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November 16, 2010

NY Organic Dairy Initiative Completes 5-Year Project, Will Continue

Madison County Courier (Cortland, NY) The 5-year-old NY Organic Dairy Initiative (NYODI) has helped the state’s 370 organic milk producers (NY is the 2nd largest ...

November 10, 2010

Listing of Certified Organic Operations Now Available from the National Organic Program

Agricultural Marketing Service – USDA AMS No. 226-10 Soo Kim WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2012–The National Organic Program (NOP) made available today a complete listing of ...

November 8, 2010

What Is Organic? USDA Trying to Define It

AOL News Dave Thier, Contributor If you’ve ever wondered exactly what that “USDA organic” seal actually means, you’re in good company. The U.S. Department of ...

November 5, 2010

Soper Farms Introduces Organic Plan

The Emmetsburg Reporter Democrat by Lori Hall Those curious about Soper Farms’ conversion of 260 acres to organic farming and the marketing of organic food ...

November 5, 2010

Consumer Group Finds Elevated BPA Levels in Range of Foods

Some of the products were labeled ‘BPA free.’ Finding boosts the case for banning the chemical additive in materials that come in contact with food ...

October 27, 2010

Conventional vs. Organic: An Ag Secretary Race to Watch

The Atlantic By Joe Fassler In Iowa, the race for Secretary of Agriculture has started attracting national attention. Two starkly different candidates are in a ...

October 27, 2010

Monsanto Paying Farmers to Increase Herbicide Use

The Des Moines Register Posted By Philip Brasher Monsanto Co. is paying farmers to increase the number of herbicides they’re using. The rebate program is ...

October 27, 2010

The Costs of Cheap Meat

The Chicago Tribune By Monica Eng, Tribune reporter Critics of factory farms say we pay a high price for low-cost food If you adjust for ...

September 21, 2010

USDA Deals Blow to U.S. Organic Hop Industry

American Organic Hop Grower Association Organic beer may never truly be organic if the USDA has its way. Earlier this month, the USDA’s National Organic ...

September 16, 2010

Court lets part of organic-milk case proceed

[Cornucopia’s initial review of this mixed decision leaves standing the core-complaint enabling consumers to go after Aurora and the retailers for misrepresenting their product as ...

September 14, 2010

Fears led to crackdown on egg safety in Maine

Des Moines Register (link no longer available) By Philip Brasher Washington, D.C. – Maine officials worried so much about a salmonella outbreak from Jack DeCoster’s ...

September 14, 2010

Farmer sells grass-fed beef locally

Statesville Record & Landmark (link no longer available) By Bethany Fuller Sam Dobson whistled while he walked onto one of the grass fields where he ...