'Organic' label doesn't guarantee that holiday ham was a happy pig
This holiday season, Americans will buy some 20 million turkeys and 300 million pounds of ham.
Veterinary medicine
Dec 13, 2019
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News tagged with organic farmers
How India's changing cotton sector has led to distress, illnesses, failure
India is the No. 1 cotton producer in the world, but its crop is in distress. Heavy use of pesticides, new genetically modified seeds, suicides, and an overabundance of seed choices have interacted within the past decade ...
Social Sciences
Nov 19, 2019
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Corn and soybean rotation could pose long-term tradeoffs for soil health
Rotating corn and soybeans, a widely used practice among Midwest farmers, potentially could contribute to long-term declines in soil organic matter, according to new research from an Iowa State University scientist.
Environment
Oct 3, 2019
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Garlic on broccoli: A smelly approach to repel a major pest
Agricultural insect pests seek out familiar scents to find their plant hosts. However, they can also be repelled by odors from other plant species.
Biotechnology
Jul 23, 2019
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New tool supports future of organic farming
A collaboration with Japanese manufacturer Yanmar, the Kyoto Institute of Technology, the SUGAR Network, and Design Factory Melbourne (DFM) has created a time-saving product for organic farmers.
Earth Sciences
Jul 23, 2019
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Helping wheat and corn producers target their fertilizer needs
A few years ago, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Akron, Colorado began noticing a pattern to their wheat harvests: yields were higher in low-lying areas.
Earth Sciences
Jul 17, 2019
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Global ethical supply chains: The organic label doesn't tell the full story
The label on organic, fair-trade coffee and clothing doesn't always tell the full story.
Social Sciences
Jul 9, 2019
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Delhi holds breath as burning farms herald pollution season
Harpal Singh struck a match and watched his fields burn, the acrid smoke drifting toward New Delhi where a lethal smog cocktail is once again intensifying over the world's most polluted megacity.
Environment
Oct 21, 2018
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Computer models provide new insights for sustainable control of potato late blight
Wageningen University & Research uses computer models to develop sustainable management strategies in the control of potato late blight, caused by Phytophthora infestans. Francine Pacilly will receive her Ph.D. on this socially ...
Biotechnology
Sep 5, 2018
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Lonely furrow: Little pay dirt for organic farming in Japan
Yuya Shibakai sometimes feels he is ploughing a lonely furrow.
Environment
Jun 6, 2018
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