…are taking the form of GI restrictions that risk preventing food companies in many countries from using generic names that have been in commerce for generations. Decades after parmesan, feta…
Garden by the Moon
…Jaime McLeod is a longtime journalist who has written for a wide variety of newspapers, magazines, and websites, including MTV.com. She enjoys the outdoors, growing and eating organic food, and…
Farm Camp
…cows), vegetable (picking beans), and culinary (assisting with the camp’s organic, vegetarian meals). (Ages 8–16; hawthornevalleyfarm.org) Muir Beach, California At Slide Ranch, a 134-acre coastal farm and nature preserve in…
Dairy Groups Thank Senators
…to oppose European restrictions on the use of common food names. The EU’s actions are undermining both current free trade agreements and those under negotiations, they said. They added that…
SWP Allocations Reach 60 Percent
…Reservoir levels reflect restrictions on SWP and CVP pumping plants in the Delta in order to protect threatened and endangered fish. Folsom Lake, a CVP reservoir near Sacramento, has risen…
Earth Day Celebration!
…Wildflowers. Go native! Plants thrive when they’re natural to your area. See our article on natural landscaping. Bring nature into the garden with plants that attract butterflies. Try an organic…
Transitioning to Organic Certification
…for conservation practices during the transition to organic. “Through NRCS’ Environmental Quality Incentives Program’s Organic Initiative, we established nitrogen-fixing cover crop mixes, developed a nutrient budget for using organic fertilizers,…
Western View: Next Big Thing?
…the world. This isn’t just more research on organic matter; the BioAg Alliance is hunting for something more than compost on steroids. They are looking for solutions to specific problems,…
Study Uses Domestic Sheep to Facilitate Sustainable Farming
Organic Study Uses Domestic Sheep to Facilitate Sustainable Farming by Kelly Flynn, National Institute of Food and Agriculture Sheep graze on cover crops in a Montana State University sustainable farming…
Water, Markets Complicate Farms’ Planting Plans
…doesn’t make sense to plant a crop that doesn’t add up.” Influenced by rising production costs, regulatory constraints and water supply restrictions, total strawberry acreage in California for 2016 will…
Innovative Pest Management Solutions
…(CPPM) Program, administered by NIFA. Funding can be used to support projects that will address pest management efforts for both conventional and organic production systems. Funded projects may also develop…
FSA Reaching Farmers and Ranchers
…strengthen local food systems or assist in starting organic production. Learning about programs, credit, conservation opportunities and disaster assistance when you’re busy running your farming or ranching business can be…
Strawberry Commission Answers ‘Dirty Dozen’
…the conventional and organic farmers we represent, the California Strawberry Commission (CSC) reiterates that health experts everywhere agree that consumers should eat more fruits and vegetables, like strawberries, every day…
Changes in How Our Organic Meats and Eggs Are Produced
What makes organic meats and eggs “organic”? Changes may be coming in how those products are defined and produced. Gary Crawford has more. Changes in How Our Organic Meats and…