Removal of Carcinogenic Substance Uncertain Due to Industry Lobbying [This article was previously published in the summer issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Linley Dixon, PhD Farm and Food Policy Analyst at The Cornucopia Institute Source: Adobe Stock The FDA is responsible for ensuring the safety of more than 9,000 food additives used… Read more »
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Non-profit Decodes the Sticky Mess in the Yogurt Wars Between Chobani, Yoplait, and Dannon
Report Helps Identify Which Yogurts are Health Food Versus Junk Food A report, Culture Wars: How the Food Giants Turned Yogurt, a Health Food, into Junk Food, issued by The Cornucopia Institute, accuses Dannon, Yoplait, Chobani, and other major marketers of misleading parents, who are looking for healthier foods for their families, into purchasing yogurts loaded… Read more »
Debunking the Latest Attempt to Defend Agrichemicals at the Cost of the Greater Good: Evidence Mounts that Neonicotinoid Insecticides Harm Bees and Beneficial Insects
Dr. Henry Miller’s July 22 Wall Street Journal opinion piece entitled “Why the Buzz About a Bee-pocalypse is a Honey Trap” argues that bees are not in decline and that U.S. agriculture would be devastated without the use of neonicotinoid insecticides. His article is likely in response to the National Resource Defense Council’s petition to… Read more »
Illegal Certification of Hydroponics Continues
NOSB Split 8:7 Favoring Industry Lobbyists over Farmers [This article was previously published in the winter issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Linley Dixon, PhD Senior Scientist at The Cornucopia Institute USDA Secretary Perdue tours the Lēf Hydroponic Farm in NH Source: Lance Cheung, USDA Can conventional, GMO, glyphosate-sprayed soybeans be certified USDA Organic? Of course… Read more »
The Significance of Soil
Why Hydroponics Is Not Organic [This article was previously published in the fall issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Linley Dixon, Senior Scientist at The Cornucopia Institute Source: Adobe Stock Every year, after the first frosty cold rolls over the mountains and puts an end to the outdoor growing season here in Colorado, I dust… Read more »
Community Supported Agriculture
How to Choose a Farm Share [This article was previously published in the spring issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Linley Dixon, Ph.D, Farm and Food Policy Analyst at The Cornucopia Institute Source: Adobe Stock Congratulations, you’ve decided it’s time to join a CSA, arguably the best way to support local, diversified food production!… Read more »
The Truth About Pet Food
[This article was previously published in the winter issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Rachel Zegerius, Communications and Development Assistant at The Cornucopia Institute The author of the pet food report is Cornucopia staff scientist Linley Dixon, Ph.D. New Report Helps You Choose the Best Brands for Your Four-legged Friends Source: Dollar Photo Club Did… Read more »
Follow the National Organic Standards Board Meeting in Louisville, KY #NOSB
Last Updated: 10-30-14, 3:38 p.m. ET Join The Cornucopia Institute as we live tweet from the National Organic Standards Board meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. We will be sharing the play by play with our Twitter followers under #NOSB or simply follow our stream. If you’re not already following us on Twitter, please do so here…. Read more »
New Report Criticizes Yogurt Industry
Major Brands Accused of Turning Health Food into Junk Food A new report, Culture Wars: How the Food Giants Turned Yogurt, a Health Food, into Junk Food,issued by The Cornucopia Institute, accuses Dannon, Yoplait, Chobani and other major marketers of misleading parents, who are looking for healthier foods for their families, into purchasing yogurts loaded… Read more »
Organic is Soil
Certifying Hydroponics is Against the Law [This article was previously published in the winter issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Linley Dixon, PhD Farm and Food Policy Analyst at The Cornucopia Institute The majority of organically certified soil-lesshydroponic operations primarily rely onhydrolyzed, conventionally produced and,likely, GMO soybeans to achieve the fertilityneeded to produce a… Read more »
