Biggest event for organic arable farmers approaches
National Organic Cereals 2012, on July 5, will give farmers from around the UK a chance to hear from the experts on issues ranging from CAP reform to organic farm income and fertility building, as well as allowing them to get into the fields to examine the results of extensive crop trials. Now in its […]
Organic Equivalency agreement between EU and USA
Compassion in World Farming is extremely concerned and disappointed to learn that the EU has recognised the US National Organic Programme as equivalent to its own. As it stands, the US organic standards on animal welfare are far lower than the EU standards. An EU publication states: “Although there are small differences between U.S. and […]
