The New York Times finally takes a look at the perilous road ahead for small organic dairy farmers.
Read Article
The New York Times finally takes a look at the perilous road ahead for small organic dairy farmers.
Read Article
While some advocates say animal welfare certifications are helping to change the industry, a new report points to a lack of rigor among widely adopted labels.
Read Article
The watchdog organization has filed a legal complaint against Natural Prairie, one of the nation’s largest “organic” factory dairies.
Read Article
As consumers call for improved animal welfare, stewardship of the soil and conservation of dwindling water supplies, Aurora Organic Dairy is preparing to open a heifer factory on 1,900 acres in the dry High Plains of Colorado.
Read Article
Alleging abuse and a lack of oversight, Cornucopia has filed a legal complaint against both Natural Prairie Dairy and its USDA organic certifier.
Read Article
Video has been released from an animal abuse investigation that targeted Nature Prairie Dairy Farms, an organic dairy farm in Texas that supplies milk to Target, Kroger and others.
Read Article
This use of technology is setting a horrible precedent and does not take into account the EMF damage that the chickens are enduring.
Read Article
In a victory for free speech and animal protection, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa struck down the Iowa Ag-Gag law, holding that the ban on undercover investigations at factory farms and slaughterhouses violates the First Amendment.
Read Article
Please read this story. It is critical that people understand the impact of the USDA turning a blind-eye to organic factory farms.
Read Article
The U.S. isn’t the only country who has credibility problems with organic dairy operations.
Read Article
As local communities across the country battle CAFOs — and the social and environmental problems they bring – state and federal laws are working against the interests of citizens.
Read Article
With more than 23 million hogs producing 10 billion gallons of liquid manure a year in the state, Iowa citizens are calling for a ban on new and expanding CAFOs, out of fear for their water quality, among many other things.
Read Article