Farmer’s Weekly Interactive by Louise Impey Weed resistance to glyphosate has increased fivefold since 2007 and is developing at a rate of one new weed species each year, William Reville of University College Cork told delegates at CropWorld. Ten weed species in the USA are now resistant to Roundup, he revealed, with a further 10… Read more »
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Many Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Switch to Grazing
The LaCrosse Tribune By John Hartzell, The Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Bob and Karen Breneman found it difficult to accomplish all that had to be done around their southern Wisconsin dairy farm, but they didn’t want to hire more help. So they joined the growing number of farmers in America’s Dairyland who broke with tradition… Read more »
Healthy Local Food Brought to Your Workplace?
Cornucopia’s Take: As consumers become more aware of what is in their food, farmers are stepping up to meet the demand for local produce. Farm to workplace: CSAs get hyper local Bangor Daily News by Kathleen Pierce, BDN Staff Source: Suzie’s Farm PORTLAND, Maine — A truck pulls up to Maine Medical Center, and stethoscope-draped employees… Read more »
Major Pest Control Company Announces a Huge Change to Protect Bees
HuffPost by Chris D’Angelo Source: Day Donaldson A commonly used insecticide is suspected of contributing to the collapse of bee populations. In an effort to better protect the planet’s most important pollinators, pest control company Ortho says it will remove from its products a class of chemicals thought to be linked to declining bee populations. The company,… Read more »
Report Exposes Food Industry Cover-up
[Click here to read the updated carrageenan report] Toxic, Carcinogenic, Degraded Carrageenan: Widespread Contamination Present in the Common Food-Grade Ingredient A just-issued report by The Cornucopia Institute summarizes research on the common food additive carrageenan, exposing the industry’s hidden data demonstrating that all food-grade carrageenan contains a carcinogenic contaminant—low molecular weight poligeenan. Carrageenan, harvested from… Read more »
Close the Loophole Allowing Conventional Cows on Organic Farms
The comment period is closed. [UPDATED] Comment by July 27 Origin of Livestock – Proposed Rule One of Aurora’s “organic” dairies, each managing many thousands of cows (producing private label milk for Walmart, Costco, Target and others) In April 2010, the USDA National Organic Program’s new director, Miles McEvoy, promised that releasing a tightened set… Read more »
Antibiotic Resistance from Unexpected Sources–Herbicides, Dust and Metals
Forbes by Judy Stone Source: TP Martins More disturbing news was revealed this week on new sources of antibiotic resistance in the environment. First, in a troublesome report in mBio, the journal of the American Society for Microbiology, researchers showed that three commercial herbicides—Monsanto’s dicamba (Kamba) and glyphosate (Roundup), and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D)—could make strains… Read more »
Letter to the Congressional Organic Caucus
NOTE: PCC Natural Markets, in Seattle, coordinated a letter to members of Congress expressing the concerns from three dozen retailers about the arbitrary changes made by the USDA to NOSB governance and advice over organic food and agriculture. These changes continue to trouble Cornucopia and many others in the organic community. PCC Natural Markets To… Read more »
Follow Cornucopia’s NOSB Coverage
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) fall proceedings kick off at noon ET October 13 with a public comment session continuing through October 14, followed by the public meeting October 19-21. Cornucopia supplies NOSB members with independent analyses of agenda items, relying on publicly funded research and input from authentic organic farmers, consumers, and other… Read more »
How Does Your Go-To Organic Milk Stack Up?
Cornucopia’s Take: We are pleased that authoritative sources for cooking and food ingredients have taken note of our investigation into organic dairying. This type of reporting helps consumers make better choices for what they feed themselves and their families. Not All Organic Milk Is Equally Healthy, Says Consumer Group Cooking Light by Christopher Michel Source: Susy… Read more »
