OrganicAuthority.com - Organic Blog » Union of Concerned Scientists http://www.organicauthority.com/blog Organic Authority - organic food, organic living, green living, organic thoughts. Wed, 22 May 2013 08:52:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Organic Dairy Farms Improve Local Economies More than Conventional http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-dairy-farms-improve-local-economies/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-dairy-farms-improve-local-economies/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 08:00:06 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11395 Organic milk

A report released by the Union of Concerned Scientists earlier this month finds greater economic opportunities and jobs for rural communities where organic dairy farming methods are employed over conventional farming methods.

]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-dairy-farms-improve-local-economies/feed/ 0 New GMO Corn Variety for Ethanol Production Gets USDA Approval http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/new-gmo-corn-variety-for-ethanol-production-gets-usda-approval/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/new-gmo-corn-variety-for-ethanol-production-gets-usda-approval/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:35:40 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=8703 A new variety of GM corn has been approved by the USDA

A genetically modified (GM) corn variety developed exclusively for ethanol use in fuel was approved last week by Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, amidst a chorus of food manufacturers concerned the biotech corn will contaminate non-GMO crops.

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