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The National Organic Program unveils its “Sound and Sensible” initiative. Read more
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This year's honoree says solutions must be found sooner than later in the fight against HLB. Read more
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The wisdom is the SAME wisdom that came from nutritional and ingredient labeling requirements. Would you make nutritional information optional? Only the really good foods need nutritional labels right? Lets remove the labels off the mac and cheese and put one on every fruit and veggie out there.L
about 3 weeks ago
I don't see the need to test for GMO. You are either buying that seed or you are not. And it would be easy to require that growers notify buyers of their product's status.
I don't like the idea of making people pay more because they want a product free from GMOs. As a certified organic grower, we go…
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I hope you haven't forgotten that there are a lot of us conventional farmers, who are not certified organic, that are also Non-GMO. So the certified organic does not work to show that our crops are Non-GMO.
I just feel economically it is faster, cheaper, and easier to verify just 10% of the nations
about 3 weeks ago
So once again, the onus is placed on those growers who want to do things in a better way (IMHO)? Will we also be required to have our products tested to prove we are non-GMO? And if we find we are not "clean," are we then going to be sued by the likes of Monsanto, who apparently can't keep their pol…
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Upcoming Event
2013 Florida Ag Expo
Nov. 6
Now in its eighth year, the Florida Ag Expo is the premier industry gathering for the state's small fruit and vegetable growers. In addition to an informative educational program and diverse trade show, attendees can get an up-close look at the latest applied research during the guided field tours. Tomato, strawberry, pepper, cucurbit growers, and more will find a wealth of valuable information at this event.
