Green is in for just about every industry. It's particularly popular for the food industry, including Central Pennsylvania's Amish and other organic, all-natural food producing farmers.Demand is up, and rising costs in the traditional farming industry aren't making a difference, so prices are good, too, said Casey Spacht, manager of Lancaster Farm Fresh. The cooperative represents certified organic farmers whose agricultural commodities are trucked as far as New York.
dairy farmers
Tough to swallow: Green living puts farms in black
(via www.centralpennbusiness.com)
Submitted by jcs44 on Sat, 2008-05-31 00:49. | Tags: food | chemicals | dairy farmers | dairy farming | farm | farmers | farming | green living | Organic Farming
Milk Production: A Cause for Concern
(via ecoworldly.com)
It comes as rather a shock to see New Zealanders in the news, arguing amongst themselves about the missing chapter of a report - questioning their very own green credentials. [VIDEO]
Submitted by gavinhudson on Sat, 2008-02-16 11:25. | Tags: food | dairy | dairy farmers | milk | new zealand
To Be Or Not To Be rbST-Free?
(via www.thedailygreen.com)
Michigan dairy farmers are being taxed with a big decision to make – produce milk without aid of the artificial bovine growth hormone rbST or pay the price. If they decide not to comply with the new regulation, they’ll be penalized by way of “lower prices paid for their milk.â€
Submitted by greenfood on Thu, 2007-08-30 13:26. | Tags: food | cows | dairy | dairy farmers | environment | growth hormones | milk | rbST