- Location
Cornucopia Institute
"-
Cornucopia Institute Calls for Independent Probe Into USDA's National Organic Program
Dec 14, 2016In a letter to the USDA's Office of Inspector General, The Cornucopia Institute has requested an independent audit of the National Organic Program, charging multiple illegal actions and inactions. The Wisconsin-based farm policy research ...
Tags: Cornucopia Institute, container
-
USDA Allowed Illegal Production of Organic Produce, Says Cornucopia Institute
Nov 10, 2016An organic industry watchdog contends the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has quietly allowed a flood of hydroponically-produced fruits and vegetables, largely imported, to be illegally labeled and sold as "organic." This produce is ...
Tags: Cornucopia Institute, USDA
-
Organic Farmers in California Face Unique Issues in This Devastating Drought
Feb 17, 2014Organic farmers in California face unique issues in this devastating drought, leading some to bow out … or sell cows for hamburger meat San Joaquin Valley organic dairy farmer Tony Azevedo's business has dried up—literally. ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Organic Dairy
-
Suspended Drug Sales Focused Attention on a Feed Additive
Dec 27, 2013When the people from the drug company came out to visit Tyler Karney at Ordway Feedyard here on Colorado’s eastern plains, he was a little skeptical. They said their product, Zilmax, could put another 30 pounds on an animal in the ...
-
WhiteWave Foods Has Announced Plans to Pay About $600 Million to Purchase Earthbound Farm
Dec 26, 2013Dairy producer WhiteWave Foods has announced plans to pay about $600 million to purchase Earthbound Farm, the largest organic produce brand in the U.S. Earthbound Farm was the producer behind the 2006 spinach E. coli outbreak that ...