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Experts analyze pros and cons of organic foods (Massachusetts Daily Collegian)
Thu Nov 19 12:21:31 PST 2009
RALEIGH, N.C. - The scientific community remains unable to answer the abundance of questions that challenge the organic food market. It is also unable to prove many of the assertions organic defenders encourage.
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More groups urge Arroyo to ban aerial spraying (GMA News)
Sat Nov 21 02:13:29 PST 2009
More groups have joined the call for Malacañang to issue an executive order banning aerial spraying in Mindanao farming communities, particularly in Davao City banana plantations.
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Groups join call for aerial spray ban in Mindanao (GMA News)
Sat Nov 21 01:57:25 PST 2009
More groups have joined the call for Malacañang to issue an executive order banning aerial spraying in Mindanao farming communities.
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Organic Alliance, Inc. Broadens Its Comprehensive Food Safety Program To Include Global Supply Chain And New Markets (SupplyChainSolutions - SupplyChainMarket)
Tue Nov 17 02:46:58 PST 2009
Organic Alliance, Inc. announces the expansion of its already comprehensive food safety and quality program to include newly expanded global markets.
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Africa's Organic Peasantry [Tomorrow's Table] (ScienceBlogs)
Wed Nov 18 17:02:01 PST 2009
An article in the Harvard International Review by Paul Collier paints a stark view of African peasantry. Collier presents a convincing argument that for African agriculture to become more productive, it needs modern agricultural technologies and new modes of organization Read the rest of this...
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ORNL, Los Alamos pioneer new approach to assist scientists, farmers (PhysOrg)
Thu Nov 19 12:24:59 PST 2009
Sustainable farming, initially adopted to preserve soil quality for future generations, may also play a role in maintaining a healthy climate, according to researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge and Los Alamos national laboratories.
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GE Scientists Developing Wearable RFID Sensors to Detect Airborne Chemical Agents (PhysOrg)
Fri Nov 20 13:39:39 PST 2009
GE Global Research, the technology development arm for the General Electric, today announced a $2 million award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to develop wearable RFID sensors to alert people to the presence of environmental chemical agents in the air and sample...
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In Providence, a crescent of green business sprouts (The Providence Journal)
Fri Nov 20 04:01:45 PST 2009
Providence cultivates a "green corridor" of companies working in alternative energy and with environmentally friendly products along a former industrial riverside
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fishmeal-free salmon feeds says Skretting scientist (Fishupdate.com)
Fri Nov 20 07:16:32 PST 2009
A GROWING list of functional feed ingredients is delivering potential for productivity, health promotion and sustainability in aquaculture. Skretting’s Aquaculture Research Centre (ARC) is giving increasing attention to feed ingredients that perform special functions.
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Nature’s Prescription: Herbalism Provides Natural Alternative To Veterinary Medicine (Yankton Press & Dakotan)
Fri Nov 20 05:46:50 PST 2009
Perhaps it’s because of the trendiness of “natural” lifestyles, or because of the problems the current conventional health care system is experiencing, but herbalism has seen quite the surge in popularity in the past few years. What was once considered an alternative choice in medical care is...
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