Give Your Input On “Organic” LivestockMay 6, 2016
If you’re among the many who disagree with USDA Certified Organic livestock standards, you have until June 13 to comment on new rules.
That Tractor You Own—Well, It Might Not Be YoursMay 3, 2016
Once a legal issue only book plagiarizers, music piraters and movie bootleggers had to contend with, copyright law has reached farm equipment and the people who use it.
The Dirty Dozen List Gets An UpdateApril 27, 2016
The Environmental Working Group’s latest release of their Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen lists guide consumers in their organic-produce shopping.
The 8 Hottest Chicken Breeds For 2016April 22, 2016
Still choosing your chicken breeds for this year’s flock? These hens have reached peak stardom.
Shrinking Waste Sizes—Food Waste, That IsApril 19, 2016
Restaurants and grocery stores are getting serious about reducing their food waste footprint—and you can, too.
Raising Meat Chickens In Your BackyardApril 18, 2016
If you think that raising meat chickens inside city limits is like keeping a flock of layer hens, be prepared. There is a great deal more to consider.
3 Reasons To Graze With Care This SpringApril 13, 2016
Spring’s forages are springing forth, so manage your livestock carefully for the best health for your animals and your land.
Surprise! This Is What’s Happening In Your SoilApril 12, 2016
Times, they are a-changin’. The climate, it is a-changin’. Soil microbes, well, nothing’s changing there.
Duke Energy To Turn Excrement Into ElectricityApril 5, 2016
North Carolina is going whole-hog on converting commercial-farming waste into electricity to power homes.
Soon We’ll All Know GMOsMarch 29, 2016
In just three months, Vermont will require GM food labeling, but giant food corporations are getting a jump on national labeling before that.
