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Organic farmers bash FDA restrictions on manure

November 22, 2013 by Capital Public Radio

November 22, 2013 – Many organic farmers are hopping mad right now at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and their reason involves perhaps the most under-appreciated part of agriculture: plant food, aka fertilizer.

Specifically, the FDA, as part of its overhaul of food safety regulations, wants to limit the use of animal manure. READ MORE