Sustainable Ag
WSU Gets Funding For Nation’s First Organics Major
By Tad Sooter, 4-13-06
Organic has gone so mainstram it now even has its own major.
Washington State legislature voted to fund the nation's first organic farming major, offered by Washington State University, Oregon's Capital Press reported. The state will make a one year contribution of $400,000 to WSU's Biologically Intensive and Organic Agriculture program, a part of their Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. The program is designed to help farmers develop to take advantage of one of the industry's fastest growing markets. Courses will focus on sustainable agriculture, lessening the use of costly chemicals in farming and finding niche ecological markets.
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