(1 comments) SHARE        Friday, October 11, 2013
Fed Shutdown Forces Ceasefire in Organic War: USDA Louisville Meeting Canceled As collateral damage spreads, with Congress continuing at loggerheads over a Continuing Resolution to fund the federal government, the newest victims include farmers and consumers who depend on the USDA to oversee the propriety and integrity of the organic industry.

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Leading Wisconsin Farm Group Rejects Industry-Led "Organic Check-off" Wisconsin Farmers Union members overwhelmingly voted no on Organic Trade Association's (OTA) proposed organic check-off program, which would create a mandatory tax on farmers, food processors, distributors and retailers engaged in organic commerce, earmarked for research and promotion related to organics.

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NewsRelease: Agribusiness Participation at Nation's Largest Organic Conference Stirs Controversy A prominent organic industry watchdog, The Cornucopia Institute, has called on event sponsors to cancel an appearance by an employee of one of the largest corporate agribusinesses involved in organics, WhiteWave, calling them an unethical "perennial bad actor" in the organic marketplace.

(4 comments) SHARE        Thursday, October 23, 2014
Powerful Organic Trade/Lobby Group Recruiting Family Farmers The Organic Trade Association is now pandering to small farmers, seeking their membership in what is really an agribusiness lobby and using their names to garner respect. The Cornucopia Institute, organic watchdog group, discusses the OTA's newest ploy in the fight for an organic check-off.

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WHITE HOUSE PETITION: Ask Obama to Reverse USDA Coup Undermining NOSB, Shifting Power to Agribusiness The Cornucopia Institute is petitioning President Obama to roll back the USDA power grab which curtailed the authority of the National Organic Standards Board and crippled the sunset review process. Please sign!

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Federal Court Victory: Almond Farmers Can Challenge USDA Pasteurization Rule A federal appeals court ruled today, overturning a lower court decision, that a group of California almond farmers have the right to challenge a USDA regulation requiring the treatment of their raw almonds with a toxic fumigant or steam heat prior to sale to consumers.

(1 comments) SHARE        Saturday, September 20, 2014
Cornucopia: USDA Maintains Pattern of Corporate Appointments Under both the Bush and Obama administrations the USDA has violated the Organic Foods Production Act by appointing agribusiness executives, instead of those "owning or operating" a certified organic farm, to sit in seats intended to represent farmers. The Cornucopia Institute offers its analysis of recent NOSB appointees in this article.

(1 comments) SHARE        Thursday, July 24, 2014
Lack of Transparency Fuels Corruption Allegations in Organic Governance The Cornucopia Institute calls on the USDA to make National Organic Standards Board applicant list available to the public. Pending their sharing the whole list, Cornucopia offers a list of known applicants based on their research.