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Tuesday, June 18, 2013
As part of plans to let European Union (EU) member states decide whether to grow or ban genetically modified (GM) crops, the European Commission has drafted a list of grounds on which members could justify proposed GM crop bans, reports Planet Ark.
Study Finds Organic Milk Dependably Healthier
Wetter, cooler summers can have a detrimental effect on milk quality, according to new research published by Newcastle University in the UK. Researchers found milk collected during a particularly poor UK summer and the following winter had significantly higher saturated fat content and far less beneficial fatty acids than in a more ‘normal’ year. They also discovered that organic supermarket milk showed higher levels of nutritionally beneficial fatty acids compared with ‘ordinary’ milk regardless of the time of year or weather conditions. The study was published in this month's Journal of Dairy Science. "By choosing organic milk you can cut saturated fats by 30-50 percent and still get the same intake of beneficial fatty acids, as the omega-3 levels are higher but omega-6 is not, which helps to improve the crucial ratio between the two," noted study leader Gillian Butler.
USDA Announces New Updates to the "U.S. Food Environment Atlas" |
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2010 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today highlighted updates to an online mapping tool that compares U.S. counties in terms of their "food environment" – the set of factors that help determine and reflect a community's access to affordable, healthy food. The "U.S. Food Environment Atlas," developed by USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS), was introduced last year as part of First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative to solve the challenge of childhood obesity within a generation. Vilsack discussed the tool today as he spoke to the United States Conference of Mayors and laid out steps that they could take to improve health and nutrition in their communities. Read More |
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces New Steps to Meet the Challenge of Climate Change |
 CANCUN, Mexico, Dec. 9, 2010 – Calling it "one of the greatest threats facing our planet," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is taking action to meet the challenge of climate change. Speaking at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, the Secretary said USDA continues to take steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions "by helping farmers, ranchers and forest landowners to be even better conservationists."Read More |