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Livestock and poultry producers will need to comply with more specific standards if they want to label their products organic under final rules announced Wednesday by the U.S. Department of ...
Organic cultivation of mixed vegetables in Capay, California Organic farming in Virginia, USA. "Organic agriculture is a production system that sustains the health of soils, ecosystems and people. It relies on ecological processes, biodiversity and cycles adapted to local conditions, rather than the use of inputs with adverse effects. Organic ...
Risk of organic swine diseases can be high depending on geographic region, breeds, and farmer management. If those conditions are met, certain risks of parasites can affect swine herds. Based strictly on systems, pasture raised organic pork could lead to parasitic worm ingestion from rooting, although actual cases reported have been minimal.
The livestock sector also includes wool, egg and dairy production, the livestock used for tillage, and fish farming. Animal agriculture is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions . Cows, sheep, and other ruminants digest their food by enteric fermentation , and their burps are the main source of methane emissions from land use ...
Resurgence & Ecologist — British bi-monthly green magazine; Sanctuary Asia — India's first and one of its leading environmental news magazines; Sierra Magazine — the national magazine of the Sierra Club; Sustain Europe (100% recycled print and online magazine) — Semiannual European title covering tourism, business, energy and ...
Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering sustainable agriculture. It was established in 1990 as the Journal of Sustainable Agriculture , obtaining its current title in 2013.
Federal, state, and local governments, and land-grant universities and other organizations nationally are pursuing sustainable and organic agriculture research and education programs. J.I. Rodale's great-granddaughter Maya Rodale serves as co-chairman of the Rodale Institute's board of directors along with Whole Foods general counsel Roberta Lang.
As organic cattle approach market weight, there are two feeding methods that producers most commonly use to deliver beef products to their customers: “grass-fed” and “grain-fed”. In the “grass-fed” program, the cattle continue to eat certified organic grass right up to the time of slaughter. The USDA is currently developing ...