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New Farm Organic News
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| USDA toughens oversight of organic fertilizer | Federal organic regulators have announced a new enforcement strategy meant to stop manufacturers from passing off synthetic fertilizers as organic. | Feb 23, 2009 |
| Light snowpack dims drought relief as California farm communities suffer | “Federal, state and local officials paint a grim picture of a system taxed as it has never been before by a growing population, environmental concerns and a labyrinth of water supply contracts and agreements, some dating to the early 20th century.” | Feb 23, 2009 |
| Michelle Obama says “Let’s get this thing planted” | Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack presided last week over the pavement breaking for the White House’s People’s Garden, marking his support for a nationwide community garden movement. | Feb 23, 2009 |
| Many factors contributing to honeybee deaths | The latest theories on massive worldwide honeybee deaths say that a multitude of sub-lethal factors have converged, and the synergy is deadly. | Feb 19, 2009 |
| Op-Ed: Has ethanol’s boost to corn production run its course? | A sagging economy, a leveling of previously booming demand for ethanol corn, and falling prices have caused a decline in corn production over the past year. | Feb 04, 2009 |
| UK: Organic pigs - the gold standard for animal welfare | Amidst media attention in the UK focused on humane living standards for hogs, the Soil Association weighs in to clarify how consumers there can make the most informed choice. | Jan 30, 2009 |
| Long-term market trends hold hope for organic sector | Despite deepening recession, faithful organic consumers keep their heads above water, market research shows, making their dollars stretch by choosing whole foods over processed foods. | Jan 29, 2009 |
| Certified “naturally raised” livestock standard falls short of consumer expectations | The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service’s new voluntary “naturally raised” standard has drawn criticism from consumer groups. | Jan 22, 2009 |
| Jackson and Berry speak up for soil | “Soil that is used and abused…is as nonrenewable as (and far more valuable than) oil. Unlike oil, it has no technological substitute — and no powerful friends in the halls of government,” write Wendell Berry and Wes Jackson in a powerful op-ed piece about the devastating effects of modern agriculture. | Jan 22, 2009 |
| Change we can believe in? It starts with farm policy reform | Op-ed columnist Nicholas Kristof makes the case for a radical reform in the politics of agriculture in his poignant editorial. | Dec 18, 2008 |
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