UK scientists say that the diets of cows and sheep can be altered to help decrease methane production. Methane is a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change.

After analyzing published studies on yields from organic farming, a professor at the University of Michigan states that organic farming is just as efficient, or better, as conventional farming.

The researchers state:

“Organic farming can yield up to three times as much food as conventional farming in developing countries, and holds its own against standard methods in rich countries.”

Coffee farms in Guatemala are located in prime locations, with flowing rivers, which have the potential to produce electricity to run their operations or provide energy to the grid. They are looking for financing to back up this plan, but some fear that the costs may be too high.

Maize, vegetables and fruit are having trouble surviving the heatwave that has swept through the Serb Republic. As a result, production may be as low as half in Bosnia this year.

Germany has drafted rules for the cultivation of GMO crops, including a buffer zone of 150m between GMOs and conventional crops and 300m between GMOs and organic crops.

Under this rule, farmers may also be liable to pay a fine if neighbouring fields are tainted with more than 0.9% GMO content.

Groups of farmers in Australia are uniting together to form an alliance that focuses on farmers playing a larger role in the fight against climate change.

Aurora Organic Dairy, one of the United States’ largest organic milk producer will have to reduce its herd after violating certain regulations under the U.S. Department of Agriculture agreement. Its operations in Platteville, Colorado and Dublin, Texas will be monitored for compliance for the next year.

Progressive Conservative leader John Tory pushes for a “Buy Ontario” campaign that urges public institutions to buy and serve Ontario-grown produce.

“A massive reservoir intended to provide a more reliable water supply for Washington farmers could seep so much it would significantly raise the water table at the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site, increasing the risk of those contaminants reaching the Columbia River, a new report concludes.”

“Evidence continues to mount that there is no real conflict between protecting the environment and a strong economy. A case in point is the results of Canada’s oldest organic-conventional cropping study. It shows that organic farming systems that use no farm chemicals use less energy, emit less greenhouse gases and make farmers more money.”