The latest in Germany

Germany's last millstone mason pressed for time

2011-08-04T02:31:31Z

An organic food boom in Germany is creating demand for flour ground the old way, but the country only has one person left with the skills needed to carve and maintain millstones.

According to the German organic food industry body, the BOeLW, sales of organic food in Europe's biggest economy have tripled since 2000 and are on course to exceed six billion euros ($8.4 billion) this y...

Germany finds E.coli on farm's bean sprout packet

2011-06-10T10:00:32Z

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany said on Friday that deadly E.coli bacteria that have killed 31 people and hit farmers across Europe almost certainly came from contaminated bean sprouts grown at an organic farm in northern Germany.

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Analysis: E.coli outbreak poses questions for organic farming

2011-06-06T11:00:10Z

LONDON (Reuters) - The warm, watery, organic growing environment suspected as the source of a deadly E.coli outbreak in Germany may produce delicious, nutritious bean sprouts, but is also an ideal breeding ground for the dangerous bacteria.

Bean sprouts are often prime suspects in E.coli outbreaks around the world, and health experts...

Germans go organic in dioxin scare

2011-01-12T14:30:47Z

At the popular Bio Company store in Berlin's Kreuzberg district, the shelves are virtually bare, as demand for organic meat and eggs spikes amid a dioxin crisis that has shaken Germans' faith in food.

"Dioxin: Bio products are not affected," screams a notice in capital letters by the empty meat shelves, the firm differentiating its food from mass-produced goods at t...

Grains futures mostly rise, livestock prices mixed

2010-11-02T12:26:46Z

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Europe In Brief

2010-11-02T15:38:30Z

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Organic Farming Takes Root in Eastern Germany

2010-10-27T07:29:52Z

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German coalition cautiously favorable on GMOs

2010-04-16T09:38:22Z

HAMBURG (Reuters) - Germany's incoming government drew mixed responses on Monday to its cautiously-favorable policy toward genetically-modified organisms (GMOs).

The incoming coalition between the conservative and pro-business liberal parties which won Germany's parliamentary elections in September announced its core policies ...

Organic Cosmetics ? Natural Products from the Italian Alps

2010-10-06T02:19:54Z

Globally, the popularity and benefit of natural and organic products has increased tenfold. Both Individuals and spas now realize that they have a choice. Natural products instantly provide an alternative to previous harmful and chemically produced cosmetics used and sold in spas and stores worldwide. A perfect example of an exclusively natural product line is the Italian Alps grown and developed LUNASOL range of organic cosmetics.

Cautious consideration needs to be taken when shopping...

Top two UK dairy groups unite

2010-10-22T11:55:58Z

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Beauty yogurt Essensis shelved in France

2010-10-22T11:56:00Z

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European biodairy boom continues

2010-10-22T11:55:57Z

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Actual State of Organic Agriculture

2010-10-22T10:23:16Z

ACTUAL STATE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

IN INDIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES

Dr.Ashok K. Panigrahi and Mrs.Kusum Misra

Organic agriculture is about more than just growing crops without using either chemical fertilizers and synthetic pesticides, rather it a holistic approach to the very system of farming that restores, maintains and enhances economical sus...

Germany ends ban on Monsanto GMO maize type

2010-10-23T02:39:29Z

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There's not much that's special in organic wheat

2010-10-16T08:01:57Z

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Germany Partial Solar Eclipse

2011-01-05T08:02:05Z

A partial solar eclipse is pictured through clouds in Albershausen, southwestern Germany, on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/dapd, Daniel Kopatsch)

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Australia Flooding

2011-01-05T08:06:21Z

In this photo released by the Northern Territory Police, four German tourists rest on the roof of their vehicle as they wait for their rescue from the flooded Magela Creek, near Jabiru, Australia, Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. Drenching rain that started before Christmas has flooded an area the size of France and Sweden, center, is flanked ond the podium by second placed Tina Maze of Slovenia, left, and third placed Austrian Elisabeth Goergl after an alpine skiing parallel slalom World Cup race held in Munich, southern

Germany New Year Preparations

2010-12-30T21:31:31Z

Workers run a cable over the street in preparation for the New Year's celebrations in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to celebrate the beginning of the New Year 2011 at the famous landma...

OLY John Leicester 281210

2010-12-28T12:30:30Z

FILE - In this June 27, 2010 file combination of six photos, Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer looks at the ball that hit the bar, bounce over the line during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Germany and England at F...