The Farmstand: RAFI’s Blog

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Burt’s Bees and RAFI are #WildForBees!

RAFI-USA announces its next phase of partnership with Burt’s Bees, via the 2018 Wild for Bees campaign, which will build on the 15 billion pollinator seeds already planted. Wild for Bees will celebrate pollinators’ roles in our lives, while strengthening and expanding habitat plantings across NC.
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USDA Withdraws Organic Animal Welfare Rule

Press Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it will officially withdraw the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) final rule, effective May 13, 2018. RAFI-USA and organic stakeholders believed the rule would have strengthened animal welfare requirements for organically certified meat and dairy.
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The Truth is Out. Again.

The RAFI-USA team received an anonymous letter from a farmer, regarding unfair poultry contracts that have plagued farms in North Georgia. According to the farmer’s account, many farm families have suffered at the hands of Tyson for years, and treatment of growers is getting worse.
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