Search Results for: GMO

Pesticides Implicated in Fertility Issues and Pregnancy Risks

Cornucopia’s Take: Science continues to question the wisdom in the systematic deregulation of pesticides. The lead researcher in a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine was surprised to learn that pesticide residues affect human health. Another doctor published in the same journal suggested that doctors recommend organic food to their patients. Trying to get… Read more »

The Organic Watergate: Advocates Condemn Corruption and USDA’s Cozy Relationship with Corporate Agribusinesses in Organics

[This action alert is over.] Cornucopia, WI — The nation’s leading organic farming watchdog, The Cornucopia Institute, is challenging what it calls a “conspiracy” between corporate agribusiness interests and the USDA that has increasingly facilitated the use of questionable synthetic additives and even dangerous chemicals in organic foods. In its new white paper, The Organic… Read more »

GM Alfalfa Creeps Across Border

The Western Producer by Barb Glen Source: Ken Figlioli Although the Roundup Ready forage has been approved only for Eastern Canada, it’s been found in fields in Alberta and Saskatchewan OLDS, Alta.— Discovery of genetically modified alfalfa in Western Canada, where it has not yet been approved, highlights the likelihood of its eventual spread, said… Read more »

More American Dairies Go Organic

Timing “finally right,” says Idaho dairyman Capital Press Staff Writer Dave Wilkins The time was finally right. Earlier this year, Idaho dairyman David Roberts joined the growing number of American farmers who produce organic milk. The third-generation dairyman and his dad milk about 200 cows near Preston in southeastern Idaho.

More of the Same? Vilsack to Return to USDA

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Here’s a quixotic scenario: a secretary of agriculture who is cozy with farmers, not corporations. Instead, we are preparing for the return of Tom Vilsack, who served as secretary of agriculture in the Obama administration between 2008 and 2016. Most recently, Vilsack worked in the private sector, as president and CEO of the US Dairy… Read more »

Alchemy by USDA and Certifiers

Conventional Cattle on Organic Dairy Farms [This article was previously published in the spring issue of  The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Kestrel Burcham, JD Director of Domestic Policy at The Cornucopia Institute The organic dairy industry is in a state of crisis. A glut of organic milk in the market is putting economic strain on… Read more »

Factory “Organic” Causes Dairy Surplus

Making It Hard for Small Family Farms to Survive [This article was previously published in the fall issue of  The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Kestrel Burcham, JD Director of Domestic Policy at The Cornucopia Institute Patty and Brian Wilson own a 600-acre farm in Vermont where, with the help of family, they have milked… Read more »

Yogurt Scorecard FAQ

by Jason Cole In December of 2014, Cornucopia released its latest report, Culture Wars: How the Food Giants Turned Yogurt, a Health Food, into Junk Food. The report accuses marketers such as Dannon, Yoplait, and Chobani of misleading consumers into purchasing yogurts with very high levels of sugar and a wide variety of potentially unsafe… Read more »

Revealed: How US State Department ‘Twists Arms’ on Monsanto’s Behalf

Selling seeds, selling out democracy: US State Department does biotech industry’s bidding Common Dreams By Jacob Chamberlain The U.S. State Department does the bidding of biotech giants like Monsanto around the world by “twisting the arms of countries” and engaging in vast public campaign schemes to push the sale of genetically modified seeds, according to… Read more »

What the Starbucks?! Tell Starbucks to Serve Only Organic Milk From Cows Not Fed GMOs

GMOinside.org Green America’s campaign, GMOinside, launches a petition asking Starbucks to serve only certified organic milk. Sign here.   Starbucks. Easily one of the world’s most popular and widespread coffeehouse brands, Starbucks has paved the way for the modern mass coffeehouse industry with its promotion of its corporate social responsibility and consistently strong branding. One area… Read more »