ECO-AGRICULTURAL NEWS
Hall: Many factors necessary to label a food organic – Times Record News
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Hall: Many factors necessary to label a food organic
Times Record News Organic producers follow specific practices to be certified by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Organic Program (NOP), which regulates organic farming in the US Organic farming is an ecological system that focuses on building healthy … |
Ecological Chains Worldwide Being Damaged – PlanetSave.com
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Ecological Chains Worldwide Being Damaged
PlanetSave.com By Nathan On May 18, 2012 Subtle ecological chains worldwide are being damaged by human influence, leading to significant losses of population in different ecosystems. One of the longest ecological chains ever found has just been discovered in the … Intricate, Often Invisible Land-Sea Ecological Chains of Life Threatened With … Non-Native Trees Lead to Fewer Manta Rays From tree to sea, humans have chain effect |
USDA Reports on Farm Activities Associated With Rural Development Initiatives
A new report from the USDA Economic Research Service improves understanding of the farm and farmer characteristics that may influence farm operator involvement in development-related activities, specifically by focusing on five farm activities: organic f…
We’re putting our foot in it – New Zealand Herald
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We're putting our foot in it
New Zealand Herald And the gap – the "ecological overshoot" – is growing. This bleakest of prognoses for our planet's future comes from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), which this week released its ninth Living Planet Report. It is a cry for help (if anyone is listening): … We're living as if we have an extra planet at our disposal – WWF Has mankind outgrown Earth? Enviro-Idiots: Two Earths Needed by 2030 |
Final Rule Gives Organic Livestock Producers New Options for Animal Health Emergencies
The National Organic Program has announced a final rule that allows the use of two parasiticides—fenbendazole and moxidectin—in organic livestock production as emergency treatment for dairy and breeder stock when approved preventive management fails to p…
Honeybee Research Investigates Impact of Agricultural Chemicals
University of Florida honeybee researcher Jamie Ellis outlined results in the Journal of Insect Physiology of a recent study in which researchers exposed immature bees to a variety of chemicals used in agriculture and beekeeping, including two fungicides…
Organic Farming Inspires Gaming’s Latest Kickstarter Success – Wired News
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Organic Farming Inspires Gaming's Latest Kickstarter Success
Wired News “When we lived in California, we belonged to a CSA,” community-supported agriculture. “You subscribe to a small organic farm and get a basket of their latest produce every week.” CSAs cut out the middleman and put consumers directly in touch with their … |
Diageo Furthers Commitment to Sustainable Agriculture in Africa Through … – Sacramento Bee
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Diageo Furthers Commitment to Sustainable Agriculture in Africa Through …
Sacramento Bee By Diageo NORWALK, Conn., May 18, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Diageo, the world's leading premium drinks company, announced today that it has signed letters of intent to foster partnerships and projects that will aid in the agricultural development of … |
Diageo Furthers Commitment to Sustainable Agriculture in Africa Through … – MarketWatch (press release)
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Diageo Furthers Commitment to Sustainable Agriculture in Africa Through …
MarketWatch (press release) NORWALK, Conn., May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Diageo, the world's leading premium drinks company, announced today that it has signed letters of intent to foster partnerships and projects that will aid in the agricultural development of … |
Fire crews conduct 2-day controlled burn at Riverside County ecological reserve – 89.3 KPCC
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Fire crews conduct 2-day controlled burn at Riverside County ecological reserve
89.3 KPCC Fire crews are conducting a prescribed burn of about 100 acres Thursday and Friday at the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve. If you're in the Temecula area, you might see heavy smoke rising from the west. Fire crews are conducting a prescribed burn … Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve closed for prescribed burn |
Sustainable Food and Agriculture Visionaries Recognized with Growing Green Awards
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has announced the four winners of the fourth annual “Growing Green Awards.” A panel of judges including Michael Pollan, Myra Goodman, Josh Viertel, and Nikki Henderson honored four remarkable food visionaries…
Sustainable Vegetable Production Certificate Program Launched
To assist new farmers, UMass Extension has added a new track in Sustainable Vegetable Production to its popular Green School. Green School is a comprehensive certificate short course taught by UMass Extension Specialists and University of Massachusetts f…
Ten-week Organic Farm School Planned
Women’s Environmental Institute (WEI) is offering Organic Farm School, 10 weeks of lectures on organic food production and agriculture from environmental, social, and historical perspectives, connecting environmental justice with agriculture and food jus…
USDA Seeks Peer Reviewers for Farmers Market Promotion Program Proposals
The U.S. Department of Agriculture invites individuals to share their expertise in reviewing project proposals for the 2012 Farmers Market Promotion Program grants. Prospective reviewers should have a general knowledge of how locally-based, direct farm-t…
Virginia Organic Farmers Receive Cynthia Pratt Laughlin Medal
The Garden Club of America has awarded the 2012 Cynthia Pratt Laughlin Medal to Rossie and Sandy Fisher of Manakin Sabot, Virginia, pioneers in the field of organic, sustainable farming in the mid-Atlantic. The prestigious national award recognizes outst…
Annual ecological festival at JJC is green and growing – Joliet Herald News
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Annual ecological festival at JJC is green and growing
Joliet Herald News By Jan Larsen For The Herald-News May 15, 2012 4:48PM Sanctified Grumblers were one of the musical acts of GR2011. Music again will fill the air at a new location, Joliet Junior College, for GR2012. | Jan Larsen ~ For Sun-Times Media When: 8 am to 3 pm … |
