The Daily Press - Ashland, WI
By CHAD DALLY
Supporting the local agricultural network has always been a priority for the Chequamegon Food Cooperative.
But its board of directors recently announced that the co-op is looking to take a bold step and become directly involved in farming through the purchase of a Bayfield County farm.
Board members on Monday [...]

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USAgNet
Monsanto’s proxy statement, filed last week, credits Chief Executive Hugh Grant with $15.6 million of total compensation in the latest fiscal year, up from $11.0 million in fiscal 2007. Grant’s salary rose 10 percent, to $1.29 million, and his annual bonus rose 12 percent to $3.33 million, which was close to the maximum he could [...]

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Washington Post
Juliet Eilperin and Jane Black, Staff Writers
For the first time, a federal advisory board has approved criteria that clear the way for farmed fish to be labeled “organic,” a move that pleased aquaculture producers even as it angered environmentalists and consumer advocates.
The question of whether farmed fish could be labeled organic — especially carnivorous [...]

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By STEVE KARNOWSKI | The Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS — A long struggle over what kind of milk counts as organic is coming to a head.
The Department of Agriculture has issued draft rules for organic milk that would require that the cows be on pasture at least half the year and get plenty of fresh grass. The [...]

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Overwhelming majority of consumers want country of origin labeling loopholes closed; GE and cloned animals labeled
Consumers Union
(Yonkers, NY) — Amid continuing questions as to the safety of both imported and domestically produced food, a new national food safety and labeling poll conducted by Consumer Reports National Research Center reveals that, by a huge margin, consumers [...]

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