Research, including studies presented at the conference in Istanbul,
is showing that organic agriculture can deliver reliably high yields
”and that organic fields thrive in the face of disaster and
duress, where chemical-reliant crops falter. Organic fields, for
example, fare significantly better than chemically managed ones in
the face of extreme weather, such as droughts or floods.
Anna Lappe, for takepart, 4 November 2014,
Yes, Organic Farming Can Feed the World, Continue reading
With GM crops come herbicides, which breed resistant weeds.
This has happened in about a decade for the worse mutants.
We can reverse the problem by reversing the spraying,
using plowing, cultivation, and crop rotation instead.
Mark Jeschke wrote for Pioneer Dupont,
Crop Insights: Weed Management in the Era of Glyphosate Resistance, Continue reading
Diane Howard will moderate a farmer panel,
Growers Tell All: A Conversation with Experienced South Georgia Growers about God-Given Talents and 150+ Years of Growing,
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South Georgia Growing Local 2014:
Innis Davis and three of the children in his family who help with his
very large backyard garden on Cherry Street, Valdosta.With a combined 150+ years of experience as growers, these veggie
veterans will interact with members of the audience sharing their
stories which include the following: planting, harvesting, and
preserving by the moon; rotating crop sites; fertilizing;
controlling weeds and insects; saving seed for 50+ years; growing in
containers; and using their talents and techniques of growing to
help friends and 3 generations of family. Serving as a moderator for
this discussion will be Diane Howard who works closely with
individuals in South Georgia to promote growing their own food and
oversees a large garden on her 5th generation family farm in Grady
County.
Here are the panelists’ speaker bios: Continue reading
Mutant pigweed here, mutant rootworm there, pretty soon no Monsanto
pest protection anywhere.
Carey Gillam wrote for Reuters 28 August 2013,
GMO corn failing to protect fields from pest damage: report
(Reuters)—Researchers in the key corn-growing state of
Illinois are finding significant damage from rootworms in farm
fields planted in a rotation with a genetically modified corn that
is supposed to protect the crop from the pests, according to a new
report.Evidence gathered from fields in two Illinois counties suggests that
pest problems are mounting as the rootworms grow ever more resistant
to efforts to fight them, including crop rotation combined with use
of the biotech corn, according to the report issued by Michael Gray,
a professor of crop sciences at the University of Illinois.
Here’s the report,
by Michael Gray in U. Illinois Bulletin, 27 August 2012,
Severe Corn Rootworm Injury to Bt Hybrids in First-Year Corn Confirmed, Continue reading
