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January 26, 2018

The Decade of Family Farming is Here!

Cornucopia’s Take: The UN has declared 2019–2028 the Decade of Family Farming, encouraging governments to adopt policies that will help family farmers. Family farmers produce ...

January 25, 2018

Subsidies May Reverse Alarming Decline in Bird Numbers in UK

Cornucopia’s Take: Bird populations have been in decline in the UK since the 1970s, due to loss of habitat and food plants and insects. Researchers ...

January 25, 2018

Germany is Fed Up with Big Ag

Cornucopia’s Take: Recent research in Germany suggests that three-quarters of all flying insects in Germany are gone. The German Ministry of the Environment opposed the ...

January 24, 2018

Seafood from Thailand Likely Landed by Slaves

Cornucopia’s Take: Consumers should carefully monitor where their fish and seafood comes from to avoid supporting human trafficking. This new report by Human Rights Watch ...

January 24, 2018

Organic Food in Trashy Packaging

Cornucopia’s Take: Organic produce is, surprisingly, often sold in non-recyclable, plastic packaging. Some organic food even comes in cans and other packaging materials containing Bisphenol ...

January 23, 2018

The Organic Label is Losing Its Cachet with Shoppers

Cornucopia’s Take: Market researchers at The Hartman Group note that the rise in organic claims on junk food has decreased public trust. Cornucopia supports the ...

January 22, 2018

Consumers Tasked with Telling Truth from Propaganda

Cornucopia’s Take: As the organic industry continues to grow, Big Ag has an ever-greater stake in casting organics as elitist, foolish, and even dangerous. U.S. ...

January 22, 2018

Government Shutdown Closes National Organic Program

Cornucopia’s Take: The latest round of politics in Washington, DC has led to a government shutdown. The entire organic program is currently suspended. Natural Resources ...

January 19, 2018

Walmart Sued for Selling “Organic” Factory-Farmed Eggs

Cornucopia’s Take: Walmart has been sued for selling eggs that purport to come from hens with access to the outdoors when the hens actually only ...

January 18, 2018

Pesticides Allowed by Pruitt Endanger Salmon and Humans

Cornucopia’s Take: New research shows that chlorpyrifos, diazinon, and malathion are washing into streams and rivers and making wildlife sick. Based on years of research ...

January 16, 2018

Cheaper is More Popular

Cornucopia’s Take: Cornucopia frequently receives questions about the integrity of organic store brands, which are often far cheaper than organic name brand and local organic ...

January 16, 2018

The Shrinking U.S. Farm Labor Force

Cornucopia’s Take: Field workers born in the U.S. are a rarity, and it will be difficult to replace undocumented immigrant labor currently being squelched by ...