Court Ruling Protects Organic Farm from Pesticide Drift Jacobs Farm / Del Cabo Contact: Severn Williams Santa Cruz, CA -A Santa Cruz County jury has found that the unintended contamination of organic crops caused by pesticides evaporating after application violated the rights of the organic crop grower. The ruling is the result of a case… Read more »
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Factory Farm Nation: Map Charts Unprecedented Growth in Factory Farming
Food & Water Watch Analysis Finds Livestock on Factory Farms Grew by 20 Percent in 5 Years Food and Water Watch Washington, D.C. – Food & Water Watch today unveiled the newest version of its pioneering Factory Farm Map (www.factoryfarmmap.org) that charts the concentration of factory farms across the country and the impacts these massive… Read more »
FDA Targets Processing of Spices in Bid to Make Supply Safer
The Washington Post By Lyndsey Layton The Food and Drug Administration is reexamining the safety of a culinary staple found in every restaurant, food manufacturing plant and home kitchen pantry: spices. In the middle of a nationwide outbreak of salmonella illness linked to black and red pepper — and after 16 U.S. recalls since 2001… Read more »
Wal-Mart Slapped for Misleading Organic Consumers
CORNUCOPIA, WI: Consumer fraud investigators in the state of Wisconsin released their findings this week after a three-month long investigation into allegations that Wal-Mart stores throughout the state of Wisconsin had misled consumers by misidentifying conventional food items as organic. In a letter to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., based in Bentonville, Arkansas, the Wisconsin Department of… Read more »
Disease Resistance to Antibiotics Among Humans and Animals Continues to Rise
KANSAS CITY (Dow Jones)–Disease resistance to antibiotics among humans and animals continues to rise, despite declines in their use as a feed-ration additive to prevent illness and to promote growth in livestock and poultry, according to scientists and livestock industry members. In addition, worldwide use of antibiotics to treat sick animals has increased in the… Read more »
Cornucopia Institute Requests Full USDA Investigation of Alleged Organic Violations at Texas Factory Dairy Farm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mark Kastel, 608-625-2000 CORNUCOPIA, WISCONSIN: The Cornucopia Institute has filed a formal legal complaint with the USDA requesting a full investigation into allegations of multiple violations of federal organic regulations at the Aurora Organic Dairy, located near Dublin, Texas. With a herd of 3000—5000 animals, the Aurora facility, one of the… Read more »
Organic Food Producers Lose Ground to Imports
Market has been seen as a niche for small U.S. farms By PHILIP BRASHER DES MOINES REGISTER (link no longer available) WASHINGTON BUREAU Advocates tout organic food as a salvation for small U.S. farms. But more and more, organic food isn’t American at all. The apples included. Companies are cutting costs by importing not only bananas… Read more »
New Study Reveals Thousands of Field Tests of Genetically Engineered Crops Across U.S.
Experiments a Threat to Public Health, the Environment, and Farmers PORTLAND, Maine – More than 47,000 field tests of genetically engineered crops were authorized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1987 and 2004 despite serious environmental threats and inadequate regulations in place to monitor their impacts, according to a new report released today by… Read more »
Mark A. Kastel: ‘Organic’ factory farms injure ethical Wisconsin dairy families
The Cap Times by Mark A. Kastel Mark A. Kastel A scathing front-page exposé in The Washington Post May 2 provides strong evidence that the largest organic milk producer in the United States has been operating illegally, jeopardizing family-scale farms here in Wisconsin. The Post’s investigative journalists visited Aurora Dairy’s largest factory farm complex in… Read more »
Neonicotinoids Found in Rivers Around Great Lakes
Cornucopia’s Take: A recent study found controversial neonicotinoid insecticides in tributaries of the Great Lakes system. Neonicotinoids are harmful to wildlife and are linked to bird population declines, bee die-off, and harm to aquatic life. The Great Lakes constitute the largest freshwater system on the planet’s surface, and they are a major source of drinking… Read more »
