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		<title>EU logo winner announced!</title>
		<link>http://www.organicfarmers.org.uk/blog/2010/02/08/eu-logo-winner-announced/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner in the EU organic logo competition!
And we can breathe something of a sigh of relief (at least we are here at OF&#38;G) that the champ is the designer we considered to be the only real contender.
Here it is:
 
The winning design was by German student, Dusan Milenkovic, so congratulations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New regulation on salmonella in turkeys</title>
		<link>http://www.organicfarmers.org.uk/blog/2009/11/12/new-regulation-on-salmonella-in-turkeys/</link>
		<comments>http://www.organicfarmers.org.uk/blog/2009/11/12/new-regulation-on-salmonella-in-turkeys/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OF&#38;G</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next year sees new regulation from the EU on managing salmonella in turkey flocks. Any producers potentially affected by this can read more in this very well explained piece from the Welsh Poultry Centre.
As the piece points out, salmonella is not actually *that* great of an issue in the UK, but it can be elsewhere [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aussie organic pains deepen</title>
		<link>http://www.organicfarmers.org.uk/blog/2009/11/10/aussie-organic-pains-deepen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OF&#38;G</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, having to adhere to strict regulation can seem burdensome. However, especially when it comes to food, we have adapted and accepted the need for safeguards and reassurances.
Sometimes there are challenges, but when it comes to it, the consumer is better off knowing that there are governmental and non-governmental bodies looking out for their interests. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Lovely&#8217; new Defra website</title>
		<link>http://www.organicfarmers.org.uk/blog/2009/10/01/lovely-new-defra-website/</link>
		<comments>http://www.organicfarmers.org.uk/blog/2009/10/01/lovely-new-defra-website/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OF&#38;G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Certification]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a post for the record, really, but in case you haven&#8217;t seen it yet, Defra has launched its updated website.
They confess that not all of the information has been hauled right up-to-date yet, but they are working on it. So, for all your Government organic farming-related info you now need to go here.
Not entirely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guide flying off the virtual shelf</title>
		<link>http://www.organicfarmers.org.uk/blog/2009/08/20/guideflying-off-the-virtual-shelf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OF&#38;G</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a brief update to note that downloads of our Guide to Organic Certification: Food Processing stand at exactly 400 at the time of writing. That&#8217;s quite a neat milestone, don&#8217;t you think?
In addition to that we&#8217;ve sent copies of the printed (and satisfyingly heavyweight) version all over the UK and around the world. Did [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In-conversion labeling a good idea?</title>
		<link>http://www.organicfarmers.org.uk/blog/2009/05/28/in-conversion-labeling-a-good-idea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 13:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OF&#38;G</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting debate may be on the cards following the publication by the journal Food Policy (via FoodNavigator.com) of research into whether the public would accept food labelled as being &#8220;in-conversion&#8221; to organic.
It&#8217;s easy to see people coming down firmly on each side of the fence on this issue. We&#8217;d be fascinated to hear your comments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New EU organic logo competition announced [updated]</title>
		<link>http://www.organicfarmers.org.uk/blog/2009/04/08/new-eu-organic-logo-competition-announced/</link>
		<comments>http://www.organicfarmers.org.uk/blog/2009/04/08/new-eu-organic-logo-competition-announced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OF&#38;G</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So finally details are emerging of the long-promised competition for students to design what will be the new, mandatory, EU-wide organic logo.
You may recall that they had one of these last year &#8211; until someone noticed it looked too much like the Aldi trademarked organic logo. Whoops. So, back to the drawing board. Literally.
Technically, whatever [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free guide to organic food processing</title>
		<link>http://www.organicfarmers.org.uk/blog/2009/03/19/free-guide-to-organic-food-processing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.organicfarmers.org.uk/blog/2009/03/19/free-guide-to-organic-food-processing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OF&#38;G</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Guide to Organic Certification: Food Processing launched by Organic Farmers &#038; Growers.]]></description>
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		<title>You&#8217;ve got to laugh</title>
		<link>http://www.organicfarmers.org.uk/blog/2009/03/04/youve-got-to-laugh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.organicfarmers.org.uk/blog/2009/03/04/youve-got-to-laugh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OF&#38;G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.organicfarmers.org.uk/blog/?p=357</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A few of us have been chuckling our way around the office having seen this:
&#8220;Beware of misleading labels implying &#8220;freedom&#8221;; only the Soil Association accreditation offers any real guarantee of a decent standard of animal care.&#8221;
George Miller and Katharine Reeve,authors of the new Rough Guide to Food, The Times, 3 March 2009
Where on earth does [...]]]></description>
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		<title>At last, a realistic assessment of organics</title>
		<link>http://www.organicfarmers.org.uk/blog/2009/01/22/at-last-a-realistic-assessment-of-organics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.organicfarmers.org.uk/blog/2009/01/22/at-last-a-realistic-assessment-of-organics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OF&#38;G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.organicfarmers.org.uk/blog/?p=289</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been a bit peeved with The Times newspaper around here lately. It was this particular newspaper that, at Christmas, published a dubious and un-checked story claiming that organic farmers had asked for a &#8220;holiday&#8221; from the organic standards, or to &#8220;bend the rules&#8221;.
We shouted loudly at the time that this was not the case [...]]]></description>
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