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November 29, 2008

(ALERT OVER) – Organic Stakeholders Demand Democracy from the USDA

Take Action: New Rules Could Force Organic Family Livestock Farmers Out of Business After eight years of political debate, legal wrangling and protests within the ...

November 3, 2008

(ALERT OVER) – Urge the NOSB to Remove Soy Lecithin from the National List

Little-known food ingredient takes center stage in precedent-setting vote Public Comments due Monday, November 3rd Take a look at the bar of organic chocolate in ...

January 30, 2008

Infant Formula Warning Labels Needed: Take Action

Infant Formula Warning Labels Needed “How traumatic for my child to have to experience a time that should be of comfort and closeness to me, ...

November 26, 2007

(ALERT OVER) – Protect Fresh Leafy Greens and Family Farms

Federal Regulations Would Harm Sustainable Farmers and Biodiversity We need your help in another battle to stop the slippery slope toward a sterilized and industrialized ...

August 27, 2007

(ALERT OVER) – Sow The Seeds Flood Relief Fund Designated to Help Midwest Farmers

Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa Food Co-ops Join Efforts for Farm Flood Victims Margaret Bert, Director of Communications Outpost Natural Foods Cooperative Milwaukee, WI: The remnants ...

July 24, 2007

(ALERT OVER) – Act Now on the Farm and Food Bill

The House is expected to vote on the Farm Bill on Thursday, July 26. Please call your representative immediately to express your support for these ...

July 18, 2007

(ALERT OVER) – Country-of-Origin Food Labeling Needs Your Support

If we want to know whether our food is raised by American farmers, meeting USDA/FDA standards, or is being imported from Third World countries with ...

April 5, 2007

Raw Almonds: USDA and Agribusiness Conspire to Mislead Consumers

[This Action Alert is Over] “Raw” Almonds Must Soon be Steam-Heated or Treated with Toxic Chemical CORNUCOPIA, WI: Small-scale farmers, retailers, and consumers are outraged ...

January 8, 2007

(ALERT OVER) – Tell the FDA No to Cloned Animals

The Food and Drug Administration has given preliminary approval to the use of cloned animals for food. According to the agency’s chief of veterinary medicine, ...

November 3, 2006

(ALERT OVER) – Urge USDA to Protect Poultry Farmers From Avian Flu

The current government approach to avian influenza is flawed. The Cornucopia Institute has joined a broad coalition of stakeholder groups that are calling on USDA ...

August 28, 2006

(ALERT OVER) – Take Action on Humane and Efficient Treatment of Organic Livestock

USDA seeks comment by September 15th The USDA has proposed 13 additions to the list of substances available to organic livestock farmers for treating illness. ...

July 19, 2006

(ALERT OVER) – USDA Unveils Grass-Fed Meat Label

Farmer and Consumer Feedback to USDA Needed by August 10 Consumers and family-scale farmers and ranchers could be big winners if a proposed new USDA ...