Saturday, January 21, 2012

Google Alert - organic farming


News 8 new results for organic farming
 
Helping farmers grow organic crops better
Times of India
Attending to the farming community is what he enjoys doing. Vinay B Raghavendra, teaches biotechnology at the city's noted Teresian College and on weekends visits the farmers and extends expert advice on pest control. He also promotes organic farming. ...
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Homegrown Organic Farms acquires organic lemon ranch in San Diego County
TheProduceNews.com
By Press Release | January 20, 2012 Homegrown Organic Farms, based in Porterville, CA, recently acquired an organic lemon ranch located in the hillside microclimate of northern San Diego County. Homegrown Organic Farms owners and growers John France ...
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DA, Army lead organic farming seminar in Mindanao
Mindanao Examiner
20, 2012) – The Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the Philippine Army handed over farming materials and seeds to members of the so-called Barangay (Village) Defense System who graduated from Farmer Field School on Organic Vegetable ...
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Last updated at 2:19 AM on 21st January 2012
Daily Mail
But a holidaymaker, who travelled to Hawaii to learn about organic farming, found himself in hell, after catching a flesh-numbing parasite. 22-year-old Eric Reinert was confined to a wheel chair when his nervous system was attacked by a crippling ...
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Daily Mail
Organic group questions need to produce more food
FarmersWeekly
Mr Stopes' comments came as farm minister Jim Paice signalled his support for the organic sector. In a letter to the ORC conference, Mr Paice said organic farming was one of the pioneers of sustainable farming methods and that he was keen the sector ...
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Need to promote genetically-modified crops emphasised
Business Recorder (blog)
Pakistan and other countries of the region housing vast population have to promote 'genetically modified crops' rather than organic crops in order to meet the demand of increasing population and eliminate hunger from the world. ...
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Nature's Treat: Self-sustained Indoor Mushroom Farming
Yentha
Rising health awareness and the desire to "go back to basics" and embrace a natural way of living has made organic farming and terrace farming increasingly popular among people in urban areas. Lack of space, problems of fertilizing, pest control and ...
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COMMON GROUND: Beware of that cow: She's a potential felon
Packet Online
He will be one of the keynote presenters at the 2012 NOFA- NJ (Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey) Winter Conference at Princeton University, from Jan. 27 through 29. The question at the core of his talks is whether you and I have the ...
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