A lawsuit brought about by 83 food and agriculture groups will finally face off with Monsanto at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. early next year.
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Monsanto Ordered to Federal Court Over Seed PatentsNovember 26th, 2012 - Jill EttingerUSDA Report on GMOs “Ill-Conceived” Says the National Organic CoalitionNovember 23rd, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
A new report released by the USDA’s Advisory Committee of Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture received condemnation by the National Organic Coalition– an alliance of organizations focused on maintaining the integrity of organic standards. Read More:USDA Report on GMOs “Ill-Conceived” Says the National Organic CoalitionFarmers Appeal Case Against Monsanto’s GMO Seed PatentsMarch 29th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
A group of farmers have appealed a judge’s ruling that dismissed the group’s case filed against Monsanto in March 2011. The case, brought about by the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association, challenged the multinational seed and chemical company’s patents on genetically engineered seed technology and the ongoing threats to farmers who frequently face lawsuits from Monsanto for patent infringement. Read More:Farmers Appeal Case Against Monsanto’s GMO Seed PatentsMethyl Iodine Manufacturer Kills Its Toxic Strawberry FumigantMarch 23rd, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
Arysta Lifescience, manufacturer of Midas, the controversial methyl iodide fumigant used in California’s strawberry production, recently announced that it is suspending further sales of the product in the U.S. Read More:Methyl Iodine Manufacturer Kills Its Toxic Strawberry FumigantMajor Victory for Monsanto, Organic Farmers’ Rights DeniedFebruary 29th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
A major victory came for Monsanto last week as a Manhattan judge hearing the case brought about by a group of organic farmers ruled in favor of the chemical and seed giant by dismissing the allegations from the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association. Read More:Major Victory for Monsanto, Organic Farmers’ Rights DeniedBait and Switch: Farm Subsidies for Big-Ag in DisguiseOctober 23rd, 2011 - Jill Ettinger
In the wake of major proposed recent farm budget cuts as part of the Obama administration’s new deficit reduction program (“Living Within Our Means and Investing in the Future”) that will pull more than $33 billion in agriculture subsidies from the nations’ farmers, lawmakers and farm lobbyists are attempting to route that same money under a new name right back to the nation’s big-ag farmers rather than small-scale or family owned farms. Read More:Bait and Switch: Farm Subsidies for Big-Ag in DisguiseThe Farm Wars Continue… Young Farmers to Tour U.S. to Promote OrganicAugust 27th, 2011 - Jill Ettinger
The next generation of organic farmers are hitting the road on an Organic Valley sponsored 3-week tour of the Pacific Northwest in the Generation Organic 2011 “Who’s Your Farmer” campaign aimed at connecting people with their food, their local growers and to discuss how personal diet choices affect not just our own health, but the health of the planet and of future generations. Read More:The Farm Wars Continue… Young Farmers to Tour U.S. to Promote OrganicVictory for Organic Farmers: Court Rules Drifting Pesticides are TrespassersAugust 15th, 2011 - Jill Ettinger
The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled last month that chemical pesticides used by conventional farmers that cross property lines contaminating neighboring organic farms could be considered trespassing, nuisance and negligence, entitling organic farmers to retributions. Read More:Victory for Organic Farmers: Court Rules Drifting Pesticides are Trespassers |
