Bad Winter For Northeast Greenhouses

February 8, 2010 Farming & Agriculture

Heavy snows this winter in the northeastern U.S. has damaged greenhouses in several states.
Four greenhouses at Soergel Orchards and Garden Center in Franklin Park, Pa., collapsed under the weight of record snow in early February. The snow is so deep that vehicles cannot even reach the destroyed greenhouses.
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Canada To Ban Weed And Feed Fertilizers

February 8, 2010 Organics

What started in some municipalities and the province of Alberta as a provincial ban on weed and feed fertilizers in 2008, has spread to the whole country of Canada. Effective at the end of 2012 all weed and feed fertilizers will be banned. Some municipalities in Canada have been moving to ban the use of [...]

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Activists, Salmon Farmers Work Together On Pilot Project Using Closed-Containment System

February 8, 2010 Farming & Agriculture

Clare Backman AND Jennifer Lash write in Times Colonist newspaper,
One has to be forward thinking, open-minded and innovative to develop truly sustainable ways of managing natural resources and people’s interaction with nature. This is true for most everything we do in the world and it’s also true when it comes to salmon farming.
In the midst [...]

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USDA Funds For Conservation On Organic Farms Available

February 8, 2010 Farming & Agriculture

Organic growers, and those who are transitioning acreage to meet organic standards, are eligible for federal money aimed at promoting conservation practices.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has allocated $50 million for the national 2010 Environmental Quality Incentives Program Organic Initiative, according to the Organic Farming Research Foundation, Santa [...]

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USDA Says Fewer Than 1% Of US Farms Are Organic

February 8, 2010 Farming & Agriculture

A recently released US Department of Agriculture Organic Production Survey of organic farms nationwide found that less than 1 per cent are organic and that they generate $3.16 billion in sales. The USDA said that it tallied 14,540 organic farms and ranches that were either certified by the USDA or exempt from those rules [...]

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