Organic market news for Jul 2004 Legume Cover Crop Benefits TomatoesWASHINGTON - Jul 6/04 - SNS -- USDA Researchers have found tomatoes grown in a sustainable agricultural system using a legume cover crop as fertilizer had better disease resistance and lived longer than tomatoes grown on black polyethylene mulch with chemical fertilizer. . . . Continue or visitors click here 4% of UK Farmland Now OrganicLONDON - Jul 7/04 - SNS -- The amount of agricultural land involved in or converting to organic production totalled 695,619 hectares or 4% of all agricultural land as of January 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here Organic Milk Oversupply EasingLONDON - Jul 15/04 - SNS -- The oversupply of organic milk in the United Kingdom is expected to ease in the coming 18 months, according to an analysis of the problem by Organic Monitor. . . . Continue or visitors click here Organic Producers See Themselves as Farmers FirstLONDON - Jul 22/04 - SNS -- A greater proportion of organic farmers in Great Britain view themselves as farmers than do their non-organic counterparts, according to a profile of organic producers generated from a survey of 1,711 farms by ADAS Consulting Ltd for the country's agriculture department. . . . Continue or visitors click here UK Organic Producers See Need to DiversifyLONDON - Jul 22/04 - SNS -- Organic farmers in Great Britain believe it is more important to diversify than enlarge their operations to improve income prospects than do their non-organic counterparts, according to results of survey of 1,711 farms by ADAS Consulting Ltd for the country's agriculture department. . . . Continue or visitors click here Bermuda Potential Organic Foods BuyerWASHINGTON - Jul 27/04 - SNS -- Among the major trends in food consumption in Bermuda is a quickly growing interest in eating organic and healthy foods, according to a recent survey of the country's retail markets prepared by the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here
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