Apple-Crop: Scaffolds 8/10
A new issue of Scaffolds Fruit Newsletter for the week of 8/10 has been posted at: http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/scaffolds/2009/ INSECTS - Orchard Radar Digest - Model Building DISEASES - Brown rot resistance management - Controlling late-season apple scab CHEM NEWS - Altacor labeled in NYS GENERAL INFO - Events reminder - Field Days PEST FOCUS INSECT TRAP CATCHES UPCOMING PEST EVENTS -- Arthur M. Agnello Professor and Extension Tree Fruit Entomologist Dept. of Entomologya...@cornell.edu N.Y.S. Agric. Expt. Sta.Tel: 315-787-2341 630 W. North St. Fax: 315-787-2326 Geneva, NY 14456-1371 http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/faculty/agnello Scaffolds Fruit Journal online: http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/scaffolds/
Apple-Crop: Follow-up on organic study
FYI - Lawson from the Times of London: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/dominic_lawson/article6788644.ece Goldacre from The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/aug/01/bad-science-organic-food Daniel R. Cooley Dept. of Plant, Soil Insect Sci. Fernald Hall 103 University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003 Office: 413-577-3803 Cell: 413-531-3383 dcoo...@microbio.umass.edu FAX 413-545-2115 http://people.umass.edu/dcooley/ Office location: 103 Clark Hall
Re: Apple-Crop: Follow-up on organic study
I think one point we are all missing is the recent interest in healthful eating, which in turn has boosted organic sales. You just can't compare the produce department in terms of selection and quality of my local Stop Shop to the (not quite as local) closest Whole Foods. (Which is admittedly not all-organic, but sometimes I wonder if people know?) Of course you can't compare the price either, but I also buy and use Apple computers -- talk about a tax on the gullible! :-) And you really can't successfully argue that organic food is not better for the environment and your health, and personally I think tastes better, than the conventional produce you buy in a typical supermarket. You will never, ever win that argument. (At least I can't win it with my spouse.) That is the bottom line for the consumer. Perception is reality. Note I did not bring up the subject of 'locally grown' at all... JC Jon Clements Extension Educator UMass Cold Spring Orchard 393 Sabin St. Belchertown, MA 01007 413.478.7219 On Aug 11, 2009, at 2:25 PM, Daniel Cooley wrote: FYI - Lawson from the Times of London: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/dominic_lawson/article6788644.ece Goldacre from The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/aug/01/bad-science-organic-food Daniel R. Cooley Dept. of Plant, Soil Insect Sci. Fernald Hall 103 University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003 Office: 413-577-3803 Cell: 413-531-3383 dcoo...@microbio.umass.edu FAX 413-545-2115 http://people.umass.edu/dcooley/ Office location: 103 Clark Hall
RE: Apple-Crop: Follow-up on organic study
Here's the Organic Center response to the FSA study. This response steers clear of the debate about the debate and instead focuses on the data and why two different recent reviews on the same issue produced different conclusions. Will be very interesting to see how this plays out over time - the Organic Center study suggests additional, new studies using varieties currently grown will support nutritional benefits from organic foods. http://www.organic-center.org/science.nutri.php?action=view http://www.organic-center.org/science.nutri.php?action=viewreport_id=157 report_id=157 * Thomas A. Green, PhD, CCA, TSP President IPM Institute of North America, Inc. 4510 Regent St. Madison WI 53705 608 232-1410 Fax 608 232-1440 mailto:ipmwo...@ipminstitute.org ipmwo...@ipminstitute.org http://www.ipminstitute.org/ www.ipminstitute.org http://www.greenshieldcertified.org/ www.greenshieldcertified.org From: apple-crop@virtualorchard.net [mailto:apple-c...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Daniel Cooley Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 1:25 PM To: Apple-Crop Subject: Apple-Crop: Follow-up on organic study FYI - Lawson from the Times of London: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/dominic_lawson/article67 88644.ece Goldacre from The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/aug/01/bad-science-organic-food Daniel R. Cooley Dept. of Plant, Soil Insect Sci. Fernald Hall 103 University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003 Office: 413-577-3803 Cell: 413-531-3383 dcoo...@microbio.umass.edu FAX 413-545-2115 http://people.umass.edu/dcooley/ Office location: 103 Clark Hall
