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December 1, 2017

Chemical Industry Attacks Science with Spies and Lies

Cornucopia’s Take: The article below details Monsanto’s systematic campaign to discredit and potentially de-fund the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the agency tasked ...

December 1, 2017

MN: Sustained Market Downturn Affecting Mental Health in Farm Families

Cornucopia’s Take: Many farmers have been operating at a loss for four or five years now. With savings depleted and many of their neighbors being ...

November 30, 2017

Glyphosate Use Allowed in EU for Five More Years

Cornucopia’s Take: Agrichemicals are typically authorized for 15 years at a time in the European Union, but, due to serious concerns about the safety of ...

November 30, 2017

Pesticides Implicated in Fertility Issues and Pregnancy Risks

Cornucopia’s Take: Science continues to question the wisdom in the systematic deregulation of pesticides. The lead researcher in a new study published in JAMA Internal ...

November 29, 2017

Number of Pesticides on Produce Climbing in UK

Cornucopia’s Take: The data below comes from a study in the UK, but we have seen a similar rise in the number of pesticides used ...

November 22, 2017

The Elusive Heritage Breed Turkey

Cornucopia’s Take: The Broad Breasted White turkey, bred to have such a large breast that it is physically unable to reproduce naturally, is ubiquitous in ...

November 21, 2017

Common Herbicides Appear to Cause Antibiotic Resistance

Cornucopia’s Take: A recent study found that glyphosate, dicamba, and 2,4-D cause antibiotic resistance. Researchers found that “bacteria respond to exposure to the herbicides by ...

November 21, 2017

Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture, and Global Food Security

Cornucopia’s Take: A new UN report warns that climate change has already curtailed global food production and millions are at risk of poverty and hunger ...

November 20, 2017

Organic Turkey?

Cornucopia’s Take: While many brands have begun to offer organic and no-antibiotic turkeys for the holiday, Cornucopia recommends consumers find local, organic turkey producers to ...

November 20, 2017

Iowa Suffers from Cheap Pork

Cornucopia’s Take: As the conventional pork industry continues to consolidate and grow, fewer farmers are employed for less pay, property values are plummeting, the environment ...

November 17, 2017

Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Rule Still Not in Place

Cornucopia’s Take: After yet another delay of the proposed organic animal welfare rule, Representatives Pingree (D-ME), DeFazio (D-OR), and Kind (D-WI) released the statement printed ...

November 17, 2017

American Prairies and Grasslands Disappearing Faster than Amazon Rainforest

Cornucopia’s Take: Conventional meat requires vast plots of feed, often grown using the most soil- and water-damaging agricultural practices ever used. Fertilizer runoff now taints ...