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Organic Tomatoes Richer in Disease-Fighting Flavonoids

UC davis researchers have found that organic tomatoes are richer in flavonoids, compounds thought to fight heart disease.

NOSB Issues 2007 Organic Aquaculture Symposium Call for Abstracts and Papers

CALL FOR PAPERS -- ABSTRACT DEADLINE: July 15, 2007; FULL PAPER DEADLINE: September 30, 2007.

Tours Scheduled to Demonstrate Organic and Natural Farming Methods

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USDA Approves Pharmaceutical Rice

Rice modified to express proteins often found in breast milk will be planted in Kansas. The go-ahead for the planting came on 16 May from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

USDA Proposes New Allowed Ingredients

The USDA is considering broadening the list of non-organic ingredients permitted for use in organic food products when organics are not available.

Organic Dairy Farmers Join Battle Against GM Alfalfa

[Source: Lorraine Heller, Food USA Navigator.com]

Organic Farming 'no better for the environment'

A recently released British government report states that organic food may be no better for the environment than conventional produce and in some cases is contributes more to global warming than intensive agriculture. The first comprehensive study of the environmental impact of food production found there was "insufficient evidence" to say organic produce has fewer ecological side-effects than other farming methods.