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April 19, 2018

Spring 2018 NOSB Meeting – Webinar: Thursday, April 19, 2018

Cornucopia staff members attended the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) pre-meeting webinar today, where the NOSB heard comments from the public. Cornucopia’s notes from this ...

April 17, 2018

Spring 2018 NOSB Meeting – Webinar: Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Cornucopia staff members attended the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) pre-meeting webinar today, where the NOSB heard comments from the public. Cornucopia’s notes from this ...

April 12, 2018

As the Crow Flies

A Straight Line to Sustainable Agriculture [This article was previously published in the winter issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Rachel Zegerius, Communications ...

April 12, 2018

Mark Kastel on Facebook Live: USDA Reapproves Carrageenan, Betrays Public Trust, and Ignores Own Advisory Board

Codirector Mark Kastel describes the history and process of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), as well as recent disturbing developments in USDA oversight of ...

April 4, 2018

USDA Rejects Advice of Expert Panel

Inflammatory/carcinogenic food additive carrageenan reapproved for use in organics Report Exposes Food Industry Cover-up: Widespread Contamination Present in the Common Food-Grade Ingredient A highly controversial ...

February 27, 2018

Slower-Growing Chickens

Will the USDA Heed the Call for More Stringent Regulations? [This article was previously published in the winter issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] ...

February 15, 2018

USDA Accused of Disseminating “Corporate Propaganda” Backing Agribusiness Switch of Organics to (Soil-less) Hydroponic Production

[Read Cornucopia’s formal request to the USDA’s Office of Inspector General to investigate whether the agency willfully attempted to misinform the public.] Regulators Bypass Expert ...

February 1, 2018

Measuring Biodiversity on Organic Farms

Legally Mandated, But Ignored [This article was previously published in the winter issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Linley Dixon, PhD Senior Scientist ...

January 17, 2018

Illegal Certification of Hydroponics Continues

NOSB Split 8:7 Favoring Industry Lobbyists over Farmers [This article was previously published in the winter issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Linley ...

December 28, 2017

2017 in Review and the Coming Year

To unmute, click on the sound icon in the lower right corner of the video.  Cornucopia Codirector, Mark Kastel, gave a report on some ...

December 14, 2017

Demand Real Organic Food from Real Organic Farmers!

[Download the proxy here.] Sign the Proxy Asking Major Retailers to Offer Genuine Organic Choices We need the stores we shop at to quit trying ...

December 11, 2017

New Report Exposes Deceptive Marketing in $9 Billion-Dollar Snack Bar Industry

Decoding Granola/Protein/Energy Bar Labels: Avoiding Hexane-Extracted Ingredients Scorecard Separates Gimmicky Junk Food from True Organic/Nutrient Dense Brands A new report exposes misleading marketing practices by ...