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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2008 12:58:39 -0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Big Farms Can Make the Leap to Organic Farming, Study Suggests]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Large fruit and vegetable growers can adopt the methods of small-scale organic farms while maintaining crop yields, keeping pests in check, and improving the health of their soil, researchers report in the July 2008 issue of Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Food miles are less important to environment than food choices, study concludes]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Shoppers concerned about the environment should not place "buying local" at the top of their list of priorities when purchasing food, according to a study published online on April 16 in the journal Environmental Science & Technology.  The fuel burned in transporting food items from farm to marketplace creates just a small percentage of the total greenhouse gas emissions associated with the food.  Instead, consumers should shift their diets to include more foods that require less energy to produce in the first place.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bats protect crops from insects]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Bats eat as many insects at night as birds do during the day, according to research published in the journal <i>Science</i>.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bats eat as many insects as birds]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Bats eat as many insects at night as birds do during the day, according to research published in the journal <i>Science</i>.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0403-bats.html</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Organic fertilizers could fight global warming]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Applying organic fertilizers, such as those resulting from composting, to agricultural land could increase the amount of carbon stored in these soils and contribute significantly to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, according to new research published in a special issue of Waste Management &amp; Research (Special issue published today by SAGE).]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0227-compost.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Organic, shade grown cacao good for birds]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Bird diversity in cacao farms in Panama is considerably higher when crops are grown in the shade of canopy trees, reports a study published earlier this year in Biodiversity conservation.  The research has implications for biodiversity conservation and the sustainability of cacao plantations.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0809-cacao.html</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Can organic farming feed the world?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Contrary to popular belief, organic farming can produce enough to feed the world, reports a new study published in Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0712-organic.html</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Antibiotic-free chicken may boost profit at Tyson]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Tyson's decision to produce all of its branded chicken without antibiotics could spur growth at the poultry producer, reports The Wall Street Journal.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0626-chicken.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Organic food may not be sustainable says UK-report]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Organic farming is not necessarily sustainable reports Britain's environmental protection agency, DEFRA (the Department of Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs), in a new study conducted by the Manchester Business School.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0220-organic.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Organic farming is eco-friendly finds study]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A new study confirms the notion that organic farming is an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional agriculture.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2006/0306-pnas.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sustainable farm practices improve Third World food production]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Crop yields on farms in developing countries that used sustainable agriculture rose nearly 80 percent in four years, according to a study scheduled for publication in the Feb. 15 issue of the American Chemical Society journal Environmental Science and Technology.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2006/0123-acs.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Organic farming benefits wildlife over conventional agriculture says study]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In the largest and most comprehensive study of organic farming to date, published today in the Royal Society Journal, Biology Letters, scientists from leading UK institutions show conclusively that organic farms provide greater benefits for a range of wildlife including wild flowers, beetles, spiders, birds and bats than their conventional counterparts.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2005 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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