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eOrganic The Organic Acres Bi-annual Newsletter from Penn State University is out. Get it while it's hot. Features updates on the "Weed management, environmental quality and profitability in organic feed and forage systems" project.

Source: agsci.psu.edu
A bi-annual newsletter used to highlight research and extension information related to our project “Weed Management, Environmental Quality and Profitability in Organic Feed and Forage Systems”.
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eOrganic Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative request for applications is out for 2010, excited to see the eXtension proposal type! @usda_nifa

Source: www.csrees.usda.gov
You are here:Home/Grants/Grant Search/ Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative
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eOrganic Merkley and others add provisions for organic and sustainable farms to S. 510

Source: www.foodsafetynews.com
Monday the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released Chairman Tom Harkin's (D-IA) draft markup of the pending S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, which contained new provisions to protect organic and sustainable farmers.
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eOrganic Nutrient budget basics for organic farming systems

Source: www.extension.org
This article focuses on nutrient budgets (also called element budgets or mass balances) that are commonly used to evaluate the effects of nutrient management on farm and field sustainability. Nutrient ...
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eOrganic Writing an USDA organic systems (OREI) grant this winter? Check out this workshop from Cornell. Also available online.

Source: blogs.cce.cornell.edu
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eOrganic Seems that Ireland is going to ban GM crops and livestock feed

Source: www.aiab.it
AIAB Associazione Italiana Agricoltura Biologica
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eOrganic NOSB closing that loophole for organic bodycare products, finally!

Source: www.reuters.com
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eOrganic OFRF seeking feedback on EQIP

Source: ofrf.org
Last spring, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) created a special initiative as a part of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. This ...
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eOrganic Get the 2009 Organic Industry Survey sumamry from @OrganicTrade Association

Source: www.ota.com
Mexican Market OverviewThe Past, Present and Future of the Organic Industry2009 US Families' Organic Attitudes and Beliefs Study (PDF)2009 Organic Industry Survey (pdf)2008 Mini Fact Sheet: Organic Industry Overview2007 Manufacturer Survey (PDF)2006 Manufacturer Survey (PDF)
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eOrganic Looking forward to Kathleen Merrigan announcing the OREI grants today at 2pm ET

Source: knox.villagesoup.com
Access goods and services, sights and stories, news and views. Participate - Knox County, Waldo County - VillageSoup, Our Community Online.
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eOrganic GMO flax rears its head, all the way back from 2001?

Source: www.theglobeandmail.com
Genetically modified flaxseeds have contaminated prairie fields, threatening a lucrative market overseas
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eOrganic Oregon added to states that can certify organic operations

Source: www.google.com
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon has been accredited to certify farms under the National Organic Program, which sets standards for farms and other operations that market agricultural products as organically produced.
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eOrganic Get an Ecological Understanding of Weeds on your farm

Source: www.extension.org
Weeds are the most costly category of agricultural pests. Worldwide, weeds cause more yield loss and add more to farmers’ production costs than insect pests, crop pathogens, root-feeding nematodes, or warm-blooded pests (rodents, birds, deer, and other large grazers). ...
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eOrganic We fixed up our home page on eXtenion finally, check it out, new rotating banner

Source: www.extension.org
Using an input that is not approved can cost you your organic certification. Learn how to determine if a synthetic or natural material can be used in...
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eOrganic New film about an organic farm that helps young mothers finish high school.

Source: detroit.blogs.time.com
Lots of people want to make movies in Detroit…we’re a great backdrop for sci-fi thrillers (The Island) or dramas that need a gritty backdrop (Gran Torino). But not many filmmakers make movies ABOUT this notorious city.