A Nebraska beef producer facing charges for selling mislabeled or uninspected meat to Omaha Public Schools has been accused of trying to hire someone to kill two witnesses in that trial. This is the same man, Paul Rosberg, who filed a multi-million-dollar complaint in 2012 against organic inspector Evrett Lunquist after the USDA’s National Organic… Read more »
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Climate Change Necessitates Creative and Sustainable Agriculture
Cornucopia’s Take: Climate change and extreme weather require farmers to reconsider the crops they plant. Many communities are beginning to embrace and diversify their local food webs. You can learn more about building a sustainable food system at Michigan Good Food. How the climate crisis could become a food crisis overnight The Washington Post by Elizabeth… Read more »
Trump Administration Deregulating Environmental Toxins
Cornucopia’s Take: Sonny Perdue appears poised to become the next Secretary of Agriculture. The big pesticide purveyors are salivating over the prospect of deregulating and removing science and health-based restrictions on their favorite poisons. Poisons Are Us The New York Times by Timothy Egan Source: Tracy Ducasse When you bite into a piece of fruit,… Read more »
5 Essential Steps to Sustainable Eating
Care2 by Jenna Zimmerman On our planet of 7 billion people, everyone must eat in order to survive. Food is not a luxury; it is a necessity. It is a pillar of our lives upon which all else depends. As our youth move into adulthood, feeding the world in a way that is sustainable for… Read more »
Bombshell Study: This Pesticide Could Fuel Alzheimer’s Disease
Pesticides and Alzheimer’s could be related, thanks to a certain insecticide’s ability to infiltrate brains. Rodale News By Leah Zerbe Scientists have been feverishly studying genetics to find a break in Alzheimer’s research—a clue that could help eradicate this monster of a disease. But genes are just part of the equation. Rutgers scientists just led… Read more »
Kinder CAFOs?
Cornucopia’s Take: While we are pleased that some improvements are occurring in conventional agriculture, Cornucopia recommends only certified organic food. For instance, the label Certified Humane does not limit flock size, prohibit beak trimming, or require outdoor access in laying hens. The US is making a big shift away from factory farming Business Insider by… Read more »
California Poised to Set Strictest Antibiotics Standards for Livestock Use in the Nation
Drovers Cattle Network by Natural Resources Defense Council Gov. Jerry Brown Source: Phil Konstantin By the end of the weekend, California Governor Jerry Brown will announce his decision on legislation by Sen. Jerry Hill that sets the strictest limits in the U.S. on the misuse and overuse of antibiotics in meat production. The bill will… Read more »
USDA Releases New Organic “Pasture Rule” — Running out the Clock for Family Farmers?
CORNUCOPIA, WI — After eight years of intense scrutiny and criticism the USDA has published a proposed amendment to the federal organic regulations intended to address abuses by “factory farms,” milking thousands of cows each and masquerading as organic. The heated controversy pitted the country’s 1700-1800 families who produce organic milk, and their loyal customers,… Read more »
Trader Joe’s Faces Lawsuit Over COOL
MeatPoultry.com by Bryan Salvage LOS ANGELES – A lawsuit was filed in the County of Los Angeles Superior Court of the State of California by Made in the USA Foundation Chairman, Joel Joseph against Trader Joe’s Company. Joseph is requesting an injunction against the company on allegations that Trader Joe’s is selling meat and produce… Read more »
Hexane Soy
The prohibition of hexane in the processing of organic foods, contrasting with its widespread use in non-organic veggie burgers, meat alternatives, nutrition bars and other “natural” foods, is a perfect example of the importance of the organic label.
