Salmon Better Than Beef Farming

12Nov09

A recent study found that salmon farming is better than beef farming though not by much.

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Tags: animals, farming, fish, Norway, protein, salmon, soy, UK

Less Means More: Get Your $ Worth with Organic

08May09

Leifert wastes no time getting to his findings. Organic farming methods “are the only way forward,” he begins his talk at COG. “Even in the short term, organic is the only way to achieve acceptable yields.”

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Tags: academics, carlo leifert, chemicals, ecologically friendly, farming, fertilizers, Food Sovereignty, inputs, low input, Newcastle University, nitrogen, NPK, nutrition, Organic Agriculture, organic farming, pesticide, phosphorous, potash, potassium, qlif, quality, research, sustainable farming, vitamins

WHY ORGANIC FOOD REALLY “IS” GOOD FOR YOU

29Jan09

Growing and Eating for Nourishment, Nourishing the Future will have keynote speaker Carlo Leifert, leader of the largest, most sweeping organic food study ever done to date (http://bit.ly/171JG, http://bit.ly/gPZd). Over 30 research organizations, businesses and universities were involved in using science to get to the bottom of things. You will learn about the truth of what makes real good and healthy food at this one-day conference on Saturday, Feb 21st at the U of T Conference Centre (89 Chestnut St).

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BLASTED: Study on Organics vs. Conventional

09Nov08

A previous study on the health benefits between organic and your usual supermarket produce may have got it all wrong! They found no different – the problem was that they did the test on soil that was previously organically managed which would have made both conventional or organic crops about the same!

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Tags: Agriculture, comparison, conventional, design, Food, industrial, method, methodology, organic, production, research

Wireless Soil Sensors Designed To Improve Farming

27Oct08

Kumar is leading an Iowa State University research team that’s developing transceivers and sensors designed to collect and send data about soil moisture within a field. Eventually the researchers are hoping the sensors will also collect data about soil temperature and nutrient content.

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Tags: Agriculture, content, Iowa, moisture, nutrient, OACC, research, Science, sensor, Soil, state, technology, temperature, university