Test to verify organic food grown in NZ | 8 July 2008

A senior researcher at GNS Science has come up with a test that can verify if vegetables in the supermarket have been grown organically. Karyne... more ...

Green Olympics | 2 July 2008

Beijing consumers are going organic Organic food has long been associated with the Western middle classes. But the trend is catching on in China,... more ...

New Zealander's fastest with uptake of Fairtrade products | 2 July 2008

New Zealand has reported the fastest growth in sales of Fairtrade products in the world - a 45-fold increase in just four years. Barry Coates,... more ...

0800 FUTURE To Deliver Organic Advice | 5 June 2008

0800 FUTURE To Deliver Organic Advice From tomorrow - World Environment Day - farmers and growers interested in making the shift to organic... more ...

When cows are in clover humans benefit, too, says organic study | 28 May 2008

ORGANIC milk is significantly richer in nutrients than that from conventional dairy farms, thanks to the cows' diet, a new study has... more ...

More brewers going organic | 28 May 2008

“All beers were organic 100 years ago,” says Christopher Mark O’Brien, Silver Spring, Md.-based author of Fermenting Revolution: How to Drink Beer... more ...

Exports at risk from dirty dairying | 26 May 2008

Green media release 26th May 2008 The Greens are warning that our dairy products will struggle to gain a European Union eco-label due to the... more ...

Environment-friendly tools for lettuce growers | 22 May 2008

Lettuce growers have a number of practical new tools at their disposal thanks to a large science programme that has developed a system of Integrated... more ...

EU delays decision on GM crops | 20 May 2008

Europe delayed deciding whether to allow farmers to grow more genetically modified crops on Wednesday, a move likely to anger some of its top trade... more ...

NZ: Pesticide practice under the microscope | 18 May 2008

A survey of a range of New Zealand produce has shown generally good pesticide practices were used when growing them. This year capsicum,... more ...

Costa Rica: "Green" Banana Farming Gains Industry Appeal | 12 May 2008

From splits and smoothies to breads and pies, bananas have become an international food staple. But growing this "fruit of wise men," as... more ...

Winegrowers Awarded Funds For Organic Viticulture | 11 May 2008

Central Otago Winegrowers Association has been awarded a major grant from Organics Aotearoa New Zealand (OANZ) to advance the region in developing... more ...

Students run Triumph motorcycle on apples | 11 May 2008

A Triumph Daytona 675 powered by bioethanol fuel today reached an astonishing track speed of 158.7 mph at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground! The biofuel... more ...

Alcan develops compostable laminated packaging | 11 May 2008

Alcan Packaging has launched what is said to be Europe's first fully compostable, printed laminated packaging. The packaging has been developed at... more ...

Organic farming mitigates climate change | 25 April 2008

A 30 year scientific trial shows that organic practices could counteract up to 40pc of global greenhouse gas output. Organic Federation of Australia... more ...