Posted by Jim Riddle, October 7th , 2008. Jim Riddle has recently compiled a list of Organic Information Resources. The list shows the names of organizations that provide information about organic certification; small farm resources; organic inspection; materials review; biodiversity enhancement; marketing; and advocacy. The list shows organizations active in the Midwest, as well as organizations that operate at the national and international levels. Behind the name of each organization is an active link to that organization’s website.
Filed under: Publications Posted by Jim Riddle, September 26th , 2008. Explore the benefits of local and organic food using a 29 page presentation created by Jim Riddle.
Filed under: Education & Outreach Posted by Jim Riddle, September 15th , 2008. The 2008 edition of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Greenbook is off the press. Published annually for 19 years, the Greenbook highlights the results of innovative demonstration projects that test new approaches to marketing agricultural products as well as raising crops and livestock. The demonstration projects are funded by the MDA’s Sustainable Agriculture On-Farm Demonstration Grant program, which targets farming practices that rely more on renewable resources, enhancing the environment, and increasing profitability.
Greenbook 2008: A Multitude of Ideas to Sustain Agriculture highlights 22 projects in five major topic areas: alternative markets and specialty crops; energy; fruits and vegetables; cropping systems and soil fertility; and livestock. Among this year’s projects are strategies for developing a Saskatoon berry market, intercropping with a high tunnel to achieve maximum production, feeding in-line alfalfa/grass bales to eliminate fall and winter “flat spots” in grassfed beef production, and aerial seeding of winter rye. Greenbook 2008 is available on the MDA’s website.
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