What organic produce is available in Autumn? It's important to know what is in season when purchasing your fruit and vegetables. Autumn is an exciting season for organic produce. Watermelons, apples, pears and figs are sweet and juicy and the pumpkins are ripe and ready...
The word "organic" refers to the way farmers process and grow agricultural products including fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy products and meat. Organic food is grown to work with nature and without the use of artificial fertilisers, synthetic drugs, synthet...
The nuclear tragedy in Japan may mean that nuclear will play a smaller part in our energy future. This is for psychological and political reasons, as much as rational concerns. The rational argument is that no matter how small the risk of a nuclear meltdown, the result ...
In some great news for consumers, Organic farming was identified as the top Australian growth industry for the second consecutive year by business information analysts, IBISWorld.
The annual report again names organic farming as the number one growth industry in Aus...
Consumers are making their feelings known when it comes to ethical and healthy eating by choosing organic eggs. According to the Biological Farmers of Australia’s (BFA) recent Australian Organic Market Report this sector of the organic industry is growing faster than an...
According to analysts, the disaster in the Gulf is no anomaly. It's an arrow pointing toward future disasters. As long as the industry stays on this course, rather than undertaking the transition to an alternative energy future, more such catastrophes are inevitable, no...
The Federal Government should fix up and re-start, not shelve, its insulation program, the Australian Conservation Foundation said today.
“Cutting the program would leave insulation workers and businesses out on a limb and would mean tens of thousands of families mis...
The biggest and most extensive scientific study and research into the benefits of organic food has found that it is more nutritious than ordinary produce and may in fact lengthen people’s lives. They also contain higher levels of antioxidants and flavonoids which help w...
Flannerys has made the change to Starch-based 100% Compostable Bags.
As the farming environment continues to change, producers are looking to methods of biological agriculture as a means of lowering their inputs and managing limited resources.
Leading operators now recognise that managing soils and achieving higher humus levels is a ...