Just Label It, News Roundup 11-17

Opposition from France and Italy doomed an EU vote to reauthorize glyphosate, a decision that came hours after Arkansas regulators moved to ban an alternative weedkiller for much of 2018. In another story of dicamba damage, this time in Illinois, four acres of a farmer’s vineyard and 40 acres of soybeans were damaged by drift from a neighbor. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., pressed the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday to prioritize consumer-friendly solutions in its upcoming decisions about labeling genetically engineered food. Meanwhile, in Camden, N.J. a start-up aims to combat its food desert with a local farm. Also in the news, a new campaign called “peel back the label” wants to continue keeping consumers in the dark. And some good news from California:, The state will restrict farmers’ use of certain pesticides near schools and day-care centers under a new rule announced this week, which regulators said is among the toughest in the U.S.

From Brussels to Arkansas, a Tough Week for Monsanto.

Opposition from France and Italy doomed the European Union vote on Thursday to reauthorize the world’s most popular weedkiller, glyphosate, a decision that came hours after Arkansas regulators moved to ban an alternative weedkiller for much of 2018.

Controversial Weed Killer Dicamba Banned By Arkansas Plant Board.

Dicamba has been drifting on to neighboring farms and killing crops. The State Plant Board voted Wednesday to ban the use of dicamba after hearing public comments.

Start-up aims to combat Camden food desert with a farm.

In Camden, a start-up aims to combat its food desert with a local farm.

Wyden, Merkley push for consumer-friendly GMO labeling.

 

Southern Illinois farmer’s grapevines destroyed by dicamba; four years of work lost.

4 acres of farmer’s crops from the vineyard along with 40 acres of soybeans were damaged from the herbicide, Dicamba, that drifted to his fields killing his crops. 

California bans the use of some farming pesticides near schools on weekdays.

California will restrict farmers’ use of certain pesticides near schools and day-care centers under a new rule announced this week that regulators said is among the toughest in the U.S.

It’s a Fact: ‘Peel Back the Label’ Is Bound to Fail.

Peel Back the Label and whoever is behind it are fighting that trend; they want to continue keeping consumers in the dark and don’t want them to know that the majority of dairy cows are fed GMO grains like corn and soybeans. They are losing, and Peel Back the Label is bound to fail as AFACT did 10 years ago.