Leaked EC proposals alarm organic farmers
by Julia Glotz, The future of the UK’s organic sector could be put at risk by new proposed rules from Brussels, which are set to prohibit farmers from growing conventional and organic produce at the...
View ArticleThe Elders of Organic Farming
By CAROL POGASH, BIG SUR, Calif. — Among the sleek guests who meditate and do Downward Facing Dog here at the Esalen Institute, the farmers appeared to be out of place. They wore baggy jeans,...
View ArticleFarm Bill Amendment From Sen. Jeff Merkley Good News For Organic Farmers
by Joe Satran, The $500 billion farm bill agreed upon by House and Senate negotiators this week holds good tidings for organic farmers, an increasingly prominent constituency long neglected by the...
View ArticleOrganic farmer sues GMO farmer for ‘contaminating crop’ in landmark case
By Jonathan Pearlman, Sydney In what is believed to be a world first legal case of its kind, an organic farmer in Australia is suing his neighbour – who grows genetically modified crops – for...
View ArticleOrganic farmers dig in against 2,4-D herbicide
by MIKE TIGHE mtighe@lacrossetribune.com, One of the biggest challenges facing organic farmers is thwarting the use of the herbicide 2,4-D in conventional agriculture, according to a policy expert for...
View ArticleOrganic Farmers Cultivate Rural Success in Samoa
By Catherine Wilson, SALELOLOGA, Samoa ,(IPS) – Rural farming families in Samoa, a small island developing state in the central South Pacific Ocean, are reaping the rewards of supplying produce to the...
View ArticleRegenerative Agriculture Is the Answer to Save Your Health
By Dr. Mercola, “A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself.” That’s a quote from Franklin D. Roosevelt, who clearly knew something most people, including farmers, have since forgotten. The truth...
View ArticleA growing scene: Exploring organic farms in the UAE
by Mitya Underwood, As the weather finally cools down, the outdoor market season begins. Craft, food and artisanal markets have been sprouting up in the past few weeks, and organic food seems to be...
View ArticleGroups Challenge Major USDA Change to Organic Rule
via OSGATA Customary Public Comment Process Averted to the Chagrin of Petitioners Washington, D.C., April 8, 2015 – Organic stakeholders have filed a lawsuit in federal court, maintaining that the U.S....
View ArticleWhy Is Whole Foods Market Inc. Undermining Organic Farmers?
Via The Motley Fool The grocer has been a friend to organic growers up to now, but its new produce rating program might undo all the good work Whole Foods Market’s new produce rating system might...
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