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  Cornucopia Files Complaint - Organic Violations Alleged at Texas Factory Dairy Farm
Cornucopia, Wisconsin (PRWEB) July 24, 2006 -- The Cornucopia Institute has filed a formal legal complaint with the USDA requesting a full investigation into allegations of multiple violations of federal organic regulations at the Aurora Organic Dairy, located near Dublin, Texas.
In April, The Cornucopia Institute released a report, Maintaining the Integrity of Organic Milk, and a national scorecard for consumers (available at www.cornucopia.org) to help them identify the majority of dairy brands produced with the highest organic integrity.
The Cornucopia Institute, a nonprofit farm policy research group, is dedicated to the fight for economic justice for the family-scale farming community.
www.emediawire.com /releases/2006/7/emw415089.htm   (1082 words)

  
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The report, according to The Cornucopia Institute, is designed to "empower consumers and wholesale buyers in the marketplace" by rating organic dairy brands based on their adherence to accepted ethical practices and conduct.
The good news contained in Cornucopia's report is that the group's research indicates that the vast majority of organic dairy brands contain milk from family-sized farms that share the consumer's conviction that organic agriculture is about more than marketing hype.
The Cornucopia Institute is a farm policy research group, based in Cornucopia, Wisconsin.
www.sukisnaturals.com /articles/cornucopia.php   (759 words)

  
 Welcome to Cornucopia, WI!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Cornucopia, on State Highway 13 along Wisconsin's North Coast, is the western entrance to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
Cornucopia boasts of having Wisconsin's northernmost post office, a genuine general store, comfort-able lodging and dining facilities where the food is savored along with the atmosphere.
When Cornucopia was founded in about 1902, travel was mainly by boat.
www.travelwisconsin.net /bayfield_co/cornucopia/index.html   (221 words)

  
 Beyond Pesticides
One of the owners of the large Colorado farm, in Platteville, Colorado, Mark Retzloff, has justified an exemption from the requirement for pasture based on not enough rain in the area to support it.
However, in their complaint, The Cornucopia Institute countered that the claim that pasture is impractical, or not cost-effective, in arid Colorado is no excuse under the law.
The Cornucopia Institute said in their communiqué that they expect the U.S. Department of Agriculture, state agencies, and the independent certifiers responsible for oversight and enforcement to take this formal complaint very seriously and to respond in a timely manner.
www.beyondpesticides.org /news/daily_news_archive/2005/01_18_05.htm   (663 words)

  
 Cornucopia Institute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Cornucopia Institute, one of the nation’s most aggressive organic watchdogs, applauded the USDA’s move to allow organic farmers use of additional benign substances for treating illness in animals.
The Cornucopia Institute submitted comments to the USDA’s National Organic Program, and is distributing information and analysis about the proposed rule changes to organic farmers, consumers and public interest groups around the country.
The Cornucopia Institute and consumer advocates are also criticizing the USDA’s disregard for additional safety protocols recommended by the NOSB, including increasing withdrawal times and limiting the use of several of the more potent drugs, by claiming the USDA cannot create standards more restrictive than the FDA’s.
www.commondreams.org /cgi-bin/newsprint.cgi?file=/news2006/0823-03.htm   (1086 words)

  
 Dean/Horizon Feedlot Dairy Accused of Masquerading as an Organic Farm MARK KASTEL / The Cornucopia Institute 16feb2005
CORNUCOPIA, WISCONSIN — The Cornucopia Institute filed two formal complaints today with the USDA’s Office of Compliance asking them to initiate investigations into alleged violations of the federal organic law by factory farms operating in Idaho and California.
In filing their latest complaints with the USDA, The Cornucopia Institute relied upon a number of published interviews with the owners and management of these farms and over a dozen independent interviews with dairy experts who had visited the farms and examined farm records including; a veterinarian, consultants, suppliers and other dairy farmers.
Dairy cows are reportedly trucked to pasture on the farm but The Cornucopia Institute contends that this is not a practice used for the portion of the herd that is being actively milked.
www.mindfully.org /Farm/2005/Dean-Horizon-NOT-Organic16feb05.htm   (1298 words)

  
 Corporate-Dominated Lobby Group Attacks Organic Watchdog
CORNUCOPIA, WI (PRWEB) February 8, 2006 -- A leading national public interest group alleged that the Organic Trade Association (OTA) is seeking to suppress the release of a new report rating the nation’s organic dairy brands and products.
Since the late 1990s a handful of large industrial-scale dairy operations, with 2000–6000 animals in factory-farm conditions, have started producing milk sold as “organic.” Among other serious breaches these dairies are accused of is confining their animals rather than grazing on pasture.
The Cornucopia Institute has said that although they will continue to work with the USDA, they are "appealing to a higher authority"—the organic consumer.
www.emediawire.com /releases/2006/2/emw343223.htm   (931 words)

  
 PRINT USDA feels heat in response to organic pasture controversy
In addition, The Cornucopia Institute, a progressive farm policy research group, filed a formal complaint on January 10 with the USDA, asking them to initiate an investigation into alleged violations of the federal organic law by Aurora¹s industrial dairy operating in Colorado.
It wasn't until The Cornucopia Institute and many other organizations and individuals vehemently protested, leading to widespread media coverage, that the USDA withdrew the flawed documents.
In their complaint to the USDA, The Cornucopia Institute stated their intention to file additional actions against other factory farms that appear to be profiteering at the expense of organic integrity.
www.newfarm.org /news/0105/012005/factory_organic_print.shtml   (535 words)

  
 The Cornucopia Institute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The 10,000-herd facility is a “split operation.” At this facility at least 3500 of the cows are split from the herd and are supposed to be managed in accordance with federal organic regulations.
In February, 2005 The Cornucopia Institute filed a formal legal complaint with the USDA regarding organic livestock management practices on this factory dairy.
Her question to her guest from the Cornucopia Institute was in regard to recent charges that Wal-Mart was passing conventional grocery items off as USDA certified organic.
www.cornucopia.org   (627 words)

  
 The Cornucopia Institute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Cornucopia Institute will engage in educational activities supporting the ecological principles and economic wisdom underlying sustainable and organic agriculture.
Mark Kastel is co-founder of The Cornucopia Institute, a progressive farm policy research group based in Wisconsin and director of its Organic Integrity Project.
He has been a longtime environmental activist, has served on the boards of several environmental organizations active in Wisconsin, and was recently elected to the Eau Claire County Board.
www.cornucopia.org /about.html   (464 words)

  
 Cornucopia Files Complaint Against Aurora Organic, Factory FarmSupplier of Milk to Wild Oats, Safeway, Costco & ...
They must be assured that the practices used in producing the food are 100% organic, and not some cheap shortcut taken by suspect producers seeking to cash in on organics in the marketplace,² said Kastel.
If Aurora cannot incorporate a meaningful amount of pasture into their directives for rearing the thousands of replacement animals required by their factory farm operation ­ because they are located in an extremely dry, arid region ­ that is no excuse to scoff at the organic regulations," Kastel said.
Also, if you would like to interview the farm operator, Steve Wells, let us know and we will give you one of the half-dozen or so phone numbers we have for him depending on where he is when you call.
www.organicconsumers.org /organic/cornucopia.cfm   (1265 words)

  
 Cornucopia News
Wednesday, December 20, 2006, 1:10 PM by Bob Meyer Wisconsin Farm Bureau president, Bill Bruins has released his "Picks" of the top issues for agriculture in his state in 2006.
When Bayfield officially signed on as an eco-muncipality Wednesday, it joined bay area neighbors Ashland, Washburn and the Town of Bayfield in officially endorsing municipal operations are undertaken in harmony...
Wisconsin Attorney General-elect J.B. Van Hollen won't pursue a defamation lawsuit that he filed against his Democratic opponent and a group supporting her the day before the Nov.
www.topix.net /city/cornucopia-wi   (614 words)

  
 Cornucopia vs. Aurora
CORNUCOPIA, WISCONSIN: The Cornucopia Institute, today, filed a formal complaint with the USDA’s National Organic Program asking them to initiate an investigation into alleged violations of the federal organic law by a factory farm operating in Colorado.
  However, in their complaint, The Cornucopia Institute countered that the claim that pasture is impractical, or not cost-effective, in arid Colorado is no excuse under the law.
The Cornucopia Institute is dedicated to the fight for economic justice for the family-scale farming community.
www.nofany.org /hottopics/cornucopia.htm   (738 words)

  
 UW Press - : The Timber Wolf in Wisconsin, The Death and Life of a Majestic Predator, Richard P. Thiel with a Foreword ...
In early 1958, in the far northern town of Cornucopia, Wisconsin's "last" timber wolf was accidentally run over by an automobile.
The "humane" intention to end the animal's suffering produced a grisly aftermath: the wolf survived the impact of the car, was bludgeoned with a tire iron twice but survived, and finally had its throat slit with a restaurant knife.
He was chair of Wisconsin's wolf recovery plan team in the late 1980s.
www.wisc.edu /wisconsinpress/books/0091.htm   (309 words)

  
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The investigation is the result of a formal complaint filed by The Cornucopia Institute, an organic watchdog group, after a visit by Institute staff to a ranch supplying thousands of replacement cows to the huge Aurora operation.
Later this month, The Cornucopia Institute will release a consumer guide identifying which organic dairy products are produced from the highest quality sources of milk.
Fantle is the Research Director for The Cornucopia Institute.
www.wedge.coop /grocery/grocery-cornucopia-complaints.html   (600 words)

  
 The Free Press -- Independent News Media - Environment
CORNUCOPIA, WISCONSIN: The Cornucopia Institute has filed a formal legal complaint with the USDA requesting a full investigation into allegations of multiple violations of federal organic regulations at the nation’s largest organic dairy.
The Aurora Organic Dairy, located in Colorado and with a herd approaching 6000 cows, appears to have violated numerous organic regulations governing the rearing of animals entering its vast factory farm operation.
Wells contacted The Cornucopia Institute when widespread media reports questioning Aurora's management practices came to his attention.
www.freepress.org /departments/display/3/2005/1578   (1011 words)

  
 FightingBob.com: Articles
Thanks to a complaint filed by Wisconsin's Cornucopia Institute, the federal government might finally determine that factory farming and organic farming are mutually exclusive.
The Cornucopia Institute in Cornucopia, Wisconsin, recently filed a formal complaint with the USDA's office of compliance asking it to initiate an investigation into possible violations of the federal organic law by a factory farm operating in Colorado.
Mark Kastel is a farm policy analyst in La Farge, Wisconsin, president of M. Kastel and Associates, and co-director of the Cornupcopia Institute.
www.fightingbob.com /article.cfm?articleID=332   (812 words)

  
 The Cornucopia Institute
CORNUCOPIA, Wisconsin - April 12 - The Cornucopia Institute has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to compel the USDA to provide public records sought through several Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
Fantle noted that frustration with USDA inaction led Cornucopia to more closely investigate the organic dairy industry and what goes into the dairy foods being sold to the consumer.
Their recently released report, Maintaining the Integrity of Organic Milk, and accompanying scorecard, based on a year of research, ranks 68 different retail organic dairy brands and measures the organic ethics and integrity involved in their production.
www.commondreams.org /news2006/0412-12.htm   (650 words)

  
 The Village Inn Cornucopia, Wisconsin [Home]
The Village Inn of Cornucopia, Wisconsin offers food, spirits, and lodging.
We are located in Wisconsin's Northernmost Village on Lake Superior's beautiful South Shore.
Cornucopia borders the eastern entrance to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
www.villageinncornucopia.com   (57 words)

  
 News Report: Cornucopia Institute Requests Full USDA Investigation
Cornucopia Institute Requests Full USDA Investigation of Suspect Dairy Improprieties Alleged at Organic Factory Farm in Colorado
EDITOR’S NOTE: A photo galleries of the Aurora dairy and the Well’s heifer ranch can be found on the Cornucopia Web page at www.cornucopia.org (click on photo galleries).
The Organic Integrity Project acts as a corporate and governmental watchdog assuring that no compromises to the credibility of organic farming methods and the food it produces are made in the pursuit of profit
www.nutiva.com /about/media/2005_11_10.php   (1093 words)

  
 Group Files Complaint to USDA on "Factory-Style Dairy Farms" Certified as Organic
The Cornucopia Institute said in their communiqué that they expect the U.S. Department of Agriculture, state agencies, and the independent certifiers
The Cornucopia Institute is dedicated to the fight for economic justice for
The Cornucopia Institute contends that the Aurora Organic Dairy Farm¹s
www.organicconsumers.org /organic/cornucopia011205.cfm   (1369 words)

  
 Nelson Surveying, Inc. - Registered Land Surveyors in Wisconsin and Michigan since 1954
Nelson Surveying, Inc. (NSI) is a fully registered surveying firm serving Wisconsin and Michigan since 1954.
NSI is one of the oldest surveying firms in the state and offers the finest surveying experience in Northern Wisconsin and Michigan.
NSI worked with the developer to complete an environmentally sensitive 15 lot subdivision with views of Lake Superior near Cornucopia, Wisconsin.
www.nelsonsurveying.com   (174 words)

  
 Our Shop in Cornucopia, Wisconsin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Gradually tiring of living in the city, I looked for a place that could house my company and give me the freedom I sought from urban life.
After years of planning and saving, that dream became a reality in 1998 when I moved my equipment from St. Paul to my new shop in Cornucopia, Wisconsin.
Here I continue to do a general range of commercial printing work, but specialize in a variety of products which are available via mail order.
www.superiorletterpress.com /ourshop.html   (164 words)

  
 Cornucopia, WI (Bayfield County) - travel guide - ePodunk
Cornucopia, WI (Bayfield County) - travel guide - ePodunk
Wisconsin > All counties > Bayfield County > Cornucopia
Churches, other places of worship in or near Cornucopia
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 Cornucopia, Wisconsin-Bayfield County, Lake Superior [Home]
Siskiwit Bay is the home of Cornucopia, WI.
Pure sand beaches contrast the crystal clear waters of Lake Superior.
Located only a few miles from Meyer's Beach and the Mawikwe Bay Caves, Cornucopia begins your visit to The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
www.cornucopiawisconsin.org   (54 words)

  
 Uppity Wisconsin | Making Wisconsin Progressive Again
Uppity Wisconsin offers blogs, discussion forums, events, and news to its members.
The display consists of sixty pairs of boots representing the Wisconsin casualties from the Iraq war.
Every hour there is a reading of the names of the Wisconsin dead, alternated with names of Iraqis who have been killed in the war.
www.uppitywis.org /node?page=15   (653 words)

  
 Cornucopia WI Bed and Breakfast Inns, Wisconsin B&B Lodging
Cornucopia WI Bed and Breakfast Inns, Wisconsin BandB Lodging
Cornucopia Wisconsin Bed and Breakfast Explorer - Country Inns and BandB Lodging Accommodations
We hope you enjoy exploring the Bed and Breakfasts of Cornucopia Wisconsin.
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 Real Estate / homes for sale / mortgage / refinance / home equity - RealEstate.com -- Find the Cornucopia REALTOR that ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Real Estate / homes for sale / mortgage / refinance / home equity - RealEstate.com -- Find the Cornucopia REALTOR that is right for you in Cornucopia, Wisconsin.
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 Cornucopia bed and breakfast & inns. Find the perfect Cornucopia B&B lodging on BedandBreakfast.com.
Second Wind Country Inn Bed and Breakfast - Ashland, WI Pull away and come catch your breath at Second Wind, a B&B with a northwoods lodge atmosphere....
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