By Will Fantle The USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP) held the first of what they described as a series of listening sessions on the afternoon of Thursday, October 16. Following introductory remarks from Deputy Administrator Miles McEvoy, who oversees NOP operations, the teleconference session was turned over to participants on the call who were given… Read more »
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Turmoil Shakes National Organics Standards Board Meeting in Texas
Board Decision Making Colored by Restrictions to Authority and Governance Imposed by USDA CORNUCOPIA, WI – Protests, an arrest and parliamentary maneuvers marked the beginning of the semi-annual meeting of the USDA’s National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). After the initial turmoil subsided its members wrestled with the implications of widely criticized changes to its authority… Read more »
Citizen Groups Challenge USDA’s Power Grab “Threatening” Organic Integrity
Contact: Aimee Simpson, 202-543-5450 [email protected], www.beyondpesticides.org Abigail Seiler, 443-854-4368 [email protected], www.centerforfoodsafety.org Will Fantle, 715-839-7713 [email protected], www.cornucopia.org Legal Petition Filed to Restore Organic Board’s Independent Authority Set by Congress (June 17, 2014 – Washington, DC) Today, 20 organic farm and consumer groups filed a legal petition with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to protect the… Read more »
Citizen Groups Challenge USDA’s Power Grab “Threatening” Organic Integrity
Contact: Aimee Simpson, 202-543-5450 [email protected], www.beyondpesticides.org Abigail Seiler, 443-854-4368 [email protected], www.centerforfoodsafety.org Will Fantle, 715-839-7713 [email protected], www.cornucopia.org Citizen Groups Challenge USDA’s Power Grab “Threatening” Organic Integrity Legal Petition Filed to Restore Organic Board’s Independent Authority Set by Congress (June 17, 2014 – Washington, DC) Today, 20 organic farm and consumer groups filed a legal petition with… Read more »
Spring 2020 NOSB Meeting to Take Place Online
Your Comments Needed Before Midnight, April 3 The spring 2020 National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting has been moved online. For the first time, the public can listen to the meeting from home. The Cornucopia Institute will follow along and keep you informed via web updates and live tweets during the public comments on April… Read more »
Stand Up for Authentic Soil-Based Organic
Industrial Hydroponics Poised to Take Over Testify at Florida NOSB meeting/attend farmer rally The semi-annual National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting begins October 31 in Jacksonville, Florida, with a focus on the controversy swirling around hydroponics and organics. At issue is the rise of soil-less hydroponic production, much of it imported and on a gargantuan… Read more »
Five Vacancies Open for Nominations on the National Organic Standards Board
The 15-member National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) is seeking to fill five pending vacancies. The vacancies include two organic farmers/producers, two public or consumer interest representatives, and one USDA accredited certifying agent. The terms for the volunteer board are five years and would begin in January 2016. Information on how to apply, if you are… Read more »
Organic Activists Charge USDA Regulators Capitulating to Corporate Interests
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mark A. Kastel, 608-625-2042 “Undermining Congressional Protections” Results in Threats of Lawsuits and Protests SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS: When the organic industry gathers in this central Texas city next week sparks are predicted to fly when farmers and consumer activists face off with government regulators who they have accused of a “power… Read more »
Organic Activists Charge USDA Regulators Capitulating to Corporate Interests
“Undermining Congressional Protections” Results in Threats of Lawsuits and Protests SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS: When the organic industry gathers in this central Texas city next week sparks are predicted to fly when farmers and consumer activists face off with government regulators who they have accused of a “power grab,” significantly eroding a unique public and private… 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 »
