A UK biotechnology company has applied for permission to carry out the first field trial in Europe of a genetically modified insect. BBC If it receives approval, the company will carry out a small-scale test of GM olive flies in Spain. The aim is to combat this olive crop pest by releasing male flies that… Read more »
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Thinking Outside the Processed Foods Box—Health and Safety Advantages of Organic Food
I have enjoyed a virtually exclusive organic diet for the past 30 years. But I was deeply unsettled by a September 4 New York Times article and a similar Associated Press story casting doubt on the value of an organic diet. In terms of the extra cost and value of eating organically, I have always… Read more »
From One Biotech Governor of the Year to Another: Welcome to the USDA
Cornucopia’s Take: Tom Vilsack, USDA Secretary during the entire Obama administration, recently met with Sonny Perdue, the Trump administration nominee for Secretary of the USDA. Under the Bush administration the USDA monkey-wrenched the organic program (mostly through numerous delaying tactics in terms of rulemaking and enforcement). But under the Obama/Vilsack administration they perfected the game… Read more »
Tribally Supported Agriculture
By Melody Morrell It is likely you have heard of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), but how about Tribally Supported Agriculture (TSA)? The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) in Minnesota started planting their Wozupi (“garden” in Dakotah) in 2010, providing certified organic, locally grown whole foods to the surrounding community using fair labor practices and environmentally… Read more »
New GE Contamination Reported in Washington State Alfalfa
[Note: Cornucopia has been a plaintiff in the lawsuit challenging the USDA’s approval of genetically engineered alfalfa.] The Center for Food Safety An export shipment of alfalfa from Washington State was rejected after the shipment tested positive for contamination from genetically engineered (GE), herbicide-resistant alfalfa. The news follows on the heels of yet another contamination… Read more »
Avocado-Fed Pork? Why Animal Feed Is Going Gourmet
NPR By Twilight Greenway Peanuts, flax, sprouts and avocados: It’s not the menu at a health food deli, but the menu inside some barns. What’s more, many farmers experimenting with these gourmet feeds are growing the ingredients themselves. Take Russ Kremer, the Missouri pig farmer whose operation served as the inspiration for the 2011 Chipotle… Read more »
Consumers Tasked with Telling Truth from Propaganda
Cornucopia’s Take: As the organic industry continues to grow, Big Ag has an ever-greater stake in casting organics as elitist, foolish, and even dangerous. U.S. Right to Know outs propagandists, helping the public understand the major issues in the food industry. Cornucopia offers scorecards, on the scorecard tab at the top of this page, to… Read more »
Breaking News: Corporations Stab Organic Consumers in the Back — Familiar Brands Funding Attack and Consumers Right to GMO Labeling
[This Action Alert is Over] Updated Nov. 6, 2012 Click Image for Larger View Download a PDF Version Source of financial contribution figures: California Secretary of State, available online at http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Measures/Detail.aspx?id=1344799&session=2011 Current as of August 18, 2012 Democratic and Republican administrations, and Congress, have repeatedly ignored the overwhelming majority of Americans who favor labeling genetically… Read more »
Action Alert: Protect Organics from Synthetic Additives and Factory Farms
[This Action Alert is Over] Sign and Mail Your Proxy Letter Protect Organics from Synthetic Additives and Factory Farms Please take a moment to print, sign and mail the proxy letter today! The organic label was founded on the idea that food should be produced in concert with nature, without dangerous chemicals and synthetic ingredients…. Read more »
GM Salmon’s Global HQ – 1,500m High in the Panamanian Rainforest
Supersized genetically modified salmon grown fast and fat and after years of wrangling, are ready for market – but is the market ready for them? And why is the firm hidden away in Panama? The Guardian By Suzanne Goldenberg It is hard to think of a more unlikely setting for genetic experimentation or for raising… Read more »
