EurActiv The European Commission proposed new regulation to control organic food production. However, increasing regulations in order to improve credibility is controversial. EurActiv France reports. Image Courtesy of Maggie Yount The toughening of regulation on organic farming has stirred debate. On 24 March, the European Commission presented a proposal for regulation aimed...
Credit: USAF The Organic Agriculture Research Symposium invites submissions for proposed research papers to be presented. The Symposium will take place immediately before the 2015 Organic Farming Conference organized by the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES). Co-sponsored by the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems...
The Netherlands—arguably America’s agricultural twin—has drastically reduced its use of antibiotics in meat, and Dutch citizens are already reaping the health benefits. So what is the U.S. waiting for? Prevention by Jane Black It’s the stench, a pungent mix of ammonia and wet earth, that gives it away. This...
Connecting to Southern Agriculture in Charleston By Julie Ann Fineman Co-authored by J. Lee Glenn Photography courtesy of Julie Ann Fineman Around the world people are waking up to the negative impacts of our industrialized food system as alarming stories continue to flood the...
Modern Farmer by Tara Lohan Albert Straus sees a light at the end of the tunnel, and it’s bright green. For a dairy farmer in parched California, this is a welcomed sight. Straus runs an organic dairy and creamery in Marin County, just north of San Francisco and up...
USDA NRCS by Julie MacSwain Credit: USDA NRCS When studying abroad in France and Spain, Sarah Woutat developed a love for organic farming after working on farms in both countries. The love was so strong, she retired from her New York City life working for an environmental publishing business and...
Independent Science News by Thomas Bøhn and Marek Cuhra Soybeans Credit: USDA NRCS Food and feed quality are crucial to human and animal health. Quality can be defined as sufficiency of appropriate minerals, vitamins and fats, etc. but it also includes the absence of toxins, whether man-made or from other...
Can you help stand up for organic food and farming in San Antonio, Texas? The Cornucopia Institute needs citizen-lobbyists to testify at the National Organic Standards Board this April 29-30 in San Antonio. You need not be an expert—only dedicated to organic integrity. And your appearance will be brief. Each speaker gets one...
Four seats are open on the 15-member citizen board that advises the USDA National Organic Program. Nominations to fill the vacancies—for an environmentalist, an organic producer, an organic handler, and a retailer—are due May 15. “NOSB members serve a vital role for the organic community advising the Secretary of...
The Spring 2014 Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter, is now available online. Download the PDF here. In it you’ll find: Cover story: Leaving a Sour Taste: Conventional “Yogurt” Masquerades as Health Food While Organic Keeps It Real FDA Withdraws Controversial Food Safety Rules Feature: The Insidious Effects of Monsanto’s Roundup...
It seems like an almost daily occurrence: major food brands facing lawsuits over use of...
Science Daily Source: University of Southern Denmark Credit: Rob Hille Pesticides are sprayed on crops to help them grow, but the effect on earthworms living in the soil under the plants is devastating, new research reveals: The worms only grow to half their normal weight and they do not...
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