¡Join the fight!
Via Jim Riddle at the University of Minnesota's Organic Ecology
A Look at the Newly Released Organic Pasture Rule Webinar by eOrganic
Join us for a Webinar on March 17
Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/169941112 Read more...
New USDA Rules Establish Strong Organic Standards for Pasture and Livestock Read more...
There's an excellent op-ed piece in today's San Francisco Chronicle about the poposed changes to the organic dairy and livestock standards. It's written by Albert Strauss of Strauss Family Creamery and the editorial does an excellent job of explaining what's wrong with the proposed changes.
From the National Organic Coalition via Jim Riddle of the University of Minnesota's Organic Ecology Research & Outreach Program
ACTION ALERT: Support Strong Rules for Organic Pasture
Comment NOW to USDA -- Comment period closes December 23, 2008
The USDA National Organic Program (NOP) released the long anticipated proposed rules tightening the pasture requirements for organic livestock on Friday October 24, 2008. This is a strong proposal that guarantees that
organic milk production meets consumer expectations.
