Big Win for the Bees!
May 21, 2019

Big Win for the Bees!

Source: Bob Peterson, Flickr Center for Food Safety’s (CFS) recent legal victory has made the United States safer for bees! A federal court found the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) approval of many neonicotinoid pesticides illegal. These pesticides must now be pulled off the market and re-assessed. Neonicotinoids are linked...

“Organic” Hydroponic May Not Be Bound by a Three-Year Transition Period
May 16, 2019

“Organic” Hydroponic May Not Be Bound by a Three-Year Transition Period

Cornucopia reached out to Dr. Jennifer Tucker, the National Organic Program (NOP) Deputy Administrator, for further comment on the issues raised by Civil Eats, below. NOP Deputy Administrator Dr. Jennifer Tucker Source: USDA Tucker stated that she did not feel the context was illustrated well in the article. Her...

Is Corporate Organic a Problem? It Depends on Who You Ask
May 15, 2019

Is Corporate Organic a Problem? It Depends on Who You Ask

As consumer demand for organic food continues to rise, many corporations that previously only marketed conventional food have thrown their hats into the ring. While they claim to be making organic food more widely available, the effects of their vertically integrated supply chains and lobbying efforts to stretch the...

Monsanto/Bayer Loses for the Third Time
May 14, 2019

Monsanto/Bayer Loses for the Third Time

Thousands of lawsuits against Monsanto are pending in state and federal courts alleging the company failed to warn consumers that glyphosate causes cancer. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, the most widely used herbicide in the world. Source: Corey Templeton, Flickr Monsanto continues to cite statements from the EPA that...

Regenerative Organic Certification is Coming Soon
May 10, 2019

Regenerative Organic Certification is Coming Soon

Source: USDA, Flickr Despite recent news that studies show organic food is worse for the environment due to land-use concerns, real organic farming is based on regenerative principles. Researchers at the Rodale Institute have shown that if all farms and ranches used regenerative organic techniques (practices premised on supporting...

The Power of the Pesticide Industry
May 9, 2019

The Power of the Pesticide Industry

The article from the Washington Post, below, highlights how much sway the pesticide industry has in the U.S. government, regardless of the administration in power. Not only do chemical companies hold lobbying power, they also have had a role in drafting the laws that are supposed to regulate their...

Not Your Grandma’s Curds and Whey
May 6, 2019

Not Your Grandma’s Curds and Whey

Cottage Cheese, the Dairy Delight Said to be Making a Comeback by Anne Ross, JD Director of International Policy at The Cornucopia Institute In the early 1970s, the average American ate five pounds of...

Factory “Organic” Causes Dairy Surplus
May 3, 2019

Factory “Organic” Causes Dairy Surplus

Making It Hard for Small Family Farms to Survive by Kestrel Burcham, JD Director of Domestic Policy at The Cornucopia Institute Patty and Brian Wilson own a 600-acre farm in Vermont where, with the...

Amid Public Outcry, NOP Backpedaled on Glyphosate Use by “Organic” Hydroponic Operations
May 2, 2019

Amid Public Outcry, NOP Backpedaled on Glyphosate Use by “Organic” Hydroponic Operations

Offered No Further Clarity at the Spring 2019 NOSB Meeting At the recent spring National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting in Seattle, Washington, organic stakeholders shared their incredulity and frustration regarding disturbing statements made by National Organic Program (NOP) Deputy Administrator Jennifer Tucker, brought to light in April by...

The Cultivator – Spring 2019
May 1, 2019

The Cultivator – Spring 2019

The spring 2019 Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter, is now available online.

Organics’ Relationship to Climate Change
April 30, 2019

Organics’ Relationship to Climate Change

by Kestrel Burcham, JD Director of Domestic Policy at The Cornucopia Institute Introduction Discussing soil health at Vilicus Farms in MT Source: USDA, Flickr People choose organic food over conventional food for many reasons. Organic products are nutrient-dense and have fewer pesticide and other toxic chemical residues than conventional...

Follow the National Organic Standards Board Meeting in Seattle, WA #NOSB
April 24, 2019

Follow the National Organic Standards Board Meeting in Seattle, WA #NOSB

Join The Cornucopia Institute as we keep you informed via live tweet and web updates from the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting in Seattle, WA April 24-26. We will be sharing the play by play both below and with our Twitter followers, at #NOSB or by simply following...

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