A webinar for members of CPA and sponsoring organizations Country of Origin Labeling: How Multinational Agribusinesses are Attacking This Law Featuring Bill Bullard, CEO of R-CALF USA Webinar date and time: July 22, 2014; 2p et Details: Congress passed the Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) law in 2002. It requires food companies to clearly label…

WTO to rule on beef, pork labeling mandate By Dan Voorhis The Wichita Eagle Published Sunday, July 6, 2014, at 7:31 a.m. The steaks you grill this weekend may read “Born in Mexico,” and that’s COOL. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Country of Origin Labeling mandate, dubbed COOL, has sparked a political fight between industry…

Texas beef producers approve measure to establish state Beef Checkoff program By Michael Fielding on 7/7/2014 Texas beef producers have voted in a referendum to establish a state-level Beef Checkoff program by a margin of 2-1. The vote establishes a producer-funded program to research ways to continue improving Texas beef quality as well as educate…

The Last Drop: America’s Breadbasket Faces Dire Water Crisis By Brian Brown Editor’s note: This story is one in a series on a crisis in America’s Breadbasket –the depletion of the Ogallala Aquifer and its effects on a region that helps feed the world. VEGA, Texas–While a high-pitched wind rattles the windows, and assaults a…

Nick Hanauer in front of a McDonalds. (photo: Robbie McClaran/Redux Pictures) The Pitchforks Are Coming… For Us Plutocrats By Nick Hanauer, Politico 03 July 14 SEE ALSO: Nick Hanauer’s Latest Near Insane Economic Plan You probably don’t know me, but like you I am one of those .01%ers, a proud and unapologetic capitalist. I have…

How Fast Food Providers Beat Inflation – Add Wood Pulp To Burgers Submitted by Michael Krieger of Liberty Blitzkrieg blog, On Monday, Quartz published an article by Devin Cohen titled, There is a Secret Ingredient in Your Burgers: Wood Pulp. Given the headline and people’s already present suspicion regarding all of the shady and potentially…

Food Hero: Will Harris, Sustainable Livestock Producer Winner of the Growing Green Awards 2014 Will Harris turned his back on conventional farming and adopted a profitable business model for sustainable livestock production. Every year, the Growing Green Awards honor exceptional leaders and innovators committed to sustainable food and agriculture. Hosted by the Natural Resources Defense…

Group sues Trader Joe’s over COOL By Lisa M. Keefe on 7/2/2014 A California organization head has filed a lawsuit in California against Trader Joe’s Co. over the retailer’s alleged noncompliance with country-of-origin labeling laws, particularly on meat products. Joel D. Joseph, chairman of Made in the USA Foundation, sued in state Superior Court. He…

An initiative is on the ballot in Missouri giving corporate farms the “right” to freely expand their industrial operations across Missouri without regard for people, communities and the environment. MC Top 10 reasons for opposing "right to farm" amendments By JOHN IKERD Friday, June 27, 2014 at 1:49 pm I grew up on a dairy…

Groups Jockey for Position Ahead of Final WTO Decision on COOL By News Desk | July 1, 2014 As the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) final decision regarding country of origin labeling (COOL) looms, industry is asking Congress to prepare for a judgment against the U.S. “With little potential for quick Congressional action after a WTO…