UNL's four organic research farms are now certified!
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Environmental NewsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Kansas City, Kan., October 8, 2009) - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has been awarded a $10,000 EPA grant to develop an urban food cooperative that involves ...
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By Chuck Francis and Shannon Moncure Every Saturday this time of year, the lights go on at 4 a.m. in the vegetable packing shed at Shadow Brook Farm on West Denton Road, just southwest of Lincoln, Neb. It’s time to load organic
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Diversified Ag Tour Covers Three Farms and an Orchard in Southeast Nebraska - http://media-newswire.com/release_109729
UNL Organic Working Group Neb Organic farmer: More value in it than people think http://bit.ly/fRHQz
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"What makes this feasible, it wasn't until the last 10 years or so they were able to market this stuff. Thirty-one percent of the U.S. households buy organic food even with a down economy. People are putting a value on organic foods now that they weren't before," he said.
New land program protects environment with simpler rules | DesMoinesRegister.com | The Des Moines Re
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Washington, D.C. - Farm programs have long rewarded farmers for growing certain types of crops such as corn and soybeans. Congress wants to pay farmers according to how they farm, not just
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What's So Special About Organic Seed? http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?si
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While in Port Townsend, Washington, the OrganicNation.tv crew stopped at the Organic Seed Alliance to talk with seed geneticist John Navazio. He brought us to Nash Organic Farm where he's working to breed healthy and robust organic spinach varieties. ...
UNL Organic Working Group CLEAR CREEK ORGANIC FARM TOUR Robert & Kristine Bernt Robert & Kristine Bernt and family invite you to Clear Creek Organic Farms for a farm tour August 6 at 1:00 P.M. west of Spalding, NE.
UNL Organic Working Group University of Nebraska-Lincoln Working Organic Farm Tours Aug. 20 near Mead and Abie will offer the latest updates and research information about the project - http://organic.unl.edu for more info
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Do you participate in a NRCS Conservation Program or work with farmers who do? The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is requesting comments on their conservation practice standards for NRCS Conservation Programs (such as EQIP or CSP) by August 11, 2009. ...
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Studying organic agriculture in Germany - http://agro.biodiver.se/2009/06/studying
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A new University of Nebraska-Lincoln tool is designed to help farmers measure their farm's ecological health and maintain or improve
UNL Organic Working Group For a limited time you can buy Local Vanilla Ice Cream made with Organic Grass Fed Milk at the UNL Diary Store (East Campus). Happy Hour is 2:30pm-3:30pm M-F, grab a friend and check it out!
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Whole Foods Obtains Organic Certification for All U.S. Stores - http://www.thepacker.com/Article.aspx?ti
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Whole Foods Market Inc. put an exclamation point on its organic certification. The Austin, Texas-based retailer was the first to have its chain certified organic after the standards went into effect and now its 273 stores chain-wide have been certified individually.
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ARS Research Promotes Sustainable Potato Production http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2009/09071
ARS Research Promotes Sustainable Potato Production / July 13, 2009 / News from the USDA Agricultura
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