The News in Food

Nebraska’s #10 Organic Ranking at Risk North Platte Bulletin US District Court ruled late last month that Nebraska can’t enforce Initiative 300, which bars corporations from farming in the Cornhusker state, unless the corporations are family-owned and at least one family member works there.

Angry Cows March on Washington Digital 50 In a demonstration that brings back memories of Food & Water Watch’s Starbuck’s Call-in Day, over 100 activists dressed as cows protested in Washington yesterday to bring attention to cloning issues while the FDA is still in “comment period”. Among the bovine-costumed protesters were folks from Ben & Jerry’s, the Consumer Federation of America, and the National Farmers Union. (Food & Water Watch also has a “No Food From Cloned Animals” email campaign going, in case you couldn’t make it to Washington)

More Mad Cow News Agriculture Online The Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed a new case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy AKA mad cow disease, last night in Alberta.

Robotic Egg Gathering? Food Production Daily An Atlanta company recently unveiled a robotic egg picker, which manufacturers claim will reduce labour costs and speed production lines–you know, because eggs are so expensive and difficult to harvest. If you’d rather indulge in hand-picked, sustainably-produced eggs that were raised in your neck of the woods, check out our Eat Well Guide to find a vendor near you.