The Swedish foundation 'Ekhagastiftelsen' supports research in organic agriculture and biological medicine. The deadline for the annual submission of proposals is the 20th of May.

Hay-cheese needs neither addition of nitrate nor mechanical pretreatment of the milk due to high microbial standard. Yet, hay does not affect the fatty acid composition of the milk, and herbs in the hay do not influence the content of plant derived aroma compounds.

Organic pigs have more intestinal parasites than conventional pigs. Yet, the contamination with parasite eggs and can be reduced by management procedures, the research project PAROL concludes.

IFOAM invites you to the event 'Organic biogas: generating green energy in our regions'. This event will present the benefits of organic biogas production and policy-makers, researchers, farmers and energy companies will discuss the opportunities and barriers to sustainable biogas production.