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 labeling bill passed by Congress. If you already called the President, or signed one of the “unofficial” petitions, urging him to veto the bill you still have one more chance… Read more »
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 legislation that will deny Americans the right to know what is in in their food products. This toothless compromise will preempt states’ rights to create their own genetically engineered food labeling… Read more »
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 vote on a horrible compromise bill on GMO food labeling. The bill is a gift to Monsanto and the biotech industry. Please contact your Senators ASAP (find your senators here)… Read more »
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 of the reasons consumers are willing to pay premium prices for organic milk, meat, and eggs is because they think animals are cared for in a more humane manner. Rules… Read more »
Take Action to Oppose the Senate’s Killing of Organic Animal Welfare Regulations
This alert is over. Outcome: The Senate Appropriations Committee decided on report language instead of a rider. The report language is an advisory statement, whereas the rider would have been a mandate. Here is the report language: Organic Livestock Proposed Rule. – The Committee is aware that USDA released a proposed rule on April 7,… Read more »
Stop the USDA Political Bureaucrats and Corporate Lobbyists from Hijacking the Independence of the National Organic Standards Board
This Action Alert is over. [See Cornucopia’s comprehensive analysis, including a side-by-side comparison of the new draft and existing PPM] Act by 11:59 PM (Eastern) this Thursday, April 14 Fall 2015 NOSB Meeting Tell NOSB members to table changes to their policy and procedures manual (PPM) The National Organic Standard Board’s (NOSB) Policy and Procedures Manual (PPM) was… Read more »
ACTION ALERT: Act Now to Stop Monsanto’s Congressional DARK Act
[This action alert is now closed] The U.S. Senate will be holding a hearing on Monsanto’s and Big Food’s dream bill to crush the right of states to require labeling of foods containing GMO ingredients. Dubbed by opponents the DARK (Deny Americans the Right to Know) Act, H.R. 1599 is being pushed as several states… Read more »
SIGN THE PROXY LETTER: Remove Current USDA Organic Management
This alert is over. Miles McEvoy has resigned as head of the National Organic Program, effective September 30, 2017. [Read the cover letter accompanying Cornucopia’s first package of 5,000 proxies to USDA Secretary Vilsack requesting Miles McEvoy’s removal.] Illegal Power Grab Greasing the Skids for “Organic” Factory Farming and Potentially Contaminated/Fraudulent Imports Make no mistake about… Read more »
Call Your Representative Today: Act Now on GMO Labeling to Stop the “DARK” Act
[This action alert is now closed] From the National Organic Coalition Source: Devensters The innocuously named HR 1599: the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act has been dubbed the DARK Act (Denying Americans the Right-to-Know Act) by members of the good food movement. The DARK Act will be voted on in Congress next week. The… Read more »
Close the Loophole Allowing Conventional Cows on Organic Farms
The comment period is closed. [UPDATED] Comment by July 27 Origin of Livestock – Proposed Rule One of Aurora’s “organic” dairies, each managing many thousands of cows (producing private label milk for Walmart, Costco, Target and others) In April 2010, the USDA National Organic Program’s new director, Miles McEvoy, promised that releasing a tightened set… Read more »
