Organic Arable Updates


Welcome to our blog. Here we will bring you items of interest and information about the organic sector. As well as contributions from Andrew Trump we also have John Pawsey, Chair of Organic Arable, and Suffolk farmer and Lawrence Woodward, Organic Arable Board member and well known commentator on the organic sector posting for us too.

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Monday, 1 November 2010

Corn, SoyBeans, Wheat, Cotton, Organic Farming, Fertilizers | Agriculture.com

Mr Agnew's critical stance on organic systems and enthusiasm for GM technology (see below) failed to mention that some GM solutions available to US farmers are appear not to be providing the benefits originally envisaged. Weeds exhibiting resistance to Monsanto's Roundup herbicide are now being tackled by following an enhanced programme of treatment to prevent this resistance spreading to other fields and in order to encourage farmers to use this enhanced programme financial incentives are being paid.

Monsanto offers incentives to use Roundup Ready products
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