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September 23, 2011

Report: Taxpayer Subsidies for Junk Food Wasting Billions

CALPIRG San Francisco, CA – federal subsidies for commodity crops are also subsidizing junk food additives like high fructose corn syrup, enough to pay for ...

September 21, 2011

Technical Announcement:Widely Used Herbicide Commonly Found in Rain and Streams in the Mississippi River Basin

U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (this link no longer available) Office of Communications and Publishing Paul Capel and Kara Capelli Glyphosate, also ...

September 21, 2011

Organic Farming Offers Alternatives to the Conventional

The Advocate of Westminster and Finksburg (link unavailable) By Rachel Hare, Advocate Staff Writer Carroll County Times Tom Reinhardt, of Westminster, stood beside a large ...

September 19, 2011

Organic Farming Gains Momentum with New OFRF Report

Organic Farming Research Foundation Washington, D.C. – A new report from the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) reveals extensive scientific support for the conclusion that ...

September 16, 2011

Wal-Mart Apologizes for New Customer Fraud

ShanghaiDaily Wal-Mart China has apologized for selling ordinary pork as organic in three stores in the southwest city of Chongqing, the eighth time this year ...

September 15, 2011

Will Leafy Greens Safety Regulations Hurt Small Farmers?

2006 was not a good year for the spinach industry Vermont Digger by Craig Idlebrook In September 2006, a virulent strain of E.coli infected spinach ...

September 15, 2011

USU Research Professor Studies ‘Pasture Pharmacy’

KSL.com, Utah By Keith McCord LOGAN — A research professor at Utah State University is conducting experiments that may help farm animals live a more ...

September 14, 2011

In Demand: Bright Outlook For Organics

Iowa Farmer Today by Gene Lucht ODEBOLT — Roger Lansink has no illusions about organic agriculture saving the world. However, he knows the money he ...

September 14, 2011

US Grocers Embrace Local, Organic to Try to Drive Growth in Tough Times

Reports find retailers are feeding customer demand for locally sourced food but remain concerned over energy costs Business Green By Charles Redell, GreenBiz.com As the ...

September 12, 2011

Cleveland, Other Cities Could Produce Most of Their Food: Ohio State Study

OHIO AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER by Mauricio Espinoza Ohio State scientist Parwinder Grewal said his study could be applied to other North American cities ...

September 8, 2011

Economic Analysis Reveals Organic Farming Profitable Long-Term

ScienceDaily Organic farming is known to be environmentally sustainable, but can it be economically sustainable, as well? The answer is yes, according to new research ...

September 8, 2011

EU Bans GM-Contaminated Honey From General Sale

Bavarian beekeepers forced to declare their honey as genetically modified because of contamination from nearby Monsanto crops The Guardian Leigh Phillips The European Union’s highest ...