Message in a bottle

Send help! Conditions deteriorating rapidly. Under heavy attack. Ag being chopped off at knees. Can’t…hold…on…much…longer.
Send Governator.

Barriers to entry

This can’t be good. The National Animal Identification System (NAIS) may become mandatory for farmers wanting to certify under other USDA programs, like organic. As if there isn’t enough paperwork for organic farmers. Read about it HERE. Source: ENN.

Organic markets attempting to stabalize for poultry and dairy

The Des Moines Register, published this a couple days ago. $25 soybeans and $10 corn is great for the grain producers, but livestock producers are hurting. The price has gone up too far, too fast and now some of the co-ops are trying to lock in prices with long-term contracts…
A leading organic grain trader, Lynn [...]

GMO: genetically modified organic

There’s a title that should get some attention.
This article seems to have generated some good discussion around the web. The issue is why GMOs aren’t allowed in the National Organic Program rules for certified organic growers? As this article points out, in some systems, GMOs — genetically modified organisms — actually allow more environmentally friendly [...]

White people like organic

 
Big news today in the blog-o-sphere — Target (yes, the big store chain) bought the blog, Stuff White People Like. That seemed weird to me (how much does 20 million+ hit blog go for?), then I read the article. One of the first things Target plans to promote on the blog is their new organic [...]