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New Farm Organic News
| Title | Date | |
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| Maine town says "no" to GMOs | Montville, Maine, has become the first community outside the state of California to ban the cultivation of genetically engineered crops. Representatives of biotech companies warn the state that if it upholds the validity of the ban it could be squelch R&D efforts and be a blow to the state’s economy. Organic farmers, who represent a growing portion of that economy, say they are just trying to protect their own assets. Full story | Apr 18, 2008 |
| Cash or conservation? | With grain prices at an all-time high, many farmers are option out of the Conservation Security Program. Instituted in 1985, the program pays farmers to keep land out of production, particularly environmentally sensitive land such as areas prone to erosion. | Apr 18, 2008 |
| Greenhorns proclaims young farmers agents of change | Apr 18, 2008 | |
| Future of Cuba's organic revolution uncertain | Future of Cuba's organic revolution uncertain | Apr 10, 2008 |
| American songbirds silenced by banned pesticides | Here’s another good reason to choose local and organic: That out-of-season conventional fruit you’re eating may be the direct cause for the decimation of migratory songbirds. Pesticides and herbicides currently banned in the U.S. are fueling the production of food for export across Latin America, as well as the destruction of tens of millions of birds. Some blame export agriculture for the destruction of half of all songbirds, as bird habitat down South is transformed into agricultural land. | Apr 10, 2008 |
| Monsanto's assault on farmers | Vanity Fair article exposes thug practices and history of intimidation as Monsanto tries to maintain a stranglehold on America's food system. | Apr 04, 2008 |
| Farming for change | Many of today's young farmers--with a view of organic farming as an environmental and social mission--are putting their muscles where their mouths are. | Mar 17, 2008 |
| Global organic trade strong; spurts $5 billion in single year | IFOAM, FiBL and SÖL presented new facts and figures about the growth of the organic sector at BioFach 2008, saying that the market is growing and is expected to continue to grow. | Mar 14, 2008 |
| New website helps sort the green from greenwash | The world's biggest independent directory of "ecolabels" has been launched online. It provides information for consumers, producers and procurers on 285 labels including the Soil Association. | Mar 14, 2008 |
| Scientists find way to scan for cloned-meat | Scientist said inexpensive way exists to certify meat as clone-free. | Mar 14, 2008 |
