Feds Fund Research For Organic Farming Efforts
Remember when it was a counter culture thing?
There was a time when the words “organic farming” made most folks think of a counter culture stereotype. People with long hair, and maybe a sympathetic bone for communal doings.
The USDA has put up $750,000 for research to help set the stage for long-term organic farming efforts at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln.
The project will expand research on organic farming, allow more collaboration with growers and develop more information on producing organic food.
The project’s overall goals include setting up NU’s first certified organic research plots, incorporating organic farming concepts into UNL Extension and classroom education, and developing an ecological index of different farming methods.
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