[This action alert is over] UPDATE: The Senate has yet to vote on the resolution, and may not until Monday. If you haven’t called yet, you still have time to make your voice heard. Speak up for farmers and good food! Monsanto and agribusiness companies have managed to insert two dangerous provisions into the Continuing Resolution… Read more »
Action Alert: Genetically Engineered Salmon
(This Action Alert is Over) FDA Seeks Public Comment UPDATE: The FDA has extended the comment deadline to April 26! FDA poised to approve genetically engineered salmon despite unknown risks to human health. Inevitable accidental release of transgenic fish into the wild could devastate native fish populations and ecosystems! The DNA of the top fish… Read more »
Action Alert: Synthetic Nutrients in Organic Foods?
[This Action Alert is Over] USDA Seeks Public Comment Comments due December 26, 2012 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking public comment on a rule that would continue its policy of allowing the indiscriminate and illegal addition of synthetic nutrients to organic foods. Nutrients occur naturally in foods, and many are essential… Read more »
This Might Be Our Only Chance for GMO Labeling—We Can Win This One!
[This Action Alert is Over] Action Alert As California Goes, So Goes the Nation Democratic and Republican administrations, and Congress, have repeatedly ignored the overwhelming majority of Americans who favor labeling genetically engineered (GE) food in the marketplace. Our politicians seem to be listening to the corporate executives (their donors) instead of the citizenry. But… Read more »
Breaking News: Corporations Stab Organic Consumers in the Back — Familiar Brands Funding Attack and Consumers Right to GMO Labeling
[This Action Alert is Over] Updated Nov. 6, 2012 Click Image for Larger View Download a PDF Version Source of financial contribution figures: California Secretary of State, available online at http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Measures/Detail.aspx?id=1344799&session=2011 Current as of August 18, 2012 Democratic and Republican administrations, and Congress, have repeatedly ignored the overwhelming majority of Americans who favor labeling genetically… Read more »
ACTION ALERT– Protect Family Farms and Ranches from New Burdensome Animal ID Regulation
[This Action Alert is Over] The USDA is about to finalize a rule that will cause significant problems for independent ranchers, small farmers, and even backyard poultry owners. Please help protect our farms by telling your Representative to put a stop to this! The USDA is on track to issue a final rule on Animal… Read more »
Action Alert: Protect Organics from Synthetic Additives and Factory Farms
[This Action Alert is Over] Sign and Mail Your Proxy Letter Protect Organics from Synthetic Additives and Factory Farms Please take a moment to print, sign and mail the proxy letter today! The organic label was founded on the idea that food should be produced in concert with nature, without dangerous chemicals and synthetic ingredients…. Read more »
ACTION ALERT: USDA Proposed Rule for “Animal Disease Traceability”
[This Action Alert is Over] Your comments needed today! Having dropped the plans for the National Animal Identification System (NAIS), USDA is back again for Round Two. The agency has proposed a rule that would require livestock producers, related businesses, and state livestock agencies to incur significant expense tracking animals that cross state lines—with few… Read more »
(ALERT OVER) Big Ag/USDA Could Run Organic Leafy Green Growers out of Business!
National Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement Comments: Due July 28 Action Alert Corporate agribusiness wants to tell the rest of us how to farm, and shut anyone out of the market who does not follow their one-size-fits-all “food safety” standards for leafy green vegetables. The USDA is supporting their plan, which, if accepted, will allow a… Read more »
(ALERT OVER) USDA Filling Five Vacancies on the National Organic Standards Board
The USDA is seeking nominations for five upcoming vacancies on the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). Appointees will serve a five-year term beginning Jan. 24, 2012. Vacancies for the 15-mem¬ber organic advisory board must represent a particular constituency as identified by Congress, and the particular openings are for:
