Protect our organic food future
July 31, 2026
Miami New Times (this link no longer available) By Tim Elfrink Flaunt state law by illegally spraying pesticide that destroys millions of bees, threatens a local ecosystem and costs local beekeepers a quarter of a million bucks? Better think twice! If Florida regulators catch you in the act, you’ll have ...
Officials say poultry industry needs more time to adjust The Baltimore Sun By Timothy B. Wheeler Maryland officials pulled back a proposed regulation Monday aimed at reducing farm runoff polluting the Chesapeake Bay after chicken growers warned it could cripple the state’s lucrative poultry industry if imposed now. The state ...
NPR By Allison Aubrey One day about eight years ago, chef Dan Barber of the famed Blue Hill restaurant at Stone Barns in the Hudson River Valley got a FedEx package from someone he didn’t know. Inside were two ears of corn. And a letter. The handwritten note explained that ...
By Maryam Henein, HoneyColony Original “In an ongoing effort to protect bees and other pollinators”, the Environmental Protection Agency recently developed a new pesticide label that will (supposedly) prohibit use of some pesticide products where bees are present. Specifically, the new label applies to ‘systemic pesticides known as neonicotinoids, such ...
Indiana Public Media News By Sehvilla Mann [This is the second story in a three-part series on pesticide drift.] As Red Gold Incorporated Director of Agriculture Steve Smith watches cans of tomato sauce whip down the line at the company’s processing plant in Orestes, he says it is his job ...
More than 150 U.S. farm and food businesses and organizations on Wednesday called for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to strengthen its oversight of field trials of experimental, genetically modified crops Reuters By Carey Gillam The group includes organic and natural food industry representatives as well as family farm and ...
The New Zealand Herald Two major New Zealand retailers have moved to stop stocking a controversial group of insecticides over claims they harm bees. Green MP Steffan Browning wrote to gardening companies this year asking them to stop selling products containing the chemical group neonicotinoids, typically found in bug and ...
NPR By Luke Runyon As the average age of the American farmer has crept up to 60, fewer young people are filling in the ranks behind them. That’s prompted some to ask if young people even want to farm anymore. The quick answer is yes, just not in the same ...
By Will Fantle After a formal request, from The Cornucopia Institute, the USDA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has spent the last couple of years focusing on the question of whether certified organic dairy farms are following the federal organic standards. An additional focus of their research has been to ...
Associated Press By Mary Esch SCHAGHTICOKE, N.Y. (AP) – Justine and Brian Denison say they adhere to all the growing practices required for organic certification, yet if they label their beans and tomatoes “organic” at the farmer’s market, they could face federal charges and $20,000 or more in fines. Because ...
How a Harvard scientist, a sixth-generation bee whisperer, and a retired entrepreneur joined forces to rescue an embattled insect and save the American food supply The Boston Globe Magazine By Scott Helman CHENSHENG LU hardly cuts the profile of a provocateur. He dresses business casual and wears silver-rimmed glasses. He ...
Scientists Suspect Livestock-Feed Additives Are Behind Distress Wall Street Journal By Jesse Newman and Kelsey Gee A growing number of cattle arriving for slaughter at U.S. meatpacking plants have recently shown unusual signs of distress. Some walked stiffly, while others had trouble moving or simply lay down, their tongues hanging ...
