ORGANIC FOOD
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Organic Animal Farming
Meat and animal products from conventionally raised livestock is not the best choice for consumption. The main issues for organic animal production are: animal welfare, inclusion and contamination with antibiotics, growth hormones or promotors, GMOs, and other chemicals.  Organic Beef Production Conventional livestock feed contains pesticides that were used in growing the feed. Antibiotics are then typically added to conventional livestock feed. These pesticides, antibiotics and other drugs that livestock are exposed to during their lives can become incorporated into their tissues, especially their fat.
Conventional livestock production also uses feeds that are not a natural part of the animal's diet, eg corn for cows, or soybeans for poultry. At the same time, these animals have limited or no access to the foods they are naturally adapted to eat. There are several issues that surround the grass fed vs grain fed livestock production.
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Agriculture's Future is Organic
10 May 2009
Telegraph-Journal, MONCTON - She says it's the only way the agriculture industry in Canada has any chance of survival. Rowena Hopkins, a former ch.... read more | |
Michelle Obama Starts White House Organic Garden
23 March 2009
Health News - 20 March 2009,
In an effort to educate the American public about healthy eating, First Lady Michelle Obama broke ground today on a .... read more | |
New Organic Burger Chain in USA
28 February 2009
Elevation Burger is a rapidly growing, fast casual concept serving 100% USDA-certified organic beef burgers and fresh-cut fries cooked in heart-hea.... read more | |
Organic Industry Shows Mixed Reaction in Economic Downtimes
4 January 2009
BFA Press Release Dec 2008
Tighter economic conditions are impacting some organic sectors and producers, and by-passing others, says Biological .... read more | |
Organic Road Show Shares Good Story
30 November 2008
ABC Online, Australia - Australia's largest organic association is delivering the results of its Australian Organic Market Report across the countr.... read more | |
Big Island Bans GMO Taro and Coffee
16 November 2008
HILO, Hawaii, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Leaders of Hawaii's largest island have made it illegal to grow genetically modified taro and coffee.
The county c.... read more |
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