current list and… Read more »
EPA Announces Moratorium on New Uses of Bee-Killing Pesticides, Coalition Urges Broader Suspension
Beyond Pesticides Source: autan (Beyond Pesticides, April 3, 2015) Earlier today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a moratorium on new bee- and bird- harming neonicotinoid pesticide products and uses. While supportive of the partial halt on new registrations, farm, beekeeper and environmental groups were have urged EPA to suspend the huge numbers of other… Read more »
Let’s Move Past Complaining About Raw Milk Misinformation, and Do Something About It
by David Gumpert I know I’m not the only supporter of food choice who is frustrated because much of the news in the mainstream media about raw milk seems to be negative and often inaccurate. I know I’m not the only one who is tired of complaining, and wants to do something about it. But… Read more »
A Note From Joel Salatin
Polyface Farm Joel Salatin Aug. 18, 2013 Why do we need more farmers? What is the driving force behind USDA policy? In an infuriating epiphany I have yet to metabolize, I found out Wednesday in a private policy-generation meeting with Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McCauliffe. I did and still do consider it a distinct… Read more »
USDA Looks at Ways to Decontaminate Leafy Produce
FoodNavigator.com Combining sanitizers with ultrasound, optimizing oxygen conditions and not reusing washing water can reduce bacterial contamination of lettuce and leafy greens, according to a summary of recent USDA laboratory research. The findings are published in the July issue of the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) science monthly, Agricultural Research.
Grocers Irked Over Not Being Told That Bestselling Soy Milk is No Longer Organic
Fort Worth STAR-TELEGRAM (link no longer available) By Barry Shlachter, [email protected] Organic-food shoppers are making a rude discovery at their grocers’ refrigerated display case. “White Wave Silk Vanilla Soymilk is no longer Organic,” declares a hand-lettered sign at the two Sunflower Shoppes in Tarrant County. Silk has more than 70 percent of the market. Until this… Read more »
