Tag: Tom Vilsack

  • Cooperative Economic Model Cont.’d

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    In a speech in honor of October as National Cooperative Month, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsak lauds the cooperative economic model: “Agricultural cooperatives are a driving force in the nation’s thriving farm economy. Because they are farmer-owned and operated businesses, the sales dollars and income generated are much more likely to be returned and spent in…

  • US-Japan agree to make it easier to import each other’s organic products

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    The Associated Press announces a new US-Japan deal that could lead to more organic options. The United States and Japan have agreed to make it easier to import each other’s organic products, the latest step in a global effort that could give consumers access to more — and cheaper — organic food. The Agriculture Department…

  • Big Foods Takeover of Organics

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    How many times has something unique and forward thinking been co-opted, then destroyed, by people with no imagination, but a lot of money? Welcome to the Big Organics Industry.  I’ve posted the entire New York Times article about how Big Food has predictably and depressingly taken over organics and turned it into a profit center…