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Organic & Beyond
Californians take advantage of organic EQIP program
Since the passage of the 2008 Farm Bill, California’s farmers have led the nation in securing Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) provisions for certified organic producers and those transitioning to organic.
Change has come big-time to USDA National Organic Program
Surprise checks on farms & factories, staff increases, and action on advisory board requests are coming, says new NOP deputy administrator Miles McEvoy. Read the full story
Pennsylvania seeks ecological, environmental benefits through organic conversion
Pennsylvania takes lead among U.S. states with new program providing financial support for costs of going organic over four years.
Measure ag-sequestered carbon to improve cap-and-trade
If cap-and-trade is the best we can do, let's insist on measuring soil carbon to get the most for our carbon-sequestration dollars.
Using the ordinary to cultivate the mysterious power of beneficial indigenous microorganisms
Like a cut-rate magician, Philippine farmer and scientist Gil Carandang teaches farmers how to use cheap vodka, generic brown sugar, milk, rice and local soil to harness local microorganisms as invisible workhorses on their farms.
Tsumagoi Town: Toki Kuroiwa
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