By Dairy Herd staff Sales of fat-reduced organic fluid milk were up nearly 20 percent last year, according to data released by the Agricultural Marketing Service. Organic fat-reduced milk sales totaled 1.3 billion pounds in 2008 — up 19.7 percent versus 2007, according to the USDA agency. Organic whole milk sales were up 23 percent… Read more »
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A Wild Bird Chase
The Guardian by Peter Melchett All through the main bird migratory season last autumn, and during this winter, the U.K. government has been testing wild birds for avian flu. They found evidence of the low pathogenic variety of bird flu, which seems to have been present in wild bird populations for a long time, without… Read more »
Farming and Knowledge Monocultures are Misconceived
Speed read: The industrial model of producing both food and knowledge is faulty Sustainable intensification presents ‘technification’ as an undeniable scientific truth Food supply systems and R&D should be reorientated towards real needs SciDev.net Food needs can be met with a new vision for agriculture and science, say Brian Wynne and Georgina Catacora-Vargas. In mainstream… Read more »
Rural Water Across America Poisoned by Agricultural Runoff
Cornucopia’s Take: Conventional and GMO crop farming and concentrated animal feeding operations create runoff of excess pesticides and fertilizers into watersheds and, ultimately, wells in rural America. The runoff contains nitrates from manure, bacteria from sick animals, and a host of toxic chemicals and antibiotics. Learn more about the crisis below. Sustainable farming practices prevent… Read more »
Should Cities Be Banning Herbicides & Pesticides & Going Organic?
Sustainable Cities Collective by David Thorpe Parks and city green spaces and school grounds are safe, pleasant and healthy places, right? Perhaps not, if they are sprayed with dangerous pesticides and herbicides. Cities are gradually waking up to the idea that they may be putting their populations at risk by using these chemical-containing pesticides and… Read more »
Grasslands Get Squeezed As Another 1.6 Million Acres Go Into Crops
NPR, The Salt by Dan Charles CRP Land in Idaho Credit: Glenn Shea, USDA NRCS As the year winds down, we here at NPR are looking at a few key numbers that explain the big trends of 2013. Today’s number: 1.6 million. That’s 1.6 million acres — about the area of the state of Delaware…. Read more »
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 chickens per house; roosters would be prohibited. The Council allowed a grandfather clause that lets existing roosters remain in the city. The ordinance, which passed unanimously, also paves the way… Read more »
Country Hen
The Country Hen should be commended for sharing information about their production practices openly with The Cornucopia Institute and participating in the scorecard project. However, none of the chickens that produce The Country Hen eggs currently have access to meaningful outdoor access. Their outdoor access consists of wooden porches that are covered on top and… Read more »
Obama Administration Takes Action on Food Safety
Washington Post (link no longer available) By David Alexander Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Tuesday ordered tougher steps to curb salmonella and E.coli contamination of U.S. food and created a post of deputy food commissioner to coordinate safety in the wake of a major salmonella outbreak. The administration, concerned by delays in identifying… Read more »
Tide Mill Farm
“It was a very sad day in the late 70s when I watched the cows leave the farm after the bottom went out of milk prices. I never anticipated that they would return,” remembers Jane Bell. Jane moved to Tide Mill Farm after marrying seventh-generation farmer Robert Bell. Their son, Aaron, was born that same… Read more »
