Complete listing of news and research
October
October 13: Organic community split over synthetics—and who holds the power
October 13: Ag cuts imminent
October 13: Conservation programs cut even as subsidy programs offered to world trade
October 13: Cotton yields hold priority over worker health in Turkmenistan
October 13: The potato finds its home in Peru
September
SEPT 15: UK organic community waging war on excess packaging
SEPT 13: South African farmers the new sustainable face of sugar
SEPT 13: Farmers beware--global warming getting to India
SEPT 12: Proposed sustainable label would represent farmers in the gray
SEPT 12: Citrus disease scares Florida growers
SEPT 12: Britain's NFU will have wool in the rafters of their new HQ
SEPT 9: EPA proposes new rules for human pesticide studies
SEPT 7: Grass hailed as potential cource of clean energy
SEPT 1: Johanns announces key component of animal I.D. system
SEPT 1: New report: GM-crop trials grow despite warnings
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August
AUG 30: Brazil's rise as farming giant has a price tag
AUG 29: Massachusetts grocers pledge to boost recycling
AUG 26: Appellate court rules for Tyson; Ranchers must pay
AUG 26: Endangered salamander focuses risks of common pesticide
AUG 26: National Organic Program holds off on pasture decision
AUG 26: USDA reverses withdrawal of organic certification for cosmetics
AUG 26: Xtreme eating
AUG 26: Switchgrass could be the Midwest's next big energy source
AUG 25: Europe tightens avian flu security on farms, at borders
AUG 24: Italy's State Audit Court reports on funds for organic farming
AUG 24: Johanns continues USDA farm bill listening tour
AUG 23: Aquaculture central to African Fish for All Summit
AUG 23: Organic consolidation continues as Hain buys Spectrum
AUG 19: French organic wheat threatened by lack of consumer interest
AUG 19: Bad food flooding Iraqi markets
AUG 19: Country of origin labeling on the table in the South Pacific
AUG 19: Report: New Zealand needs livestock identification system
AUG 19: Uruguay to contest U.S. rice subsidies
AUG 18: EPA takes away inspection privileges after Idaho lets feedlots slide
AUG 16: Syngenta bid to monopolize rice patents
AUG 15: USDA finds 1,000 violations of mad cow rules
AUG 15: Drought draining Midwest farmers
AUG 15: Even in small doses Roundup fatal to frogs
AUG 15: EU-U.S. ag subsidy dispute could threaten WTO trade talks
AUG 15: Manure spill clears out Black River
AUG 15: Flax fiber has new international standards
AUG 12: Rice becomes the first crop to have its genes mapped
AUG 8: Iowa city offers what may be the first organic tax break
AUG 5: Herbicide-resistant horseweed confirmed in California
AUG 5: Roundup Ready alfalfa worries growers
AUG 5: The supermarket turns 75
AUG 5: Minnesota fair features organic crop competition
AUG 5: Food provider's new policy: pass on antibiotic raised pigs
AUG 4: Suspect mad cow tests negative
AUG 4: Philippines lifts ban on U.S. beef
AUG 3: USDA announces latest round of farm bill forums
AUG 3: Hawaii residents sue for environmental review of biopharm algae
AUG 3: Cali. course a submersive dip in organic pool
AUG 2: UK blood donors told they may carry human mad cow disease
AUG 2: Organic produce, research take root on University of Idaho experimental farm
AUG 2: U.S. rice high in arsenic
AUG 1: Franco-Ontarian college goes organic
July
JULY 29: Energy bill passes
JULY 29: Anaerobic digestion options exist for average dairy farm
JULY 29: Doctoral student changing soil's dirty perceptions
JULY 29: Baytril is out of the poultry diets, FDA says
JULY 29: Iowa family farm leaders challenge USDA agenda
JULY 28: Mad cow missteps shake confidence in U.S. beef
JULY 28: CAFTA becomes a reality amid ongoing concerns
JULY 28: Pregnant cow suspected of having mad cow disease
JULY 25: USDA announces preliminaries on 2005 CSP sign-up
JULY 25: College dining halls turning to organic food
JULY 25: California's organic research efforts in sync with state production levels
JULY 22: Pesticides could be reviewed every 15 years
JULY 22: Inventor of the TV dinner dies at age 83
JULY 22: French aid to fruit and vegetable growers under investigation
JULY 21: Bird flu deaths change Indonesia's culling policy
JULY 17: Soybean farmers could reap benefits from biodiesel industry's rapid growth
JULY 15: Seniors’ market program in jeopardy
JULY 15: Malawi explores biodiesel as a cash crop
JULY 14: Mad Cow Case: Court unblocks cattle imports from Canada
JULY 14: Japan finds more Bt10 corn
JULY 14: Tests confirm GM material in Aussie canola
JULY 14: Older Europeans choose ease of ready made meals
JULY 14: Toxic chemicals by the hundred found in blood of newborns
JULY 13: Corn ethanol takes more energy than it makes
JULY 13: Lawsuit challenges animal testing to avoid child pesticide limits
JULY 13: Indiana farmers paid to adopt conservation practices
JULY 13: UK encourages food producers to embrace regional distinctions
JULY 12: U.S., China sign food safety cooperation agreement
JULY 11: Organic beef hits the big leagues
JULY 11: 20th anniversary Farm Aid back to its Illinois roots
JULY 8: Sustainable agriculture chair endowed at University of California
JULY 8: China grain needs overstated
JULY 7: $100m bird flu plan cheap beside cost of human pandemic
JULY 6: Cargill to build nation's largest biodiesel plant in Iowa
June
JUNE 30: Senate approves ban on human pesticide testing
JUNE 29: Senate panel narrowly endorses CAFTA
JUNE 27: EU environment ministers let five states keep GM crop bans
JUNE 27: Many countries cling to ozone-destroying pesticide
JUNE 27: Norway plans seed bank to safeguard food biodiversity
JUNE 24: U.S. mad cow suspect tests positive for the disease
JUNE 24: Philadelphia policeman dies guarding biotech conference
JUNE 23: WHO: Transgenic foods safe so far, but testing essential
JUNE 21: New grazing rules for public lands cut non-ranchers out
JUNE 20: Indonesian farm worker tests positive for bird flu
JUNE 20: Farmers accuse couch-dwellers of giving potatoes a bad rap
JUNE 20: Coffee crisis calls for sustainable solutions
JUNE 17: USDA handing out CAFTA propaganda in a news package
JUNE 17: Fast food with a mission
JUNE 17: Judge issues order in Harvey v. Veneman
JUNE 14: Feds sued for shutting cosmetics out of organic program
JUNE 13: Illegal rice found again in China's food supply
JUNE 13: Mad cow suspect found in the United States
JUNE 13: Country-of-origin labeling program faces possible delay
JUNE 10: If consumers follow USDA guidelines: A wheat case study
JUNE 10: Endangered Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep face culling
JUNE 10: Freshwater mussel decline linked to ancient corn growing
JUNE 9: Great plains farmers are diversifying
JUNE 8: Bush bill would open federal waters to aquaculture
JUNE 8: EPA sued over million farm kids exposed to pesticides
JUNE 7: New booklet speaks volumes about soybean rust
JUNE 7: House budget proposal hurts conservation programs
JUNE 6: Fresh basil source of Florida's cyclospora infection
JUNE 6: House to vote on slaughtering American horses for meat
JUNE 3: Wild Oats will sell only eggs from cage-free chickens
JUNE 3: South Carolina eyes game fowl extermination
JUNE 2: In Scotland, quiet processors hint at fear of the supermarket
JUNE 2: Nutrition labels have negative effect on small companies, study shows
JUNE 1: EPA factory farm deal faces challenge from citizen groups
JUNE 1: Worldwide register of genetic contamination introduced
May
MAY 31: Afghanistan harvests another bumper opium crop
MAY 31: Obsolete pesticides piling up in Latin America
MAY 31: Biosafety talks center on trade in GM-foods
MAY 27: New, winter-hardy pea variety now available
MAY 25: Biotech corn intercepted in Ireland
MAY 25: Oregon State club hopes to grow student garden into full-fledge degree program
MAY 25: Clemson student farm now "Certified Organic"
MAY 25: Middlebury College receives $22,500 grant for wind turbine
MAY 24: Canada's organic task force on target for summer deadline
MAY 24: Organic farmers worry about their neighbors' chemicals
MAY 20: US beef markets move closer to normal
MAY 20: WTO appeals court rules against EU sugar subsidies
MAY 19: Roundup Ready soy yields tank during Brazil drought
MAY 18: Pennsylvania voters back $625 Growing Greener II
MAY 18: Minnesota aims to be Saudi Arabia of renewable fuels
MAY 17: New vegetable option for fussy kids
MAY 17: Bird flu talk dominates World Health Assembly
MAY 13: One in five British wild plants threatened with extinction
MAY 12: Cadbury Schweppes buys Green and Black's
MAY 12: EU's new attitude could budge trade talks
MAY 12: Norwegian fish farm escapees place wild salmon at risk
MAY 12: Harvard scientists call for keeping half the state as forest
MAY 10: Mayor of 'America's fattest city' proposes 'fastfood' tax
MAY 9: Japanese food panel eases mad cow testing rule
MAY 9: Sanitation keeps Brazilian beef from U.S. markets
MAY 9: Climate change already affecting plants, farms and habitats
MAY 9: EPA comment period closes for chemical tests on humans
MAY 6: Cranberries protect pigs against heart attacks, strokes
MAY 6: Clean diesel campaign offers nonroad technology grants
MAY 6: National animal identification system inches forward
MAY 6: Demand for organic grain on the rise
MAY 5: Farmers face elevated retirement risk
MAY 5: California Rangeland Trust founder wins stewardship award
MAY 4: OCIA proposal aids small international certifiers
April
APR 29: Dean foods donates to organic education
APR 27: Supreme Court says farmers may sue in state courts
APR 26: Biotech rice firm looks at backup plans
APR 25: GM battle sprouts in the states
APR 20: Monsanto's plans for a GM-India on hold
APR 19: Buffer quells beer giant's GM-contamination fears, ends boycott
APR 15: Packer Ban back on legislative table
APR 15: Climate agreement promises farmers perks beyond clean air
APR 15: The trouble with mad cow disease
APR 15: EU nations agree to ban suspect U.S. corn gluten imports
APR 14: China grows transgenic rice despite GM-ban
APR 14: From farm to trash--UK pitches one-third of its food
APR 13: Genetically engineered crop trials double since 2003
APR 13: Listeria forces turkey, pork, sausage, salmon recall
APR 11: Wyoming offers solar, wind powered water pumps for livestock
APR 11: Indonesian pigs sick with bird flu
APR 8: In Japan, two weeks finds two more BSE confirmations
APR 8: Missouri ethanol firm signs $2 million Clean Air settlement
APR 6: Plant closure foretells rough times for Welsh dairy industry
APR 6: Contract farmers trapped by debt
APR 5: Organic farmers called to arms
APR 5: Whole Foods to label GMO-free products
APR 5: Vermont senate passes Farmer Protection Act
APR 5: Lethal sea lice spread from farmed to fresh salmon supplies
APR 4: Finnish dairy wins rare environmental honor from China
APR 4: Retail food prices rise slightly in first quarter
APR 4: Corn mix-up sends antibiotic resistant GM-maize to Europe
APR 4: Eco-friendly dishcloths unite Japanese community
APR 4: Laos dam promises fiscal aid at the expense of ag lands
March
MAR 31: Monsanto seeks Brazil soy royalties
MAR 31: US officials fret over South Korea's response to GM corn mix-up
MAR 30: Hunger grows for locally grown food
MAR 29: Riceland stands against Ventria's GM rice
MAR 28: Ag department offers $22 million for rural renewables
MAR 28: In Washington, rainy days not enough to lift drought status
MAR 25: The (re)definition of pasture continues
MAR 25: Monsanto new U. of Nebraska donor and research partner
MAR 25: Windmills and organic beef help revitalize a struggling prairie town
MAR 25: $2.8 billion in ag cuts stand firm
MAR 25: UK school lunch crusade catches Blair's attention
MAR 24: EC proposes simplifying origin rules
MAR 23: Monsanto cleared for roundup ready flex cotton
MAR 23: Poland seeks ban on GM-corn
MAR 23: Biotech crops invade Latin America
MAR 22: US launches probe into sales of unapproved GM corn
MAR 21: Agriculture Dept. redirects $7 million to mad cow research
MAR 20: Monsanto on a biotech tear
MAR 18: New fact sheets introduce farmers to organic processing
MAR 16: Could next pandemic be stemmed by spicy cabbage?
MAR 15: Weaknesses found in U.S. mad cow feed ban
MAR 15: Vietnam struggles to hold bird flu at bay
MAR 11: Mexico agrees to discharge water debt to Texas
MAR 10: Wind power goes global
MAR 10: Local beats organic for title of 'Greenest Ag Movement'
MAR 10: Bolivia to test the GMO-life
MAR 10: China seen opening door soon to biotech rice
MAR 10: Hong Kong unprepared for potential food crises
MAR 10: Event: Soil Association Organic Trade Conference
MAR 9: California qualifies for $6.9 million for storm recovery
MAR 8: Judge upholds Canadian border closing in mad cow case
MAR 8: Local knowledge prevails in world's first biopiracy case
MAR 8: Mugabe government admits Zimbabwe food crisis
MAR 3: Agriculture export dumping booms over the last 10 years
MAR 3: San Francisco restaurant gives heirloom fowl a taste-test
MAR 2: Local economy loses millions to rice dumping
MAR 2: Complaint requires clarification of the organic pasture rule
MAR 2: USDA awards $15 million for farmers' market program
MAR 1: Court rejects Bush factory farm rule
February
FEB 28: Hundreds of millions of dollars needed to control bird flu
FEB 27: Farmers ready for rust battle
FEB 26: Farmer group announces more organic farmers needed
FEB 25: Agriculture issues divide U.S. and Europe
FEB 24: Perchlorate in breast milk found nationwide
FEB 24: Bush judicial nominee not blamed for improper grazing deal
FEB 24: California rains kill cows
FEB 22: 100 turbine windfarm planned for North Dakota
FEB 22: New movie showcases the successful side of farming
FEB 21: EPA sued for backroom deals with pesticide makers
FEB 17: Tillamook Creamery bans use of artificial growth hormones
FEB 16: Banned as human food, StarLink corn found in food aid
FEB 16: Arizona rancher wins libel suit against environmental watch dog group
FEB 15: Agriculture commodity prices continue long-term decline
FEB 15: Biotech wheat liability measure defeated
FEB 14: China looking to make-over the world dairy markets
FEB 14: Mad cow slipped through feed rule crack
FEB 11: Terminator technology stopped, for now
FEB 10: Nutrition takes the lead in a plan to improve school lunches
FEB 10: Court rules USDA exceeded authority over organic program
FEB 10: Sustainable task force backs global approach to farm policy
FEB 9: PCBs, fungicide pave the way for Parkinson's disease
FEB 9: Famine fears rooted in Zimbabwe crop failures
FEB 9: Testing after French mad goat turns up Scottish suspect
FEB 8: Canada to unleash Terminator bombshell at UN meeting
FEB 8: Signs of recovery for Israel's food markets
FEB 8: EPA avoids regulation of chemical experiments on humans
FEB 8: USDA, EPA budgets face among largest federal cuts
FEB 8: USDA forced to reveal Hawaii biopharm crop locations
FEB 7: Afghanistan pins its hopes on pistachios
FEB 7: UN, U.S. officials try to calm mad cow fears
FEB 4: Lawmakers lash Bush's Canada beef plan
FEB 2: Farmers push for shield from biotech crop liability
January
JAN 31: Water for food, water for ecosystems both essential
JAN 31: First person-to-person avian flu transmission confirmed
JAN 31: Massachusetts cranberry growers ordered to restore 25 acres
JAN 28: The "Make Mine Organic!" conference
JAN 27: Top ten agricultural law cases of 2004
JAN 27: Students find interest in locally grown food
JAN 25: EPA deal allows factory farms to avoid air laws
JAN 21, 2005: Last year's hurricanes hit today's vegetable industry
JAN 20, 2005: New Zealand growers using four pesticides banned by U.S.
JAN 20, 2005: Produce gets cheaper at major UK grocer
JAN 20, 2005: Organic company expands into conventional territory
JAN 20, 2005: New EFSA safety advice: freezing meat kills tapeworms
JAN 19, 2005: Iowa wind farm starts generating power
JAN 18, 2005: Some pesticides pose uncalculated risks
JAN 17, 2005: UK group hopes education will keep biofuels clean
JAN 14, 2005: Organic program's accreditation process audited
JAN 14, 2005: Grapegrowers meet to weigh the pros and cons of GMOs
JAN 14, 2005: Organic research funding on par with 2004
JAN 13, 2005: Monsanto assault on U.S. farmers detailed in new report
JAN 13, 2005: Fighting a GM take-over one community at a time
JAN 12, 2005: USDA feels heat in response to organic pasture controversy
JAN 12, 2005: Third Canadian mad cow rouses calls to retain import ban
JAN 12, 2005: EU lifts foot and mouth ban for parts of Argentina
JAN 12, 2005: Asian poultry trade status reviewed and largely rejected
JAN 12, 2005: Worldwide biotech crops experience near record growth
JAN 11, 2005: EC ban lifted for most Bulgarian poultry
JAN 11, 2005: Federal agencies must prefer bio, not petroleum, products
JAN 10, 2005: Canada organic—Can you define that, please?
JAN 10, 2005: In Israel, fat geese are a thing of the past
JAN 6, 2005: Monsanto fined $1.5m over Indonesia bribes
JAN 6, 2005: Bt corn "stumbles" on its way to total pest resistance
JAN 5, 2005: U.S. livestock community splits over mad cow ban
JAN 5, 2005: Florida station challenged for not airing complete BGH story
JAN 5, 2005: States petition EPA to protect children from pesticides
JAN 4, 2005: Baltic fish less contaminated than 25 years ago
JAN 4, 2005: Another Canadian mad cow raises cross-border fear again
Research Updates
SEPT 15: Breeding a more sustainable potato
SEPT 1: Horticulture meetings feature record number of organic presentations
AUG 11: Shade trees can protect forage plants
AUG 1: Fresh-cut fruit moves into the fast lane
JULY 29: Rotation grazing boosts cropland fertility
29 de julio: Aumentando el almacenaje del carbono en el suelo
JULY 19: Snappy new pear is long-storing, blight-resistant
JUNE 22: Horticultural crops benefit from a good compost soak
JUNE 22: Researchers find resistance to soybean fungus
JUNE 22: Investigadores descubren resistencia al hongo de soya
JUNE 22: A sugar that's not so sweet for insect pests
JUNE 22: Un azúcar que no es tan dulce para las plagas
JUNE 16: "Show me the numbers"
JUNE 2: Manicured lawns lend green hand to Washington farmland
MAY 12, 2005: New pesticide relies on bacterium to fight root-damaging fungi
APR 26: Natural plant extracts seem deadly to formosan termites
26 de abril: Extracciones de una planta natural parecen ser mortal para las termitas Formosan
APR 13: Capturing carbon a key benefit of no-till soil management
13 de abril: Capturar el carbono es un beneficio clave de la labranza de conservación
MAR 31: It pays to know (and protect) your pollinators
MAR 23: ARS presents two new varieties of southernpea
23 de marzo: Dos nuevas variedades del guisante sureño
MAR 11: Using composts for disease suppression
MAR 8: Back to the future with AFSIC
FEB 7: A non-chemical strategy for getting rid of Canada thistle
JAN 27: Expanding organic pig feeding options
JAN 27: Organic farming and biodiversity
JAN 13: Research shows machines keep weed manageable
JAN 7: E. coli-free tea
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