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cornucopia.org - 4/3/2009
Family Farmers Fear Being Run over by Food Safety Juggernaut
— cornucopia.org — Momentum is building in Congress for new food safety reforms aimed at addressing the growing cycle of... food contamination outbreaks. But concerns are also being raised cautioning legislators not to trample organic farmers, backyard gardeners, and consumers of fresh local foods. Read this analysis. (more) Family Farmers Fear Being Run over by Food Safety Juggernaut

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Demand Change — Reform the USDA’s Organic Program
cornucopia.org - 2/18/2009
Demand Change — Reform the USDA’s Organic Program
— cornucopia.org — We need new management to create a culture supporting the thousands of ethical organic family farmers, and... their consumer allies, who have built the vibrant organic agricultural and foodmarket. Please join with Cornucopia members and supporters in expressing the need for reform of the USDA’s organic (more) Demand Change — Reform the USDA’s Organic Program

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iowafarmer.com - 1/29/2009
CORNUCOPIA OP-ED: Obama Administration Challenged to Clean up Bush's Organic Mess
— iowafarmer.com — For the last eight years, Bush administration officials at the USDA have been widely criticized for "monkeywrenching"... the National Organic Program. They have been accused of not enforcing the law and, among other improprieties, allowing giant factory farms to produce organic milk, meat, and eggs. (more) CORNUCOPIA OP-ED: Obama Administration Challenged to ...

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cornucopia.org - 1/14/2009
USDA Secretary Nominee Causes Dustup in Organic Industry Obama Administration Challenged to ...
— cornucopia.org — “We were and still are optimistic that when Mr. Obama talked about ‘change’ during his campaign, that... he included a shift away from corporate agribusiness domination at the USDA,” said Mark Kastel, Senior Farm Policy Analyst at The Cornucopia Institute. (more) USDA Secretary Nominee Causes Dustup in Organic Industry ...

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cornucopia.org - 12/24/2008
Beef Controversy Could Delay New Organic Livestock Rulemaking
— cornucopia.org — “Our concern is that by incorporating new beef standards, which have never been fully discussed by the... organic community, we are guaranteeing that powerful agribusiness lobbyists will do everything they can to scuttle the new proposed rules, in their entirety, delaying [needed] rules on dairy." (more) Beef Controversy Could Delay New Organic Livestock ...
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