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The Cornucopia Institute is a populist farm policy research group based in Wisconsin and acts as its Senior Farm Policy Analyst.

Five Tips to Keeping Your Furry Friend Healthy and Well Fed

December 10, 2014 by Cornucopia Institute
Last updated on: June 14, 2015

(Corucopia – Linley Dixon, PhD) Pet food quality varies significantly and all too often includes dangerous chemical additives. In many cases CONSUMERS get what they pay for, but price doesn’t always indicate high quality. The good news is that discriminating… [read]

5 Food Policy Lessons the U.S. Could Learn from Latin America

December 3, 2014 by Cornucopia Institute
Last updated on: June 14, 2015

(Cornucopia – CivilEats – by Andy Bellatti) When it comes to nutrition and public health, the U.S. can learn a lot from Latin America. Over the past year, Mexico, Brazil, and several other countries in South and Central America have… [read]

U.S.D.A. Approves Modified Potato. Next Up: French Fry Fans

November 14, 2014 by Cornucopia Institute
Last updated on: June 28, 2015

(Cornucopia – New York Times – by Andrew Pollack) A potato genetically engineered to reduce the amounts of a potentially harmful ingredient in French fries and potato chips has been approved for commercial planting, the Department of Agriculture announced on… [read]

When It Comes to Food Packaging, What We Don’t Know Could Hurt Us

October 22, 2014 by Cornucopia Institute
Last updated on: June 14, 2015

(Cornucopia – Ensia – by Elizabeth Grossman) It’s almost impossible to imagine life without flexible, transparent and water-resistant food packaging, without plastic sandwich bags, cling film or shelves filled with plastic jars, tubs and tubes, and durable bags and boxes.… [read]

Two States Ready to Fight for GMO Labeling in November While Industry Pushes Bill to Remove State Rights

September 25, 2014 by Cornucopia Institute
Last updated on: June 28, 2015

(Dr. Mercola) The pesticide and junk food industries continue to cause harm, even deaths, while destroying our rights and indemnifying themselves from liability. That’s the take-home message from the September 8 article in The Progressive,1 which recounts the travails of… [read]

Zero-Calorie Sweeteners May Trigger Blood Sugar Risk By Screwing With Gut Bacteria

September 22, 2014 by Cornucopia Institute
Last updated on: March 8, 2016

Artificial sweeteners don’t have calories — so why are these mice getting fat? (Cornucopia – The Verge – Arielle Duhaime-Ross) When artificial sweeteners are in the news, it’s rarely positive. In the last few years, sweeteners have been linked to… [read]

New Data Reflects the Continued Demand for Farmers Markets

August 15, 2014 by Cornucopia Institute
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

WASHINGTON, August 2, 2014 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Administrator Anne Alonzo announced today that USDA’s National Farmers Market Directory now lists 8,268 markets, an increase of 76 percent since 2008. The data reflects… [read]