Agency Fails to Take Enforcement Action against Industry Giants Cornucopia, WI – The Cornucopia Institute sharply criticized the conclusion by USDA that an 8000-head factory dairy in Idaho was operating within the federal organic standards. Cornucopia had requested an investigation based on its site visit to the giant industrial-scale dairy, owned by Dean Foods, and… Read more »
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What the Grocery Industry Isn’t Telling You
A Conversation with Dr. Phil Howard [This article was previously published in the summer issue of the Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter. Donate today to protect organic integrity and receive our fall issue in print.] Just a handful of companies control your food. Yes, even your organic food. Cornucopia’s director of advocacy and development, Rachel Zegerius,… Read more »
Danish Government Financially Supports Organic Food Production
Cornucopia’s Take: Ten percent of the food in Denmark is organic, and organic farmers cannot meet the demands of the domestic market and export needs. In response, the Danish government has created a large financial stimulus package to help farmers convert more land to organic production. In contrast, the U.S. government has largely been indifferent… Read more »
Cornucopia Asked DOJ to Carefully Consider Organic Merger – And They Did
Cornucopia’s Take: U.S. organic dairy farmers achieved a rare win last week, keeping competition open in the industry, at least for now. The Danone/WhiteWave merger will go through without Stonyfield as part of the deal. Organic industry watchdog wins antitrust victory Milwaukee Journal Sentinel by Rick Barrett A Wisconsin-based group that represents organic farmers says… Read more »
Farming Changes Can Limit Risks
New York Times by Jonathan Foley Droughts happen. They have happened in the past, and they will happen in the future. Whether the odds of extreme droughts are changing is still an open question, but signs point to shifting patterns of climate. No matter the cause, droughts have a heavy impact on agriculture. This year,… Read more »
Obama Urged to Cut FDA Ties With Monsanto
Chem World by Rebecca Trager An online movement has erupted urging President Obama to cease ties between the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and agricultural biotech company Monsanto. The petition specifically mentions Michael Taylor as a former vice president and lobbyist with the firm, and suggests that he should be removed from his position… Read more »
Maine Town Passes Landmark Local Food Ordinance
Sedgwick becomes first town in Maine to adopt protections Food For Maine’s Future SEDGWICK, MAINE – On Saturday, March 5, residents of a small coastal town in Maine voted unanimously to adopt the Local Food and Self-Governance Ordinance, setting a precedent for other towns looking to preserve small-scale farming and food processing. Sedgwick, located on… Read more »
Shoppers Pay While Food Processors Profit
Western Farm Press The release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October proves what too many Americans already have learned the hard way: input costs for food processors are way down but the prices they charge grocery shoppers continue to climb. Prices for virtually everything consumers buy — gasoline, airline tickets, clothing — dropped… Read more »
Does Organic Imply Grazing?
New York Times By MARIAN BURROS September 14, 2005 JOHN MACKEY, chairman of Whole Foods Market, with the buying power of his 173 stores across the country behind him, said in a telephone interview yesterday that he wants the Department of Agriculture to strengthen its standards for organic milk. “I’m worried that it is getting… Read more »
Antibiotic Abuse
Editorial The Boston Globe August 8, 2005 THE GREAT, life-saving medical advance of the 20th century was the discovery of antibiotics. Now, in the 21st century, the effectiveness of these miracle drugs is being undercut by their misuse in both people and animals.
