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Balancing Environmentalism and Profits Works for Texas Farmers
High Plains Journal By Jennifer M. Latzke Jimmy and Susan Wedel don’t consider themselves “radical environmentalists.” “I’m not a radical environmentalist, I’m a reasonable environmentalist,” Jimmy Wedel said. It’s that “reasonable environmentalism” that has the Wedels farming 3,700 acres of organic crops–including forage corn–near the Texas-New Mexico border in the southern Texas Panhandle. A change… Read more »
A Brief History of Wood Pulp in Food
Cornucopia’s Take: Cellulose from wood pulp has no nutritional benefit, but it is used in many foods as a filler or to keep cheese shreds, for example, from sticking together. And, because most cellulose is organic and non-GMO, it can be used in certified organic foods as well. How wood got in our food, then… Read more »
FDA to Begin Testing for Glyphosate Residue
Feedstuffs Source: Chafer Machinery Recently, the Food & Drug Administration developed streamlined methods to test for glyphosate. The agency is now preparing plans for fiscal 2016 to measure glyphosate in soybeans, corn, milk and eggs, among other potential foods, according to FDA spokesperson Jason Strachman Miller. “The FDA has not routinely looked for glyphosate in… Read more »
Benton County Oregon Community Bill of Rights Banning GMOs: Yes on 2-89
Benton County Food Freedom Willamette Valley farmers in Oregon have created a Community Bill of Rights preserving their rights to a local food system. The Local Food System Ordinance of Benton County (Measure 2-89) will be voted on in May 2015, and would protect conventional and organic farmers from further crop contamination from GMOs.
Cereal Crimes
“Natural” claims in the cereal and granola aisle mislead consumers. A new study from The Cornucopia Institute indicates the “natural” claim is mostly meaningless marketing hype, in contrast to the USDA certified organic label which signifies the food was produced without genetically modified organisms (GMOs), toxic pesticides and other potentially dangerous synthetic inputs. Cornucopia and USDA research… Read more »
Follow Cornucopia’s Spring 2023 NOSB Coverage
Join The Cornucopia Institute as we keep you informed via web updates and live tweets from the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting online. We will be sharing the play by play of the meeting on April 25, 26, and 27 below and with our Twitter followers at #NOSB. For background on issues up for… Read more »
Syngenta’s Next Target: Jackson County, Oregon
PAN North America by Paul Towers Last week, Swiss-based pesticide corporation Syngenta dumped tens of thousands of dollars into a county election in Southern Oregon. Sound familiar? It should. Still reeling from their recent defeat in Kaua’i, Syngenta and the rest of the “Big 6” don’t want to lose any more fights around pesticides and GMOs. But Oregononians are… Read more »
Raw Rev, Glo Creamy Peanut Butter and Sea Salt
