‘Bizarre Foods’ host says Americans should challenge their taste buds
lacrossetribune.com - July 26, 2011
As you fire up the grill this weekend, you’re probably not planning on preparing some tasty bits of giant fruit bat. But that’s mighty fine eating in Samoa, said Andrew Zimmern, who enjoys grabbing a taste of something he’s nev...
Read moreMark Kruse loves his grazing system
agrinews.com - July 07, 2011
Mark and Marcia Kruse's rotational grazing system runs along their ridge top farm straight south from the barn. On a clear day, they can see the Mississippi River and Wisconsin beyond. Mark runs high tensile wire, spring-loaded...
Read moreDan Bansen honored as Jersey Master Breeder
www.dailyherd.com - June 30, 2011
Dan K. Bansen, Dayton, Ore., is the 68th recipient of the Master Breeder Award of the American Jersey Cattle Association. It was presented on June 24, 2011, during the annual Breeders’ Banquet held at the Kalahari Resort in Wiscon...
Read moreA Twenty-year Vision for Organic Agriculture
bioneers.org - June 28, 2011
It is within that context I wish to offer an organic vision of hope for the next two decades. I see organic farming and ranching as an integrated system modeling the complex web of natural systems as it takes root. All parties wil...
Read moreA World of Cooperation and Shared Ownership
huffingtonpost.com - June 07, 2011
We hold in our own hands the key to building a sustainable economic future. Literally. By placing responsibility and ownership into the hands of employees globally, we have the ability to mold an economy that benefits us all. I...
Read moreNewsmaker Q&A: Jeff Moyer
www.mcall.com - June 06, 2011
The Rodale Institute, a nonprofit that since the 1940s has been studying organic farming, welcomed dairy cows onto its Maxatawny Township farm last month. The cows belong to farmers James and Ida Burkholder, who own land next to R...
Read moreOrganic efforts produce profit, 'big believer'
www.capitalpress.com - June 02, 2011
Bingham transitioned pasture and crops to organic, bought heifers and bred them, and when they calved out, the organic dairy commenced. The dairy started shipping organic milk to Organic Valley in November 2007. The animal side w...
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