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Horsemeat scandal buoys U.K. organic sales

April 9, 2013

Reuters / Sales of organic products in Britain continued to decline last year in contrast to continental Europe but the horsemeat scandal has sparked a revival, the country’s main organic certification body, the Soil Association, said March 20. “In the worst economic downturn in living memory, it’s not surprising to find subdued sales of a

Crops

Cows and crops: A perfect combination, experts say

By Julienne Isaacs March 25, 2013

Fifteen years ago, Marc Boulanger and his family took a closer look at what was happening on their operation near Grande Clairière, Man. — and didn’t like what they saw. “In the late 1980s, when grasshoppers were a major problem, we’d spray — then we were watching how the grasshoppers died, then the birds were

News

Organic tomatoes are more nutritious

By GFM Network News March 25, 2013

Tomatoes grown on organic farms accumulate higher concentrations of sugars, vitamin C and compounds associated with oxidative stress compared to those grown on conventional farms, according to research published Feb. 20 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Maria Raquel Alcantara Miranda and colleagues from the Federal University of Ceara, Brazil. In their study, the

News

Organic sector works on strategic action plan

By Daniel Winters March 16, 2013

Discussions at the recent forum targetted obstacles to putting local organic products on store shelves

Organic farmers from around the province gathered recently for a day-long session hosted by the Manitoba Organic Alliance to hash out ways to strengthen the sector. At tables organized into general commodity groups such as grain, beef, small livestock and horticulture, ideas from each brainstorming session were collected for later analysis by consultants who will

Livestock, News

Student-led organic conference packs in a diverse crowd

By Julienne Isaacs March 16, 2013

The first step in moving agriculture towards a more sustainable model is for farmers to stop trying to feed the world, the head of the agroecology program in the department of plant science at the University of Manitoba says. “It’s not our job to feed the world — let Africa feed itself. That is a

Crops

Tight supplies and growing organic demand signals brighter days

By Lorraine Stevenson January 30, 2013

Tight supplies and growing demand mean organic farmers can anticipate decent prices for 2013. “It’s definitely a good time to be in organics,” Leslie Johnson, marketing manager of Growers International Organic Sales (GIOSI) told a small gathering of organic farmers at Ag Days last week. “Prices are on the rebound with interest in

Crops, Forages, Livestock, News, Other livestock

Bison do double duty on organic farm

By Daniel Winters January 17, 2013

Unlike many organic farmers, John Finnie isn’t always scrambling for manure — he has 150 helpers in that task. His herd of Plains bison are a perfect fit on his 1,000-acre certified organic operation near Kenton, northwest of Brandon, he says. “I like to look at them as being a very large piece of machinery,”

Livestock, News

Farm groups should track CCA sustainability move

By Alex Binkley January 4, 2013

The move by the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association to join an international group that promotes sustainable agriculture is being hailed as a model for other farm groups. The cattle producers’ organization recently joined the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, whose members range from Cargill, JBS and McDonald’s to the World Wildlife Fund, The Nature Conservancy, and

Crops, News

Organic farmers reject call to self-insure against GM contamination

By Carey Gillam November 30, 2012

Organic growers and food safety advocates are condemning an advisory report to the Agriculture Department claiming its recommendations would be costly for farmers who want to protect their conventional crops from being contaminated by genetically modified varieties. The USDA is studying how biotech agriculture could best “coexist” with organic and conventional farming, but critics slammed

Crops, News

Soil expert urges farmers to look to nature for clues to better farming

By Daniel Winters November 29, 2012

Think you’ve got pest problems? In Malawi, termites living in the soil cause headaches for corn farmers because they “fell” the crop at the base of the stalk. “It’s like having beavers in there,” Jill Clapperton said in a presentation on the benefits of cover crops and living mulches at the recent Organic Connection conference.

Daily Network News

Tyson Foods settles U.S. beef price-fixing lawsuit for $82.5 million

Consumers not confused by plant protein ‘burgers’ or ‘milk’, research suggests

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise on expectations of tight supplies

Tag Archives Organic farming

Horsemeat scandal buoys U.K. organic sales

Cows and crops: A perfect combination, experts say

Organic tomatoes are more nutritious

Organic sector works on strategic action plan

Student-led organic conference packs in a diverse crowd

Tight supplies and growing organic demand signals brighter days

Bison do double duty on organic farm

Organic farmers reject call to self-insure against GM contamination

Soil expert urges farmers to look to nature for clues to better farming

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