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Wild bees get boost from diverse, organic crops
Fields with diversified, organic crops get more buzz from wild bees, concludes a synthesis of 39 studies on 23 crops around the world published March 11 in the journal Ecology Letters. The study found that wild bees were more abundant in diversified...
When oysters and cows collide
California’s scenic Marin County is home to two thriving industries that were once in conflict – oyster farming and dairy farming.In order to grow healthy and marketable oysters, the farmers depended on clean water in Tomales Bay. But...
UC scientists wrestle with weed control in organic alfalfa
During the 2000s, organic milk production was one of the fastest growing segments of organic agriculture in the United States, according to a USDA Economic Research Service publication Characteristics, Costs, and Issues for Organic Dairy Farming. In...
Ten acres at Kearney are set aside for organic research.
New technologies offer promising options for organic weed control
Poets have romantically suggested that a “weed is no more than a flower in disguise.” But when burning nettle, pigweed and purslane rob water, sunlight and nutrients from vegetables you are growing to make a living, weeds are a despised nemesis. For...
California Leads in Organic Production
California farmers lead the nation in producing fruits and vegetables farmed organically. Despite the slow economy, California’s organic farmers plan on maintaining or increasing their current acreage according to the Organic Production Survey conducted in 2008. Karen Klonsky, a Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Davis, has published a paper focusing on the challenges of producing, marketing and complying with new organic regulations in California. High demand continues for grape products with total sales exceeding $110 million; second only to lettuce with sales of $175 million.
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