Organics in the News
Farmer in Chief
With a suddenness that has taken us all by surprise, the era of cheap and abundant food appears to be drawing to a close. What this means is that you, like so many other leaders through history, will find yourself confronting the ...
Farm bill offers incentive to go organic
The new farm bill could help feed America's appetite for organic food by enticing more farmers to switch from conventional agriculture.
The legislation, which passed earlier this year, offers farmers as much as $20,000 a year t...
Atrazine found in lakes far from farm sources
The herbicide is showing up at low levels, including in the BWCA, apparently carried by wind and rain.
The widely used weed-killer atrazine is showing up in pristine lakes in northern Minnesota far from farm country, and scient...
Law offers cash to smooth shift to organic farms
The new farm bill could help feed America's appetite for organic food by enticing more farmers to switch from conventional agriculture.
The bill offers farmers as much as $20,000 a year to cover the cost of converting their far...
Mooing at cows beneficial
A farmer in the English county of Devon says he has been able to boost his cows' milk production by simply mooing at them.
Farmer Graham Vallis said by conducting a meditative mooing session with his cows for five minutes befor...