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National Organic Standards Board Meeting Report (PR)

Hello,   Below, please find a short memo we produced to update our membership on the recently concluded National Organic Standards Board meeting that was held in ...
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USDA and Corporate Agribusiness Continue to Push Animal ID Scheme (PR)

    August 9, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact:   Judith McGeary, Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance, 512-484-8821 Bill Bullard, R-CALF USA, 406-252-2516 Patty Lovera, Food & Water Watch, 202-683-2465 Gilles Stockton, Western ...
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Organic Food May Become a Thing of the Past

Posted By Dr. Mercola | June 11 2011 Riceland Foods is the largest rice cooperative in the U.S.  The cooperative filed suit against the Bayer Corporation for damages it ...
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Deconstructing Dean Foods: Spinning-off Organic/Namebrand Division

COMMENTARY:  A Shot Across the Bow Deconstructing Dean Foods:  Spinning-off Organic/Namebrand Division  By Mark A. Kastel, Senior Farm Policy Analyst, The Cornucopia Institute  Make no mistake about it. ...
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Conventional Cattle on Factory Dairies Producing "Organic" Milk (PR)

November 22, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:  Mark Kastel, 608-625-2042      Conventional Cattle on Factory Dairies Producing "Organic" Milk  Illegal Practice Damaging Family Farmers and Defrauding Consumers  http://www.cornucopia.org/2010/11/conventional-cattle-on-factory-dairies-producing-organic-milk/  CORNUCOPIA, WIS: ...
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In the Battle of the Strawberries, Did Organic Win

You're in the produce section of your grocery store trying to decide between conventionally grown strawberries and strawberries labeled organically grown.  Both containers are filled ...
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Prominent Brands Using “Organic" in Their Name When Products Don't Qualify (PR)

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New Definitions for Organic Meat and Milk Issued

Posted by Dr. Mercola | March 25 2010 After a drawn-out debate, the U.S. Agriculture Department has significantly narrowed the definition of organic livestock to animals that spend ...
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Are You Getting Cheated When Buying ‘Organic’ Produce?

Posted by Dr. Mercola | March 13 2010 Here are some tips on how to verify that the organic produce you are buying is actually organically grown. Click ...
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Largest organic factory farm operator once again accused of illegal activity (PR)

August 31, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:  Mark Kastel, 608-625-2042   Largest Organic Factory Farm Operator Once Again Accused of Illegal Activity    Family Dairy Farmers Appeal to Obama Administration for Swift ...
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