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July 28, 2012

Maine Blueberry Farmer Lures Tiny but Mighty Allies

An organic grower uses nest boxes and forage plants to attract wild bees to pollinate his crop. Portland Press Herald (ME) By Lynn Ascrizzi – ...

July 26, 2012

Organic Farmer and Cornucopia Board Chair Steve Sprinkel Speaks Out on GMO Food

People Speak: Organic farmers push California bill to label ‘Frankenfoods’ Fox News By Douglas Kennedy To Steve Sprinkel, you are what you eat. “It’s important ...

July 25, 2012

Dean’s Organic Milk Claims Draw Criticism From Cited Scientist

Bloomberg News By Andrew Zajac Cartons of Dean Foods Co. (DF)’s Horizon organic milk fortified with DHA feature a picture of a young girl to ...

July 25, 2012

‘Free-Range Meat and Eggs Better for You’

Farmers Weekly Philip Clarke Meat and eggs from birds reared in higher welfare systems are also better nutritionally, Compassion in World Farming has claimed in ...

July 24, 2012

Obesity, Corn, GMOs

Brattleboro.com Anthony Samsel If you want to avoid obesity, then avoid eating genetically engineered ( GE ) corn, corn based products and animals that are ...

July 23, 2012

Farmers Deal with Tricky Weather

Produce, honey, more take a hit this year Iowa City Press-Citizen By Alesha L. Crews For 40 years, area residents have flocked to the Iowa ...

July 23, 2012

Battle Over Genetically Engineered Food Heading to Voters

California could become the first state to require labels on genetically modified, or GMO, food products. Firms on both sides are gearing up for campaigns. ...

July 20, 2012

A Closer Look at the Nutrient Quality of Grain, Grain-based Products, and the Role of Organic Agriculture

The Organic Center Scientists have known for years that many of the health-promoting nutrients in grain are lost before they reach the table. Consumer preference ...

July 19, 2012

Sowing Seeds for a New Generation of Farmers

The Daily Journal Written by Michele S. Byers Do you know who grows your food? Chances are, it’s a farmer nearing retirement. A U.S. Department ...

July 18, 2012

That Fresh Look, Genetically Buffed

New York Times By Andrew Pollack A small company is trying to bring to market a genetically engineered apple that does not turn brown when ...

July 17, 2012

Why Milk Has Gone Sour: Tasteless, Stripped of Nutrients and Churned Out By ‘Battery Cows’ Who Never See a Blade of Grass

Daily Mail – UK By Graham Harvey On the Reading estate where I grew up in the early 1950s, our milk was from a local ...

July 17, 2012

Stand-off Looms Over U.S. Plans to Cut GMO Crop Oversight

Reuters By Charles Abbott and Carey Gillam Efforts to write benefits for biotech seed companies into U.S. legislation, including the 2013 Farm Bill, are sparking ...