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January 24, 2010

Organic Family Dairies Being Crushed by Rogue Factory Farms

Farmers Appeal to OMB, President Obama for Justice WASHINGTON, DC: Family farmers from around the country, who produce organic milk, are petitioning president Obama, and ...

December 14, 2009

Nonprofit David Cuts Down Agribusiness Goliaths

Dean Foods, Target Stumble—Being Forced to Correct Deceptive Practices CORNUCOPIA, WIS: An investigation by the USDA’s National Organic Program has determined that Target Corporation wrongly ...

December 2, 2009

Giant Organic Livestock Operation Decertified by USDA

Federal Organic Enforcement Hammer Falls Hard to Protect Farmers/Consumers WASHINGTON, DC: In an investigation and legal case that dragged on for almost four years, one ...

November 19, 2009

Food Manufacturers and Organic Industry Lobbyists Circle the Wagons

Defend Organic Scofflaw in Court to Protect Corporate Takeover of Organics CORNUCOPIA, WI – Two powerful lobby groups in the food industry, The Grocery Manufacturers ...

October 20, 2009

Off Target — Major Retailer Accused of Organic Improprieties State and Federal Complaints Allege Mislabeling

MINNEAPOLIS, MN: A public interest group that focuses on food and agriculture, The Cornucopia Institute, announced this week that it had filed formal complaints with ...

October 5, 2009

Organic Grower Inspires Beet Lawsuit

‘Everything I said to my fellow seedsmen, the judge has now agreed with’ Capital Press By Mitch Lies PHILOMATH, Ore. — Frank Morton said he ...

October 2, 2009

Fresh, Unprocessed Apple Cider Available in Wisconsin: Unique Seasonal Treat Survives Controversy

CORNUCOPIA, WI – Enjoying fresh apple cider is a wonderful fall tradition in Wisconsin. But lately, some individuals have noticed that fresh cider seemed absent ...

September 22, 2009

National Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement Could Harm Local, Family-scale and Organic Growers

Corporate Agribusiness Proposes Regulating Itself Instead of Stricter Governmental Food Safety Oversight CORNUCOPIA, WI: USDA hearings begin this week on a proposal that would authorize ...

September 18, 2009

New National Organic Program Director Hired

Since founding The Cornucopia Institute in 2004, one of our prime messages has been that the USDA’s National Organic Program needed new competent leadership with ...

August 31, 2009

Largest Organic Factory Farm Operator Once Again Accused of Illegal Activity

Family Dairy Farmers Appeal to Obama Administration for Swift Enforcement WASHINGTON, DC: Aurora Dairy, based in Boulder, Colorado, the nation’s largest organic dairy producer, is ...

August 11, 2009

Dean Foods/Horizon’s Organic Factory Dairies in New Mexico

Staff at The Cornucopia Institute had previously learned, through a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, that Dean Foods, owner of the Horizon Organic dairy label, ...

August 11, 2009

Raw Almond Lawsuit and Fundraising Incentive

The lawsuit seeking repeal of the controversial raw almond pasteurization mandate is continuing. Cornucopia is helping the farmers fighting the almond mandate and actively fundraising ...