NPR, The Salt by Dan Charles CRP Land in Idaho Credit: Glenn Shea, USDA NRCS As the year winds down, we here at NPR are looking at a few key numbers that explain the big trends of 2013. Today’s number: 1.6 million. That’s 1.6 million acres — about the area of the state of Delaware…. Read more »
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Organic Milk Sales Bloom
By Dairy Herd staff Sales of fat-reduced organic fluid milk were up nearly 20 percent last year, according to data released by the Agricultural Marketing Service. Organic fat-reduced milk sales totaled 1.3 billion pounds in 2008 — up 19.7 percent versus 2007, according to the USDA agency. Organic whole milk sales were up 23 percent… Read more »
Organic Farms Become a Winner in Putin’s Feud With the West
The New York Times by Neil MacFarquhar Market in Krasnador Source: Geir Halvorsen MOSCOW — Boris Akimov’s cellphone, which quacks like a duck, started to sound like a whole flock soon after President Vladimir V. Putin imposed sweeping food sanctions barring many Western imports last August. Major Russian grocery chains, desperate to find new suppliers, tracked down Mr. Akimov,… Read more »
How to Save a Trillion Dollars
The New York Times, Opinionator By MARK BITTMAN In the scheme of things, saving the 38 billion bucks that Congress seems poised to agree upon is not a big deal. A big deal is saving a trillion bucks. And we could do that by preventing disease instead of treating it. For the first time in… Read more »
Tide Mill Farm
“It was a very sad day in the late 70s when I watched the cows leave the farm after the bottom went out of milk prices. I never anticipated that they would return,” remembers Jane Bell. Jane moved to Tide Mill Farm after marrying seventh-generation farmer Robert Bell. Their son, Aaron, was born that same… Read more »
Will Denmark Become the World’s First 100% Organic Country?
EcoWatch by Cole Mellino Danish Organic Label Danish consumers are the most pro-organic consumers in the world, according to Organic Denmark, an association of companies, organic farmers and consumers. Nearly 8 percent of all food sold in Denmark is organic, the highest percentage in Europe. And Danish organic export has risen by more than 200 percent since 2007. The Danish government… Read more »
The Great Tomato Debate: A Response To Mark Bittman’s Opinionator
Forbes By Beth Hoffman On Saturday, Mark Bittman of the New York Times wrote an interesting article about a trip he took to the Sacramento Valley to witness large scale tomato production. There he found committed farmers growing tomatoes in a way that tries to ensure the fiscal stability of their farms while also taking… Read more »
Obama Administration Takes Action on Food Safety
Washington Post (link no longer available) By David Alexander Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Tuesday ordered tougher steps to curb salmonella and E.coli contamination of U.S. food and created a post of deputy food commissioner to coordinate safety in the wake of a major salmonella outbreak. The administration, concerned by delays in identifying… Read more »
Country Hen
The Country Hen should be commended for sharing information about their production practices openly with The Cornucopia Institute and participating in the scorecard project. However, none of the chickens that produce The Country Hen eggs currently have access to meaningful outdoor access. Their outdoor access consists of wooden porches that are covered on top and… Read more »
More chickens! Seattle approves urban farming bill
Seattle Post Intelligencer The Seattle City Council on Monday passed legislation designed to encourage urban farmers. People would be allowed to keep up to eight chickens per house; roosters would be prohibited. The Council allowed a grandfather clause that lets existing roosters remain in the city. The ordinance, which passed unanimously, also paves the way… Read more »
