An organic farmer was poisoned after intruders dowsed his vegetables with pesticides, striking a national chord amid debate over intensive agriculture. Mike Little of Latrobe, Penn. is one of 56 farmers in Pennsylvania making the switch to organic with help from the Rodale Institute’s farm consulting program. Those farmers have committed to turn 4,000 acres organic. Often, organic systems have been portrayed as a remedy for the heavy use of agricultural chemicals or intensive farming. Earlier this month, the European Commission launched a public consultation on its future Action Plan on Organic Farming. This sector will play an important role in achieving the European Green Deal ambition, and reaching the objectives set out in the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies. British Columbia winery, CedarCreek, transition to certified organic farming created a ‘wine farm’. In unison, the wildlife is assisting CedarCreek with its transition to growing and producing Certified Organic grapes and wine.
Rodale Institute helps Pa. farmers go organic
Little is one of 56 farmers in Pennsylvania making the switch to organic with help from the Rodale Institute’s farm consulting program. Those farmers have committed to turn 4,000 acres organic.
https://www.farmanddairy.com/news/rodale-institute-helps-pa-farmers-go-organic/628702.html
Organic farming: sifting through the evidence
Often, organic systems have been portrayed as a remedy for the heavy use of agricultural chemicals or intensive farming. Having presented a review paper at the 2018 New Zealand Soil Science Society conference in Napier, “I believe organic farming deserves better.”
https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/organic-farming-sifting-through-evidence?fbclid=IwAR28xkyZnW4td5ls0K4-ALP_QOoSvQDGTaSRLHpg-z4BwjLWgnnzEWL8P6k
European Green Deal: New initiatives to boost the organic farming sector
The European Commission has today launched a public consultation on its future Action Plan on Organic Farming. This sector will play an important role in achieving the European Green Deal ambition, and reaching the objectives set out in the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies.
https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2020/09/07/european-green-deal-new-initiatives-to-boost-the-organic-farming-sector/?fbclid=IwAR3u5_4oknGzTmlfbsiM_4ELcTAlnRdNU9lPxkU4HtH_5vy56gdrRTnisyQ
Plight of organic farmer ‘poisoned’ in Provence pesticide attack becomes cause célèbre in France
An Organic farmer was poisoned after intruders dowsed his vegetables with pesticides, striking national chord amid debate over intensive agriculture.
How CedarCreek’s transition to certified organic farming created a ‘wine farm’
This seemingly natural coexistence in the vineyard has created what the team at CedarCreek refers to as a ‘wine farm.’ In unison, the wildlife are assisting CedarCreek with its transition to growing and producing Certified Organic grapes and wine.
https://www.kelownanow.com/news/news/Sponsored/How_CedarCreeks_transition_to_certified_organic_farming_created_a_wine_farm?fbclid=IwAR20IbGxCvpn9z98ByDlzd8mKUVSHP8o2b4pBdO44x88wvX21DuaWJKb4ss
