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19 MAR	Cornucopia Files Complaint - Organic Violations Alleged At Texas Factory Dairy Farm
	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 largest organic livestock operations in the country, appears to have violated numero ...

19 MAR	Dean/Horizon Feedlot Dairy Accused Of Masquerading As An Organic Farm
	The Cornucopia Institute filed two formal complaints today with the USDAs Office of Compliance asking them to initiate investigations into alleged violations of the federal organic law by factory farms operating in Idaho and California. The complaints ask the USDA to investigate whether it is legal to confine cows in an industrial setting, without access to pasture, and still label mi ...

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MAR

USDA Criticized For Helping 'Industrialize' Organic Farming

Proposed new federal organic livestock regulations are coming under sharp criticism for failing to close critical loopholes that are allowing a handful of factory-scale dairy farms in western states to continue bringing into their milk herd new animals raised with antibiotics, hormones, and genetically engineered feed produced with toxic pesticides.

The new rules ignore recommendations endorsed by the USDA’s own expert advisory panel, the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB).

Pro ...

19 MAR	No Cloned Animals In Organic Food - USDA Advisory Panel Vote Applauded
	The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), voted at their spring meeting in Washington, DC to exclude cloned animals, their offspring, and any food products from cloned animals from the organic sector. The expert advisory panel to the USDA's National Organic Program made it clear with their vote that organic agriculture should not allow the use of cl ...