OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Aug. 31, 2010) – Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Member of Parliament Scott Armstrong (Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley) will be in Truro, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday, September 1, to announce support for Canada’s organic farmers.
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Archive for August, 2010
Citizens being surveyed on how much organic waste we produce
Posted in August 31st, 2010
Not wanting to put the (garbage) cart before the horse, the city of Madison will survey residents on how much organic waste is generated in households, as part of a plan to use the waste to produce electricity.
Organic farmers miss out on locust spray
Posted in August 31st, 2010
A shortage of bio-insecticide to fight the threat of locusts on organic farms threatens organic fruit and vegetable supplies, the Victorian opposition says.
China goes organic after scandal of cooking oil from sewers
Posted in August 30th, 2010
Organic food sales have taken off in China after a series of nutrition scares, including the disclosure that one in 10 meals is cooked using oil dredged from the sewer.
Organic Price Elections Planned for Cotton, Corn, Soybeans and Processing Tomatoes.
Posted in August 30th, 2010
WASHINGTON, August 30, 2010 – The U. S. Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency (RMA) said today it will offer an organic price election for four crops during the 2011 production year.
