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August 30, 2010

White Oak Pasture a piece of the Serengeti in Georgia

Will Harris attempts to establish an African ecosystem at his Bluffton organic farm. The Albany Herald By Terry Lewis, staff writer BLUFFTON, Ga. — Will ...

August 26, 2010

On organic coffee farm, complex interactions keep pests under control

Science Centric Proponents of organic farming often speak of nature’s balance in ways that sound almost spiritual, prompting criticism that their views are unscientific and ...

August 24, 2010

USDA Extends the Use of Methionine in Organic Poultry Production

USDA WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program (NOP) today announced an amendment to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances. ...

August 24, 2010

Growers: USDA must act, prevent sugar supply issue

The Associated Press By Michael J. Crumb DES MOINES, Iowa — A judge’s ruling halting planting of genetically modified sugar beet seeds has left growers ...

August 23, 2010

Studies Link Range of Major Diseases to Pesticides, New Database Launched

Beyond Pesticides WASHINGTON — Links to pesticide exposure are being found in a growing number of studies that evaluate the causes of preventable diseases — ...

August 20, 2010

Mobile slaughterhouses feed local food movement

Farmers can have just a few animals killed, then sell the meat nearby Chicago Tribune By Steve Mills, Tribune reporter BONFIELD, Ill.– Kim Snyder built ...

August 20, 2010

Monsanto spent $2.18 million lobbying gov’t in 2Q

Bloomberg Businessweek WASHINGTON — Monsanto Co. spent $2.18 million in the second quarter to lobby the federal government on a proposed changes to U.S. patent ...

August 19, 2010

Raw almond producers fight fed rules

[The Cornucopia Institute is helping coordinate the legal strategy for the almond growers challenging the raw almond pasteurization mandate. But the farmers need your financial ...

August 18, 2010

More chickens! Seattle approves urban farming bill

Seattle Post Intelligencer The Seattle City Council on Monday passed legislation designed to encourage urban farmers. People would be allowed to keep up to eight ...

August 18, 2010

Russia launches inquiry into Pavlovsk seed bank after Twitter campaign

President Dmitry Medvedev orders immediate inquiry into potential destruction of world’s oldest seed bank Guardian By John Vidal, environment editor The Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, ...

August 17, 2010

New Organic Guidelines: What’s in the Beef? New Rules Change What ‘Organic’ Means for Milk and Meat

AARP Bulletin By Beth Goulart On an unseasonably hot day in early June, Carole Price went shopping at Whole Foods in Austin, Texas, the flagship ...

August 16, 2010

Frankenfood fight: Alfalfa grower opposes genetically engineered crop

Rapid City Journal By Adrea J. Cook After years of opposing the expansion of Roundup Ready alfalfa in South Dakota and across the nation, Rep. ...