Save Our Seeds - the milk's it - but how? in Germany ...
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... in which we are not entirely disinterested: dairy farmers and farmers from all over the world come to the Green Week Berlin, and discuss with us about future-oriented dairy policy, the farmers, cows and consumers in times of hunger and climate crisis needs to be. ... The new bio-era begins with controversy over the oldest cultural heritage, the foundation of our diet, its future and diversity - the seed. It's about power, sex, death and genetic engineering. ...
http://blogs.taz.de/saveourseeds/2010/01/06/die_milch_machts_-_aber_wie_in_deutschland_afrika_asien_und_usa/
more organic for the school canteen - a new booklet summarizes current research findings
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That a healthy catering in schools and nurseries with organic food from the region feasible, have the pilot projects for out-of-home consumption of the federal program Organic farming showed. The results from the four pilot projects have now been summarized in a brochure for off-site catering and are thus available to all interested stakeholders. The brochure "Organic is more feasible - practical experiences of four pilot projects for out-of-home consumption" inform about the introduction of Organic food in schools and daycare centers. 40 pages and presents the results of four pilot projects ...
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from the field in the feeding trough - oekolandbau.de Roughages in the outdoor rearing of pigs
In organic farming to the food as much as possible from their own are operating. In addition, the guidelines review in pig feeding from the daily production of roughage, that is dry, high fiber foods such as rye grass or stubble turnips. In a research project of the University of Kassel, feed intake and utilization were in finishing pigs in dependence food supply from the field studied. It was found that need to be modified by those in the field of earth minerals boom unexpectedly high uptake of the animals currently available methods for the determination of roughage intake. The University of Kassel, therefore, the methodology developed so that now a scientific determination of roughage intake in the field of fattening pigs is possible ...
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conversion to organic farming - how to break down prejudices
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Despite increasing demand put far fewer farmers to organic agriculture to be necessary. Often shy away farmers the change because they fear an increased workload or lack of profitability. But often the fear of being publicly played a role delineation. The International Centre for Organic Agriculture of Central and Eastern Europe (EkoConnect) is therefore going to create an online brochure on organic farming. The aim is to provide answers to critical questions and concerns of conventional colleagues. The brochure is intended to increase understanding and awareness of organic farming in order to reduce the barriers that farmers also hold today from a switch ...
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potatoes - such as crop losses can be minimized
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Demand for Ökokartoffeln in Germany for some time already exceeds the supply available. Due to sensory impairments, however, still have about ten percent of the crop has been fed to animals. The market cooperative nature of the country farmers e. G. will therefore develop practical ways to reduce that amount. That shall be found out how the various parameters - effect on the ingredients (starch content, nitrate content) - from the rotation of the supply of nutrients to plant protection and storage. The results will help to minimize the inferior harvest shares as much as possible ...
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breeding success thanks to "breeders look" - experience is important for organic farmers than expected oekolandbau.de
If a corn grower shall consider a new variety, he planted them testing purposes in very different soils. Or he compares them to flourish in different climatic years. But as he comes to his final verdict? This is exactly what German researchers wanted to find in a study. They conducted interviews with Ökogetreidezüchtern and watch their Work in the nursery for several months. The result: For assessing the vitality and potential of a new breed of organic farmers priority needs experience. The exclusive order by supposedly objective scientific criteria with measurement, counting and weighing method is not enough. The "breeder's view", based primarily on experience, knowledge would be essential for successful organic farming than previously thought, "concluded the researchers. ..
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