Organic Valley Launches New York Fresh™ Organic Milk
La Farge, Wis. - March 10, 2011
Organic Valley, the nation’s oldest organic farmer-owned cooperative founded in 1988, today announced the launch of New York Fresh™milk, a locally-produced milk for its consumers in the New York metropolitan region. The milk is pr...
Read moreStonyfield Announces Winners of Organic Farmers Grant-a-Wish Program
Londonderry, NH - March 02, 2011
The Teagues of North Carolina, the Mahaffys of Oregon and the Beidlers of Vermont are the top three winners of the Stonyfield Organic Farmers Grant-a-Wish Program, which will fund a total of six innovative organic farming projects...
Read moreCEO Statement on the Release of GMO Amylase Corn
La Farge, Wis. - February 16, 2011
Last week, the USDA released yet another GMO crop for planting this spring—thermostable alpha-amylase corn, called “Enogen,” developed by Syngenta, a biotech conglomerate based in Switzerland. This variety of corn will produce an ...
Read moreOrganic Valley Welcomes Lancaster County Organic Dairy Farmers To Cooperative
La Farge, Wis. - February 15, 2011
Organic Valley, the nation’s oldest organic farmer-owned cooperative founded in 1988, today announced it will welcome up to 53 organic farmers from Lancaster County Organic Farmers Cooperative (LOFCO) to join its cooperative and p...
Read moreCEO Statement on the Release of GMO Roundup Ready® Sugar Beets
La Farge, Wis. - February 04, 2011
Today the USDA announced its decision to allow the planting of Roundup Ready® sugar beets, another GMO crop the organic community has been fighting in court for years. This is a clear indication that the USDA is more interested in...
Read moreWE STAND UNITED IN OPPOSITION TO GE ALFALFA
- January 31, 2011
We stand united in opposition to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to once again allow unlimited, nationwide commercial planting of Monsanto's genetically engineered (GE) Roundup Ready alfalfa, despite the many ...
Read moreCEO Statement on the Release of Roundup Ready® Alfalfa
La Farge, Wis. - January 28, 2011
Yesterday, the USDA announced its decision to allow the commercial sale of Roundup Ready® Alfalfa throughout the United States. I personally have been involved in the fight against GMOs for many years and was very disappointed...
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