In an investigation by Politico, it was found that the Trump administration has stopped promoting government-funded research into how higher temperatures can damage crops and pose health risks.
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In an investigation by Politico, it was found that the Trump administration has stopped promoting government-funded research into how higher temperatures can damage crops and pose health risks.
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed new spending legislation with significant wins for organic, including those related to organic dairy and import fraud.
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Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) announced that the U.S. House Appropriations Committee approved an agriculture and rural development spending bill that will, among other things, help grow markets for local and organic agriculture.
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A complete breakdown of where 2020 candidates stand in regards to agricultural policy.
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A sobering look at how both Democrats and Republicans have put the interests of chemical companies ahead of American citizens.
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China’s long process to approve genetically-modified crops has brought up many trade issues for the U.S.
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After being controlled by Republicans since the GOP took the majority of the House in 2011, the agriculture committee is back squarely in the hands of the Democrats, and here are some of the folks who will be leading it.
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Although a final version of the bill has yet be made public, major conservation programs and the legalization of industrial hemp are reportedly both included in the tentative deal.
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The president’s son has invested in Eden Green Technology, whose products are sold in 100 Dallas-area stores.
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A very good recap of how the changes in Congress, in terms of both members and party power, are likely to impact sustainable agriculture priorities in the coming years.
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When the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified glyphosate as a probable human carcinogen in 2015, U.S. politicians threatened to cut off funding for the agency. However, their recent attempts of doing so just failed.
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Anthony Flaccavento, who founded a consulting firm that advises communities on building farmers’ markets and supporting organic agriculture, is hoping to land a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Tucked away in the massive farm bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives is language that would block local governments from adopting their own pesticide regulations, such as the prohibition of glyphosate being sprayed on parks and schoolyards.
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Uneasy about a handful of companies who control the American agricultural landscape, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) has introduced a bill to halt further consolidation in the food industry.
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With the impending Farm Bill looming, Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) and other advocates are pushing hard for the support and protection of organic programs.
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Conservation groups just filed a notice of intent to sue the Trump administration for suddenly reversing a 2014 decision prohibiting bee-killing, neonicotinoid pesticides and genetically-modified crops on national wildlife refuges.
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USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue and his agency are pulling back rules that the organic industry wants. As a result, this could erode consumer confidence in the organic seal.
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Nutiva founder/CEO and hemp pioneer John Roulac discusses the pending legislation in Congress which would legalize industrial hemp farming and what it would mean for the industry.
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Members of Congress, including Sen. Patrick Leahy and Rep. Peter DiFazio, have taken to task the USDA over threatening to cancel the Organic Animal Welfare Rules.
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U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) call for greater organic research funding in order to meet the industry’s skyrocketing demand.
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As Congress prepares for the Farm Bill, Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) told a subcommittee that “uncertainty and dysfunction have overtaken the National Organic Standards Board and the regulations associated with the National Organic Program.”
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Organic advocate Ivanka Trump preaches the healthy lifestyle but when it comes time to taking a stand against harmful chemicals, she stays completely silent. The Daily Beast calls her out on this and rightly so.
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While Laura Bush and Michelle Obama were known to stock the White House full of organic food, we shouldn’t expect the same from the current first lady. The New York Times takes a look at the White House kitchen under President Trump.
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The Cornucopia Institute just released its Congressional GMO Voters Guide, a report that shows which politicians in Washington D.C. protected our right to know and which didn’t.
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