eNews 12.20.14: “Organic” Factory Farms, Carrageenan, Pet Food, More
Investigation: “Factory Farms” Producing Massive Quantities of Organic Milk and Eggs
Regulations Not Being Enforced—Watchdog Asks for USDA to Remove Program Management In what has been called one of the largest fraud investigations in the history of the organic industry, The Cornucopia Institute, a Wisconsin-based farm policy research group, announced filing formal legal complaints against 14 industrial livestock operations producing milk, meat and eggs being marketed, allegedly […]
eNews 11.22.14: Cornucopia Yogurt Report, Syngenta Sued, Open Source Seeds and more
eNews 11.8.14: Organic Politics: Fallout from the NOSB/Midterms, Money V Science (Conventional V Organic), and More…
eNews 10.25.14 OTA Seeks Credibility from Farmers, Eye in the Sky, Romancing the Farm and More
Powerful Organic Trade/Lobby Group Recruiting Family Farmers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mark Kastel, 608-625-2042 OTA/Corporate Interests Creating “Trojan Horse” to Soften Image, Increase Influence CORNUCOPIA, WIS: In a move that would look just as cynical as if General Motors decided to create their own workers-union, the powerful Organic Trade Association (OTA) has created their own Farmer Advisory Council and is now discounting […]
eNews 10.11.14: Pro-GMO Organic Brands “Outed,” Eating Nanoparticles?, Cornucopia = Corporate/Governmental Watchdog (No Public Funding), and More
Biotech and Agribusinesses Spending Heavily to Defeat State GMO Food Labeling Votes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mark Kastel, 608-625-2042 Biotech and Agribusinesses Spending Heavily to Defeat State GMO Food Labeling Votes The Cornucopia Institute releases red-flagging pro/con food brands involved with Colorado and Oregon Initiatives https://www.cornucopia.org/2014/10/biotech-agribusinesses-spending-heavily-defeat-state-gmo-food-labeling-votes/ Cornucopia, WI: Citizen initiatives on the November 4 ballots in both Colorado and Oregon would mandate clear labeling of genetically engineered (GE) […]
eNews 9.30.14: NOSB Corporate Appointments, New Biotech Crops Coming, Cornucopia Hiring, and More
Cornucopia: USDA Maintains Pattern of Corporate Appointments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mark Kastel, 608-625-2042 Will Fantle, 715-839-7731 Organic Governance Undermined by Cozy Relationship with Agribusiness Lobbyists One of the nation’s preeminent organic industry watchdogs, The Cornucopia Institute, expressed renewed criticism of the process used for the selection of four new appointees to the USDA’s National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). The NOSB is […]
