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Organic Farming

Why Promoting Organic Integrity Must Become a Top Priority for USDA

Posted on September 17, 2020 in Hygeia's Blog, Organic | 572 Views | Leave a response
Hygeia Analytics has featured news and blogs on organic integrity the last two weeks, beginning with our August 27th coverage of the cover story “Produce Without Pesticides” in the October 2020 issue of Consumer Reports. On that same day Hygeia was proud to share an excellent guest blog by Larry Jacobs, founder and President of […]

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Guest Blog: Finding the Root Cause of Organic Fraud

Posted on September 9, 2020 in Animals, Hygeia's Blog | 386 Views | Leave a response
By: Brian Baker    Brian is a scientist specializing in organic practices, standards, and regulations. He has analyzed the impacts of organic food and farming on the environment and human well-being for several decades. Demand for organic food in the US continues to grow, but the domestic supply has been unable to keep pace. Sales […]

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Guest Blog: Organic Food & Pesticide Residues, One Grower’s Perspective

Posted on August 27, 2020 in Hygeia's Blog, Pesticides, Uncategorized | 1,082 Views | Leave a response
Note from Hygeia — We invited Larry Jacobs (far right in photo), founder and president of Del Cabo and Jacobs Farm, to share his experiences in producing organic herbs and vegetables free of non-compliant pesticide residues. His history with illegal pesticides on organic foods spans decades. He has lost crops and markets in his company’s […]

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New Video Highlights Benefits of Animals on Pasture

Posted on April 11, 2020 in Animals, Environmental Impacts, In The News, Nutrition, Organic | 109 Views | Leave a response
A new video features lush pastures, grubby farmers, and happy cows showing off the benefits of pasture-based animal agriculture.  Produced by the Real Organic Project, a “a farmer-led movement created to distinguish soil-grown and pasture-raised products under USDA organic,” the video Raising Animals on Pasture highlights the animal welfare, nutritional, and environmental advantages of animals on pasture. […]

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Consumers Appear to Get the Message that Organic Milk is Higher in Healthy Fats

Posted on February 19, 2020 in In The News, Nutrition, Organic | 147 Views | Leave a response
Recent market reports suggest that American consumers are beginning to understand that organic milk is healthier for them and the environment. But first, a little background… In 2013 we worked on a paper that reported significantly higher concentrations of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids in organic vs. conventional milk.  A follow up study in 2018 revealed […]

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Organic Farming May Reduce Food Safety Risk From E. coli, New Study Shows

Posted on September 7, 2019 in Environmental Impacts, Hot Science, Pesticides | 765 Views | Leave a response
A team of researchers from Washington and California have just published a paper revealing some interesting unintended consequences of conventional framing practices, with possibly important implications for food safety. Escherichia coli is a human-pathogenic bacteria that is commonly found in livestock and wildlife manure.  It can end up on produce when manure is used for […]

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UK Soil Association and Dr. Benbrook Launch Monthly “Letter from America” Blog Series

Posted on March 12, 2019 in Hygeia's Blog, Organic | 102 Views | Leave a response
The first in a series of monthly blogs by Dr. Benbrook was posted this week to the UK Soil Association’s website.  They are a non-profit supporting sustainable and organic agriculture, who also serve as the primary organic certification body in the UK. Dr. Benbrook’s first guest blog is called “U.S. must shift towards agroecology.” It […]

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The Real Organic Project Features our Friends at Full Belly Farm in New Video

Posted on December 3, 2018 in In The News, Organic | 268 Views | Leave a response
Full Belly Farm in northern California’s Capay Valley has been a pioneer of the organic movement since 1985. They were recently featured in a video produced by the Real Organic Project which highlights the commitment to soil quality that is at the root of their success.  We encourage you to check it out- the full […]

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Organic Food Consumption Lowers Overall Cancer Risks in Large-Scale Study of French Adults

Posted on October 23, 2018 in Hot Science, Organic | 2,928 Views | Leave a response
The results are in on one of the first, large-scale studies on organic food consumption and cancer risks and they are significant and encouraging.  It is widely recognized we need to do much more in preventing cancer, as opposed to treating it, and this study suggests that organic food may be an important piece of […]

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Australia’s Largest Supermarket Chain Invests in Organic Transitions

Posted on October 22, 2018 in In The News, Organic | 770 Views | Leave a response
Woolworths Supermarkets are a common site Down Under, where locals call them Woolies. They are the biggest grocery realtor in Australia, with over $42 billion in annual revenue. Citing rising demand for organic produce as the reason, the company is launching a $30 million fund that will help farmers “improve the quality, range and volume […]

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