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Organic food is pure food. It's safer, more nutritious and free of chemical additives. Organic crops are grown without chemical pesticides or fertilizers and organic livestock are raised without antibiotics, growth hormones or other drugs. Organic food isn't genetically modified or irradiated.
Farmers across the country, both organic and conventional, overwhelmingly oppose the proposed Bayer-Monsanto merger. A new poll and white paper released last month found that over 93 percent of farmers surveyed are concerned that the proposed merger will negatively affect independent farmers and farming communities.
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Traditionally, wheat-breeding programs aimed to improve grain yield and protein content, as well as baking quality, neglecting nutritional and phytochemical characteristics. However, little attention was paid to the potential impacts on human health.
Scientific studies have demonstrated ancient wheat varieties exhibit a higher nutraceutical value than modern varieties.
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The Kansas Senate endorsed a measure Wednesday that would transfer power over noxious weed classification from the Legislature to the secretary of agriculture and an advisory board.
The bill creates a task force that will be responsible for recommending which highly invasive plants are placed on the state’s noxious weed list and suggesting methods for eradicating those plants. There are currently 12 plants on Kansas’ list, all of which were affirmed by a vote of the Legislature.
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A highly controversial natural food substance, carrageenan, a seaweed derivative used in conventional, “natural,” and some organic foods, was just reapproved by USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue. This move overrides the recommendation of the National Organic Standards Board, an expert industry panel set up by Congress.
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Meat is big business. According to the Food Marketing Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based trade association of food retailers and wholesalers, the meat/fish/poultry department of a supermarket is No. 2 in sales after dry grocery foods, representing 13.77% of the total sales of the store. Which is why it seems logical that Thrive Market, one of the fastest-growing food e-commerce platforms, announced that as of today, it will start selling meat, poultry and fish, with a twist – lower prices, more money for the farmers and fishermen, and support for more sustainable agriculture practices.
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If you cannot remember the last time you had a glass of organic wine, you are hardly alone. Overall, less than 5% of the world’s vineyards are organic. In the United States, the world’s largest consumer of wine, only 1% of wine sold by volume was organic. The paltry market for organic wine around the world belies the fact that over the past half century, countless organic winegrowers and vintners have dedicated great effort to creating a larger market for the category, without much success. Meanwhile, plenty of other organic products, including vegetables, milk, and tea, have become widely
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The Sikkim government has decided to designate enforcement officers to carry out seizure and disposal of non-organic and horticultural commodities banned in the Himalayan state, a notification issued by the state government has said.
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People sometimes question the importance of organic food. Why eat organic food? Is it really worth the extra cost? What are the benefits of of organic food? Well the answer for me has always been pretty simple. I’ll be happy to share my reasons for eating organic food with you but I also want to share 10 research backed reasons that show the importance of organic food from Leah Segedie’s new Green Enough book.
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Sometimes the best way to improve something is to let it be. A no-till garden is a perfect example. And creating one also means less work for you. Imagine building a large garden without having to turn the soil over in your garden beds.
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Organic growing techniques have been practiced for as long as humans have tilled the earth. Only since World War II has agriculture become dependent upon toxic synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. These manmade chemicals temporarily increased the yield of many crops, but also increased the long-term cost of production, caused air and water pollution, changed soil structure, and jarred the entire ecosystem.
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