All Organics articles – Page 65
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Mexicans on a fruit mission
The trade Commission of Mexico in the UK is inviting companies to join two outgoing missions to Mexico to look at fruit and organic produce.
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USDA clarifies organics ruling
New USDA regulations have mandated that organic products containing certain non-organic minor ingredients are now officially non-compliant with US government organic certifications.
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ArticleNew compost site planned
Waste & Resources Action Programme are launching a ‘trailblazer’ quarry site, the first in Britain to use high quality compost to restore brownfield land.
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Israeli organic growers turn to oxygen
Oxygen could be the preservative of choice for organic growers in the future, extending shelf lives, with no negative health side-effects.
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USDA clarifies organics ruling
New USDA regulations have mandated that organic products containing certain non-organic minor ingredients are now officially non-compliant with US government organic certifications
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Slow Food slams GM vote
The Slow Food movement has expressed concern at the European Union Council of Agriculture’s decision to pass a 0.9 per cent GMO tolerance threshold in Community organic agriculture relations.
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Pro Natura makes French acquisition
European organics firm Pro Natura has acquired French organics company Bioprim, in a move expected to strengthen the portfolio and customer base of each operator.
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Salad takes it easy with spa session
A new wash for salads launched by BeingOrganic.com not only removes soil from organic produce but can also fight unseen chemicals on non-organic lettuce leaves and tomatoes using natural plant extracts.
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ArticlePR on mushrooms begins
The Mushroom Bureau is stepping up its summer PR campaign, with the production of a consumer healthy eating booklet.
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ArticleWakeley promises UK organic apple revolution
Organic Farm Foods md promises to begin UK-grown organic apple revolution, but don’t expect it to include Cox.
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Soil seminar at organic farm
Laverstoke Park farm will hold a two day seminar called “Improve life in your soil - using compost and compost tea” to help farmers and growers involved in organic farming, urban horticulture and landscaping increase their knowledge of improvements to soil quality using natural and biological approaches.
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Organic testing a reality?
The Food Standards Agency has funded a study to come up with a test to confirm the authenticity of organic foods.
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New organic fertilisers cleared
Five new fertiliser products marketed by Potash have received full certification from the Soil Association.
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ArticleOrganic dessert apple trial under way
A new English dessert organic apple trial is underway in Kent as a result of joint co-operation between Waitrose and Fruition, its category manager for all top fruit.
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Organic 'has more nutritional value', say studies
Three new European research projects have just revealed that organic tomatoes, peaches and processed apples all have higher nutritional quality than non-organic, supporting the results of research from America on kiwi fruit reported 26 March 2007.
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Organic kiwifruit breakthrough
Organic kiwifruit has significantly higher levels of vitamin C and cholesterol-reducing polyphenols than conventional kiwifruit grown at the same California farm, US scientists have revealed.
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ArticleThe Greenery Day a success
Fruit and vegetable growers and traders from around the world met this month in Barendrecht, The Netherlands, for The Greenery Day - an annual conference and festive occasion organised by The Greenery.
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Grower of the Year goes green
An organic vegetable company has been named Vegetable Grower of the Year, thanks to its unique growing conditions in the Moray Firth region of Scotland.
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SH expansion for organic pest control solution
Insect pest control provider Exosect has launched its organically certified Exosex CM in New Zealand in conjunction with Bio-Gro NZ.
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Ronay wades into organic debate
Renowned restaurant critic Egon Ronay has called on the government to provide clearer information about organic food and claimed that organic producers are “conning the public”.