OrganicAuthority.com - Organic Blog » national organic standards board http://www.organicauthority.com/blog Organic Authority - organic food, organic living, green living, organic thoughts. Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Organic Dairy Farmer Appointed to the National Organic Standards Board http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-dairy-farmer-appointed-to-the-national-organic-standards-board/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-dairy-farmer-appointed-to-the-national-organic-standards-board/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 08:00:17 +0000 Lacy http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11499 On January 15th, the USDA announced the appointment of Dr. Francis Thicke, Ph.D. by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). This 15-member board has the sole authority to approve or remove substances from a list of items approved for use in organic foods.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-dairy-farmer-appointed-to-the-national-organic-standards-board/feed/ 0 “Organic Watergate”: Major Accusations Point to USDA and Agribusiness Conspiracy http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-watergate-major-accusations-point-to-usda-and-agribusiness-conspiracy/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-watergate-major-accusations-point-to-usda-and-agribusiness-conspiracy/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 23:54:01 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=10984 USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack

A "conspiracy" between corporate agribusiness and the USDA is being dubbed "The Organic Watergate" by the nation's leading organic farming watchdog, The Cornucopia Institute.

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