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August 21, 2019

Alleged Animal Abuse at Known “Factory Organic” Dairy Under Watch of Texas Department of Agriculture

Cornucopia files formal legal complaint, encourages consumers to rebuke the false marketing of factory organic brands [Read Cornucopia’s formal legal complaint to the USDA.] Natural ...

August 18, 2019

The Crisis in Organic Dairy

Consumers Unite! [This article was previously published in the summer issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Kestrel Burcham, JD, Director of Domestic Policy ...

July 25, 2019

GMO-Friendly USDA Ogling Organic

Under Secretary’s Testimony Opens Discussion to “Enhance Organic Production” USDA Under Secretary Greg Ibach recently made comments before the House Agriculture Subcommittee suggesting it is ...

July 3, 2019

Add-On Label Identifies Real Organic Food

The USDA’s National Organic Program has failed consumers and true organic farmers by refusing to enforce pasture requirements for organic livestock and by allowing hydroponic ...

June 26, 2019

Alchemy by USDA and Certifiers

Conventional Cattle on Organic Dairy Farms [This article was previously published in the spring issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Kestrel Burcham, JD ...

June 19, 2019

Why Don’t You See Organically Labeled Fish?

The Complicated Industry May Be Incompatible with Organic Principles [This article was previously published in the spring issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by ...

June 11, 2019

What is My Certifier Hiding?

A Farmer’s Plea for Certifier Transparency [This article was previously published in the spring issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] Source: AdobeStock Neal Laferriere, ...

June 5, 2019

The Cornucopia Institute Examines Plant-Based Beverages

Advertising Promotes Them as a Health Food—But Are They? Cornucopia’s new report, “Pouring” Over Plant-Based Beverages, takes an in-depth look at what these beverages really ...

June 3, 2019

National Organic Program Releases Clarification Regarding Glyphosate in “Organic” Hydroponic Production

Recent discussions surrounding “organic” hydroponic operations have had the organic community in an uproar. Serious questions first raised by the Real Organic Project were raised ...

May 16, 2019

“Organic” Hydroponic May Not Be Bound by a Three-Year Transition Period

Cornucopia reached out to Dr. Jennifer Tucker, the National Organic Program (NOP) Deputy Administrator, for further comment on the issues raised by Civil Eats, below. ...

May 6, 2019

Not Your Grandma’s Curds and Whey

Cottage Cheese, the Dairy Delight Said to be Making a Comeback [This article was previously published in the spring issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly ...

May 3, 2019

Factory “Organic” Causes Dairy Surplus

Making It Hard for Small Family Farms to Survive [This article was previously published in the fall issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by ...