Kutztown University President Dr. Kenneth Hawkinson, left, and State Rep. Mark Rozzi stand by an artist’s rendering of the school’s regenerative organic agriculture field, located on campus. On Thursday the school announced that the program has received a $1.5 million state grant. (MIKE URBAN – READING EAGLE A new Kutztown University program has received a […]
A one-day information session on the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) for horticultural growers will take place in Birr, Co. Offaly tomorrow (Thursday, February 29). The event has been organised by the National Organic Training Skillnet (NOTS) in partnership with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s (DAFM) Organic Unit. Attendees will hear from DAFM staff, the […]
Gers in the south is one of three departments in France that are well ahead on organic farming, with more than 30% of their farming surface area given over to the organic process, new figures show. Organic farming (agriculture biologique) represents up to 8.5% of the total agricultural land nationwide, but these departments are far […]
Chennai, Feb 20 (UNI) Major thrust on oilseeds, pulses production, organic farming, creation of a State Horticulture Farm and as well as parks and gardens across the State, traditional paddy varieties cultivation, special incentive for sugarcane farmers, introduction of the ‘One Village One Crop’ scheme are some of the salient features of the Agricultural budget […]