A French study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, followed 70,000 adults for five years to gather evidence on whether eating...
On November 14, 2018November 14, 2018
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On November 01, 2018November 1, 2018
Managing Garden Pests
InCropsByKate Nelson
A challenge to all backyard gardeners, managing pest populations helps to ensure a healthy ecosystem and productive yields. There are...
On October 23, 2018October 23, 2018
Working lands protect biodiversity
InAnimals, CropsByKate Nelson
A new paper published in Science by University of California, Berkeley conservation biologists focuses on bio-diversification of forest, farmlands, and ranch...
On October 18, 2018October 18, 2018
Reminder: Organic Certification Cost-Share Program
Under the USDA, organic handlers and producers may be eligible for reimbursement for a portion of their organic certification costs....
On October 17, 2018October 17, 2018
Opinion | Stopping Climate Change Is Hopeless. Let’s Do It. – The New York Times
InNewsByAdrian Hyde
It begins with how we live our lives every moment of every day. Source: Opinion | Stopping Climate Change Is...
On October 02, 2018October 2, 2018
Opinion | Wendell Berry’s Right Kind of Farming – The New York Times
InNewsByAdrian Hyde
Agricultural choices must be made by these inescapable standards: the ecological health of the farm and the economic health of...
On September 27, 2018September 27, 2018
Bees attracted to toxic pesticides
InNewsByKate Nelson
New studies show that bees prefer to forage on untreated or pesticide-laced food sources. Over time, individual bees who have...
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On August 30, 2018August 30, 2018
NJ Senator takes on ‘Foodopoly’
InNews, PolicyByKate Nelson
On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced bill S-3404 “The Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act...
On August 22, 2018August 22, 2018
Joel Salatin responds to New York Times’ ‘Myth of Sustainable Meat’ | Grist
Is sustainable meat production possible? Polyface Farm’s Joel Salatin takes on a recent New York Times op-ed point by point....
On August 21, 2018August 21, 2018
Sequencing of Wheat Genome Complete
InCrops, NewsByKate Nelson
It took 200 scientists from 20 countries and $75 million dollars, over 13 years to sequence the genome of bread...