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New Farm Organic News
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| Composting a career |  In an effort to overcome the economic downturn and scarcity of available jobs, many Americans are seeking opportunities in ecologically-minded businesses. The boom of regional composting facilities offers new potential for green job seekers, but the industry is not without its pitfalls. | Feb 08, 2012 |
| GE Honeybee |  Monsanto sets its sights on “honeybee health” acquiring a company manipulating gene expression. Maryam Henein, director of the documentary Vanishing of the Bees, says we should "bee" afraid. Bee very afraid. | Feb 02, 2012 |
| Honeybee Crisis Update |  The media buzz around colony collapse disorder (CCD) has quieted down, but winter deaths still hover around 30% and concerns about contaminated honey are on the rise. Get the latest from researchers on suspected causes and possible paths toward a healthier honeybee population. | Jan 24, 2012 |
| Labels Matter |  With more than a half-million consumers already on board, a campaign petitioning the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to label genetically engineered (GE) food launched the video “Labels Matter” by filmmaker Robert Kenner encouraging consumers to fight to know what is in their food. | Jan 24, 2012 |
| NOSB gets it right 99% of the time |  Rodale Institute farm director Jeff Moyer highlights the top issues up for vote at the latest National Organic Standards Board Meeting in Savannah, Georgia this winter. From animal welfare to herbicides to sulfites and omega-3s, the discussions were often heated, but resulted in level-headed decisions. | Dec 16, 2011 |
| 2011 Farm Bill R.I.P. |  With the Super Committee process now dead and the Agricultural Committee deal scrapped, everyone is wondering "Now what?" The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition takes a shot at answering that question as it relates to immediate and 2012 budget issues as well as the Farm Bill process. | Nov 28, 2011 |
| Cover crops and organic no-till find fans beyond the farm gate |  Because the environmental impacts of crop production are strongly affected by the methods farmers use to control weeds and insect pests, a donor from the Orange County Community Foundation has awarded Rodale Institute with a grant to encourage farmers to increase their use of cover crops and rotational no-till practices, and decrease their use of herbicides. | Oct 20, 2011 |
| Organic farming for healthy people and a healthy economy |  As demonstrators seek accountability from Wall Street, a dark horse rises from our amber waves of grain with a message of economic growth–the organic farmer. A new report looks at national organic research and says organic farming can not only change the health of our environment and the health of our families, but also the health of our economy. | Oct 04, 2011 |
| Farmers' markets spur job growth, new report finds |  As the economy limps along, farmer's markets are showing record growth, and that growth could bring thousands of jobs with it. In just the last year, the number of farmer's markets in the country increased 17 percent, and the Union of Concerned Scientists say farmers' markets could be a much-needed antidote to high unemployment. | Aug 15, 2011 |
| What will fracking do to our food supply? |  The controversial gas-drilling practice has been making headlines for taining our water and air quality, but what about the food grown on farms surrounding these toxic wells? Fracking is poisoning fruits, vegetables and livestock, and destroying farms across the country. | May 25, 2011 |
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