Sentences with phrase «organic agriculture does»

Similarly, a 2007 study of Greek produce found that organic agriculture does not necessarily reduce the cadmium and lead levels in crops.

Because organic agriculture doesn't use toxic and persistent pesticides, choosing organic products is an easy way to help protect you and your family.

Not exact matches

In organic agriculture, we must recognize and carefully nurture a different paradigm of «we all do better when we all do better,» working together to better understand organic farming principles and to improve the overall quality of organic crops and food.

Stonyfield's Director of Organic and Sustainable Agriculture, Britt Lundgren, told NOSH that she thinks that because of this demand, the lawsuit is needed to «get the USDA to do its job,» and protect the consumer's trust in not just the current organic standards, but the organic standards they believe they are getting.

At that time, Larry was not thinking about organic agriculture but does contribute his fascination with soil structure to all the 6 ft. fighting positions he had to dig.

«But when they did charge a premium, organic agriculture was 22 to 35 percent more profitable.»

Organic marketers and anti-GMO activists exaggerate these efforts, making claims that organics are «pesticide - free» and don't use «harmful» chemicals that they claim are the mainstay of conventional agriculture, and often linked in their campaigns to genetically modified crops.

I think if we are asking consumers to reward organic coffee with their dollars we need to work hard to educate ourselves and our peers on the nuances and details of organic agriculture and in doing so avoid the temptation to simply point to a USDA Organic seal as evidence that the coffee is automatically superior.

In doing so, the Federal Government always pursued the goal of reaching a compromise proposal that builds on tried and tested foundations, whilst also providing answers to the specific new challenges of the globally booming organic sector since it regards the safeguarding of a clear, appropriate and reliable EU legal framework as a key instrument in efforts to promote organic agriculture.

From building awareness among the public and advocating for sustainable policy, to building capacity and facilitating the transition of farmers to organic agriculture, everything we do aims to strengthen the organic movement and lead it forwards.

I agree with this comment, as well as with the others on industrial agriculture, though I do want to mention that there are small town, local and organic farmers out there who treat animals and the environment well — while I do not support the dairy or egg industry, I love to see our friend Bob's hens running around wild, pecking at bugs, etc. and we will eat those eggs, which are seasonal because hens naturally lay more during certain times of the year.

It does not trash organic agriculture, nor does it shed much light on whether agri - environment schemes, such as those mandated by the European Union, are a waste of money.

In fact, Frontal Agritech's slogan «Redesigning Agriculture» doesn't refer to any high - tech approach, but to organizing farms in their area and teaching their owners traditional farming, using organic techniques wherever possible.

The implications of these estimates are that perhaps environmental concerns do not justify the abandonment of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers that a widespread shift to organic agriculture would entail.

The legislation does not mandate that every farm labelling or selling organic produce must be certified, it is only implemented for the export of products derived from agriculture and labelled as organic.

For example, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) doesn't allow producers to feed stock conventional feed, whereas the Australian Certified Organic Standard makes exceptions for producers in drought declared areas who can't source certified organic feed.

Although those systems do not fall within the «non-certified organic agriculture» category, they offer comparative advantages for «conversion» or «up - grading» into non-certified organic agriculture systems.

«We identify the situations where organic does well and we also identify the situations where it does not do so well, for example under irrigated conditions where the conventional yields can be just so high that organic agriculture can't match these yields.»

Evaluations were done on «The Project of Organic Peninsula» initiated by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality with the target of «sustainable organic agriculture» which gathered the sector through various panels and symposiums.

Why do we need to choose between taking the organic high road to healthy vitality versus the slippery slide down, poisoning our foods and fibers through conventional agriculture?

The authors of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) State of the States report agree that more research is needed: «Even now, efforts at doing long - term organic systems research can be counted on one hand.»

Marc Los Huertos, a postdoctoral researcher with CASFS says, «There is a high percentage of organic ag in the region, and [yet] we don't know anything about organic agriculture.»

Yet, «we already grow enough food to feed the world, we've been doing that for decades,» noted ecologist Catherine Badgley of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (U.M.), who led a study assessing whether organic agriculture practices alone might adequately meet global nutritional requirements.

Here's the deal, having organic agriculture might be a good idea if you don't want bad bones, and bad stretch marks.

Not only do they lead the industry in environmental stewardship and commitment to organic agriculture, MRH also adheres to strict principles and protocols that ensure fair treatment and compensation for the workers and the farmers who grow their herbs.

Important considerations here are that food security (and sovereignty) requires as much of the provisioning as possible to happen through localized production and consumption networks, that agriculture is based on organic, biologically diverse inputs, that the enormous waste of food characterizing the consumerist class is eliminated, and that for the extreme poor who do not have access to either the means of production or food itself, there needs to be rights - based schemes ensuring such access.

Pet foods do not contain the organic seal from the U.S. Department of Agriculture as certified organic human foods do.

Organix dog foods meet the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Organic Program regulations, so ingredients can be guaranteed to be truly organic, and don't just claim to be so.

Assigning a Forestry Department anywhere to do work on the environment is like asking the Chemical Engineering Department to investigate organic agriculture.

By the way, I'd just like to mention that I am far happier to be arguing about the comparative benefits of nuclear power, wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, conservation, efficiency, reforestation, organic agriculture, etc. for quickly reducing CO2 emissions and concentrations, than to be engaged in yet another argument with someone who doesn't believe that CO2 is a greenhouse gas, or that human activities are not causing warming, or that the Earth is cooling, or thinks that AGW is a «liberal» conspiracy to destroy capitalism, etc..

But on the other hand, we here have to balance that fact against a compelling development argument: agriculture of high - margin organic produce is a potential economic boon for many people in developing countries — which also can diversify their economies and to do so in a (locally) green way.

I do believe that research has shown that sequestration of CO2 in soils and biomass through organic agriculture (including the use of biochar) and reforestation (which must of course begin with ending deforestation) can draw down the already dangerous anthropogenic excess of CO2 and I think it is urgent that we start doing that — it's as urgent as ending CO2 emissions as rapidly as possible.

To be specific, this DIY version, created by Dr. Eric Brennan — a scientist at the United States Department of Agriculture (Agricultural Research Service), ORGANIC research program in Salinas, California — doesn't appear to have the angled blade of a scuffle hoe, which adjusts slightly to maintain it's ideal cutting angle.

I don't categorize organic agriculture and reforestation as «geoengineering».

But for those of us who do eat meat, and who believe that well - treated animals in an integrated farming system make at least as much sense as vegan organic agriculture, learning more about what goes into animal raising, killing, and butchery is a step toward a more honest and ethical approach to eating meat.

«It has to be an all - hands - on - deck effort to find practical economic opportunities for rural America,» says Welch, who believes that providing more support for organic agriculture is one way to do that.

This can be done through a worldwide transition to organic agriculture and a worldwide program of reforestation, which will sequester carbon in soils and biomass, and also restore the health of ecosystems and the biosphere generally.

Almost nobody actually reads and understandings the government sanctioned definitions; and the Agriculture Department, beholden to the more powerful agribusiness interests, does little to promote the sales of organic food.

On any one factor, and in any given place or crop, the balance may tip to one side or the other (or remain neutrally weighted) towards organic or non-organic agriculture, but you can't just say organic doesn't have x benefit in one aspect, in isolation of the others, and be done with it.

We also need to draw down the already dangerous anthropogenic excess of CO2, which can be done by sequestering carbon in soil and biomass with organic agriculture, reforestation, etc..

All what we do here is based on organic agriculture practices.