Tom Vilsack

Fearful Food Industry Jeopardizing Public’s Right to Information

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I just don’t get it. Over the more than 20 years I have worked as a business journalist, I’ve always been motivated by a simple premise: Knowledge is power, and that power belongs with the public. The spread of information that people can use to make decisions – what to buy, what to eat, where Fearful Food Industry Jeopardizing Public’s Right to Information

Organic Trade Meets in D.C. as Battle Brews Over Standards

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This article originally appeared in Huffington Post.  It’s “Organic Week” again in Washington, D.C., and attendees of the “signature policymaking event” for the Organic Trade Association (OTA) have much to celebrate. Last week, the OTA, the leading voice for the organic industry, announced that the sector posted its largest-ever annual dollar gain in 2015, with Organic Trade Meets in D.C. as Battle Brews Over Standards