Organic Dairy: Make an Informed Choice
September 11, 2026
Food Safety News By Dan Flynn Today Colorado’s Jared Polis will announce, outside a reborn organic retail store in Boulder, that he is introducing a federal bill in Congress to mandate the labeling of food containing genetically modified organisms in all 50 states. And next Tuesday, the Maryland House Health ...
A former HSUS investigator details the dangers of HR 589, makes it illegal for investigative reporters to take jobs at factory farms in Iowa. The Atlantic By Cody Carlson Earlier this month, politicians in Iowa bowed to corporate pressure when they passed a law designed to stifle public debate and ...
In a village in India’s poorest state, Bihar, farmers are growing world record amounts of rice – with no GM, and no herbicide. Is this one solution to world food shortages? The Observer by John Vidal Sumant Kumar was overjoyed when he harvested his rice last year. There had been ...
Former NOSB Chairman Joins Organic Watchdog’s Leadership Cornucopia, WI – The Cornucopia Institute is pleased to announce the unanimous election, by its Board of Directors, of Barry Flamm, PhD, to the organization’s distinguished Policy Advisory Panel. Dr. Flamm was the first certified organic sweet cherry grower in Montana. He served ...
By Jim Riddle If an organic check-off is implemented, I am concerned that organic agriculture could be forever relegated to a niche market status, when the larger goal is to change all of agriculture to be ecologically sustainable. Organic should be integrated into all agricultural programs, including research and promotion, ...
[Note: Cornucopia’s Action Alert on GE Salmon can be found here with instructions for submitting comments.] Alaska Native News (this link is no longer available) By GW Rastopsoff The United States Food and Drug Administration announced on Wednesday that they would extend the public comment period for the AquaAdvantage Salmon ...
Center for Food Safety and Save Our Seeds Investigate Role of Seed Patents in Consolidating Corporate Control of Global Food Supply Center for Food Safety Seed Giants vs. U.S. Farmers investigates how the current seed patent regime has led to a radical shift to consolidation and control of global seed ...
Blue River Hybrids Blue River Hybrids, the leading producer of organic field corn, was first-to-market with three PuraMaize corn hybrids in 2012: 47PM37cnv (102 day), 58PM36 organic (107 day), and 71PM50cnv (114 day). PuraMaize is a completely natural gene blocking system, which impedes fertilization from both GMO and blue corn ...
* Study criticises involvement in health policy * Says industry-sponsored research biased * Recommends more external regulation Reuters By Kate Kelland LONDON – Multinational food, drink and alcohol companies are using strategies similar to those employed by the tobacco industry to undermine public health policies, health experts said on Tuesday. ...
Who controls the rights to the seeds planted in the ground? A 75-year-old farmer takes the agricultural giant to court to find out The Guardian By Paul Harris As David versus Goliath battles go it is hard to imagine a more uneven fight than the one about to play out ...
The Epoch Times By Martha Rosenberg Most people have heard of the drug companies Pfizer, Eli Lilly, and Merck. But they may not have heard of the animal-drug companies Fort Dodge, Elanco, or Intervet and the drugs they make. “Animal Pharma,” the animal-drug divisions within drug companies, tends to operate ...
TED In this fiery and funny talk, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman weighs in on what’s wrong with the way we eat now (too much meat, too few plants; too much fast food, too little home cooking), and why it’s putting the entire planet at risk. Mark Bittman ...
