The summer issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly print newsletter, is now available online. Please share it widely. Knowledge is power! Let’s keep growing the good food movement. Look for these great stories inside: USDA-Agribusiness Collusion Groups Appeal Monsanto’s Gene Patent Lawsuit Carcinogen Approved for Use in Organic? Temra Costa on “Farmer Janes” Farmers Wary… Read more »
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GMO Companies Are Dousing Hawaiian Island with Toxic Pesticides
Grist by Paul Koberstein Taro field on Kauai Credit: Rod Ramsey WAIMEA, HAWAII — The island of Kauai, Hawaii, has become Ground Zero in the intense domestic political battle over genetically modified crops. But the fight isn’t just about the merits or downsides of GMO technology. It’s also about regular old pesticides. The four transnational… Read more »
Survey Shows Organic Farmers Pay the Price for GMO Contamination
EcoNews by EcoWatch The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will finalize its comment period this week on the feasibility of genetically modified organisms (GMO) and non-GMO crops to coexist. Today, to highlight prevalent problems that already exist, Food & Water Watch in partnership with theOrganic Farmers’ Agency for Relationship Marketing (OFARM) released survey results showing contamination from GMO crops and how… Read more »
The Frankenfood Conspiracy: Secret Summit Where Slick Lobbyists for Bio-Tech Giants Seduced Tory Ministers into Changing Their Tune on GM Food
[Note: The British government has recently grown very outspoken in its new-found support for GMO foods. Here’s a revealing look at what changed.] The Daily Mail By Guy Adams Even by the standards of an industry that claims to be able to end hunger, prevent environmental catastrophe and bring prosperity to the developing world, it… Read more »
A Decline in Biodiversity
Signals Danger for Native Pollinators [This article was previously published in the summer issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Kestrel Burcham, JD, Director of Domestic Policy at The Cornucopia Institute Pollinators are essential to nature, food production, and the future of our planet as we know it. They provide the service of pollinating over… Read more »
Organic Egg Report and Scorecard
The accompanying organic egg scorecard rates companies that market name-brand and private-label organic “shell” eggs based on 22 criteria that are important to organic consumers. The scorecard showcases ethical family farms, and their brands, and exposes factory farm producers and brands in grocery store coolers that threaten to take over organic livestock agriculture.
Pediatricians’ Group Urges Cuts in Antibiotic Use in Livestock
U.S. News & World Report by Robert Preidt Source: Socially Responsible Agricultural Project Overuse of antibiotics in farm animals poses a real health risk to children, the American Academy of Pediatrics warns in a new report. This common practice is already contributing to bacterial resistance to medicines and affecting doctors’ ability to treat life-threatening infections… Read more »
A German Corporate Shill
Cornucopia’s Take: Germany’s ex-minister of agriculture Christian Schmidt played a major role in the recent re-licensure of glyphosate in the European Union, despite the German peoples’ opposition to the ubiquitous herbicide. The article below notes that, despite the EU’s renewal of glyphosate use, Germany is now working toward terminating the use of glyphosate and GMOs…. Read more »
Food-Manufacturer Group Sued Over Funds Against GMO Labels
[NOTE: Cornucopia has created an infographic detailing spending on I-522] Seattle Times By Melissa Allison A nonprofit organization backing Initiative 522 has sued the Grocery Manufacturers Association, saying the industry group should be disclosing which member companies are giving money to fight the initiative. I-522 would require labeling of food with genetically engineered ingredients. The… Read more »
GMO Labeling: Your Right To Know
Measure 92 and Prop 105 Click here for a larger image Download High Resolution PDF for printing purposes by clicking here Download PDF list of Measure 92 and Prop 105 Contributors (no graphics) by clicking here Measure 92 (OR) and Prop 105 (CO) were voted down in Nov. 2014 I-522 Washington State GMO Labeling Initiative Click here for a… Read more »
