Benefits Animal Welfare and Nutrition [This article was previously published in the spring issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Kestrel Burcham, JD, Farm and Food Policy Analyst at The Cornucopia Institute Source: Adobe Stock Images Consumers are now starting to look for “grass-fed” dairy, following exponential growth in the 100% grass-fed beef sector. So… Read more »
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How the freezer could save free-range cattle
The Durango Telegraph By Ari LeVaux Arapaho Ranch produces the kind of beef your inner cowboy wants to eat. With 595,000-acres sprawling across Wyoming’s wild and rugged Owl Mountains, the ranch is home to native grasses, wolves, mountain lions and grizzlies. The cattle are herded by Indian cowboys, each with his own fleet of seven… Read more »
What Would Michael Pollan Eat?
San Francisco Charonicle Carol Ness, Chronicle Staff Writer This might come as a shock to devotees of the Church of Michael Pollan, but his next article will be about orchid sex, not food. And his next book may not be about food, either. “My wife says it’s time for me to move on,” the UC… Read more »
Meat Grown in a Vat May be Coming to Stores in 2018
Cornucopia’s Take: Although billed as a sustainable source of meat, the necessary use of fetal bovine serum is a major controversy. Cornucopia offers no comment on the potential “yuck factor” of lab-grown meat but the secretive process of its creation needs explaining. Lab-Grown Meat Will Be In Your Supermarket Next Year—Would You Eat It? Rodale’s Organic… Read more »
Organic Poultry
To see how Cornucopia rates your favorite poultry brand, access our mobile-friendly scorecard. More information is available in Cornucopia’s report, For the Birds: How to Recognize Authentic Organic Chicken and Turkey. Background: Organic chicken and turkey Chicken is a “gateway meat” into organic eating. According to the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, organic chicken is purchased by more… Read more »
What We Eat Matters; So Does What We Eat Eats
Cornucopia’s Take: As more consumers seek eggs, dairy, and meat from healthy, well-fed animals, demand for high quality feed is skyrocketing. The operations in this article are working to commercialize insects for feed, a relatively new entry into the industry and one that could be incredibly useful for poultry. Maggot Revolution bioGraphic by Gloria Dickie… Read more »
Is Your Pet’s Food as Safe as You Think?
5 Tips to Keeping Your Furry Friend Healthy and Well Fed By Linley Dixon, PhD In recent years, anecdotal reports by veterinarians suggest there has been a spike in serious intestinal maladies in pets. Americans spend about $22 billion on pet food each year. Source: DollarPhotoClub.com Pet food quality varies significantly and all too often includes dangerous… Read more »
Getting Real About the High Price of Cheap Food
Time Magazine By Bryan Walsh Somewhere in Iowa, a pig is being raised in a confined pen, packed in so tightly with other swine that their curly tails have been chopped off so they won’t bite one another. To prevent him from getting sick in such close quarters, he is dosed with antibiotics. The waste… Read more »
Cornucopia’s Kastel on the Organic Standards
Cornucopia’s Take: Codirector Mark Kastel was recently interviewed by Public Radio’s Bonnie North for her program, Lake Effect. Enjoy this 15 minute recording of their conversation below discussing organic standards for food and agriculture. Defining and Maintaining Organic Standards WUVM, Milwaukee Public Radio by Bonnie North Listen to the interview at WUVM by clicking on the… Read more »
FSMA: What Do Exempt Farmers Have to Do?
From the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance by Judith McGeary, Esq. After seven years of debates in Congress and FDA, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) regulations are final and in effect. Flow charts to help farmers, artisan producers, and food businesses figure out whether or not they are subject to these expensive new regulations… Read more »
