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May 11, 2017

Calling on All Organic Dairy Farmers and Consumers – Help Us Identify Fraudulent Factory Farms!

Help us determine where all the major brands are sourcing their milk by submitting your milk carton’s plant code. You may have heard the buzz ...

April 12, 2017

Take Action to Oppose New Organic Tax

Comments Due to USDA by April 19 on Checkoff Proposal Image source: dreamstime.com The USDA wants public feedback on a proposed checkoff program for organics. ...

March 28, 2017

Keep Fragile Ecosystems Wild

[The comment period for this issue is now closed.] [Read Cornucopia’s comprehensive comments on this issue.] Comment to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) by ...

March 22, 2017

Keep Organics Rooted in Nutritious Soil

[The comment period for this issue is now closed.] Comment to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) by March 30 When food grown without soil ...

November 8, 2016

Sign the Proxy – Keep Organics Rooted in Nutritious Soil

Tell the USDA Growing in Factory Farm Fish Waste/Conventional Soybean Slurry, under Artificial Lighting, is not Organic! A few years ago, the organic community was ...

October 20, 2016

Take Action: Sign the Petition — It’s Time to Remove Carrageenan (Intestinal Inflammatory Agent/Carcinogen) from Organics!

[This alert is over – and we won! The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) voted in November 2016 to remove carrageenan from the National List ...

September 9, 2016

USDA Weighing Approval for Non-browning GMO Apple

[This action alert is over.] Public Can Comment Until Midnight Monday, September 12 Source: Jerald Jackson The USDA is nearing approval of a third genetically ...

August 18, 2016

Danone’s Acquisition of WhiteWave Foods Could Harm Ethical Dairy Farmers and Consumers

[This alert is over, and we won!] Don’t Let Giant Corporations and Factory Farms Corrupt Organics! French dairy giant Groupe Danone (Dannon in the U.S.) ...

July 19, 2016

GMOs: The One Thing You Can Do While Obama Considers Vetoing Non-Labeling Legislation

This alert is over. [Read the letters calling for a presidential veto below.] Source: DonkeyHotey President Obama has yet to sign the toothless GMO food ...

July 14, 2016

Call the White House: Urge President Obama to Veto the DARK Act

This alert is over. Despite an outpouring of letters, calls and protests, both the Senate and House have caved to Monsanto and biotech interests, passing ...

July 5, 2016

Act Today to Protect Your Food Independence!

This action alert is over. Phony-Baloney Senate GMO Labeling Sell-out in the Works Source: Martin Cathrae This Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. Senate is set to ...

May 31, 2016

New Animal Welfare Rules Could Harm Family-Scale Dairy Farmers

This action alert is over. Broilers, Layer Standards Could Lock-in Favorable Treatment for Factory Farms Comments due by July 13 [Extended from June 13] One ...