Let’s Help Create More Farmers JUNE 10, 2015 Mark Bittman Just about everyone agrees that we need more farmers. Currently, nearly 30 percent are 65 or older, and fewer than 10 percent are under 35. The number of farmers is likely to fall further with continuing consolidation and technological innovation. But displacement of farmers is…

R-CALF USA Disappointed But Not Surprised With House COOL Repeal Billings, Mont. – R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard issued the following statement in response to today’s vote by the U.S. House of Representatives to repeal country of origin labeling (COOL) for beef, pork, chicken, ground beef and ground pork. The vote to repeal COOL was…

Will COOL for red meat (and perhaps chicken) be revised or repealed? Country of Origin Labeling (COOL), which currently requires intact cuts of meat to be labeled according to where the animal it came from was born, raised, and slaughtered, is back in the news. On Monday, May 18, 2015 the Appellate Body (AB) of…

A federal court just handed our movement a huge VICTORY in upholding an Oregon county’s ban on GE farming! Last November, voters in Jackson County, Oregon overwhelmingly passed an ordinance to ban the planting of genetically engineered (GE) crops in the county. Soon after, opponents backed by Monsanto and their allies went to work trying…

R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America “Fighting for the U.S. Cattle Producer” For Immediate Release: Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard June 8, 2015 Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa 280+ Groups Urge Congress to Reject Effort to Repeal COOL Washington, D.C.—Today, a coalition of 283 farm, rural, consumer, manufacturer, labor, faith and environmental groups from across the United…

Will COOL for red meat (and perhaps chicken) be revised or repealed? Country of Origin Labeling (COOL), which currently requires intact cuts of meat to be labeled according to where the animal it came from was born, raised, and slaughtered, is back in the news. On Monday, May 18, 2015 the Appellate Body (AB) of…

Veto Victory Over Ag-Gag Law Turns to Defeat The state legislature in North Carolina pushed through a law that criminalizes undercover investigations at farms and other businesses. (Photo: ‘Portland Press Herald’/Getty Images) June 04, 2015 By Willy Blackmore Willy Blackmore is TakePart’s Food editor. full bio follow me Less than a week after North Carolina’s…

Virginia poultry grower, Mike Weaver, explains why rules are important to contract growers. Reps. Kaptur, Pingree host briefing on Contract Retaliation Protection for Farmers Streamed live on Jun 3, 2015 Washington, D.C. – Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) will co-host a Congressional briefing on Wednesday to discuss provisions of a USDA proposed…

Schapiro signs campus commitment to increase ‘real food’ in dining halls Peter Kotecki, Reporter June 3, 2015 • University President Morton Schapiro signed a campus commitment Wednesday with Real Food at NU, pledging 20 percent of Northwestern’s dining hall food will meet “real food” criteria by 2020. Miranda Cawley, co-director of Real Food at NU,…

Group Says Research On Live FMD Virus Soon To Take Place In Manhattan, Kansas, Is An Accident Waiting To Happen Billings, Mont. – Groundbreaking for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), a $1.25 billion project by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), took place last Wednesday in Manhattan, Kansas. The new facility will…