Several authors have responded rather negatively to the food standards association report on the comparison of regular vs organic foods in terms of nutrition. It would be nice if nutrition were a simple subject, one that could be measured or described by a very small number of simple metrics but unfortunately it is not. [...]
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Interesting results from a study published in the american journal of clinical nutrition by a UK research group suggest that, for the major nutrients, organic foods are no more nutritious than ordinary non-organic foods. A couple of questions I want to follow up on are who funded this research project and what were the [...] This technology is moving ahead very quickly. I worked on a project a few years ago to consider tracking individual food animals like cattle and sheep. The technology has moved on considerably since then, becoming smaller, faster and using less energy, therefore the batteries will last longer. I’m not sure if there are inexpensive prototypes [...] This is just another reason for a detailed animal tracking system, as the value of animals increases and the general economy deteriorates, it appears that livestock rustling is on the increase! Recent report on the news. This obviously has economic implications for the producer, but also huge implications in terms of health for the people [...] I’m just getting started publishing this blog on developments of a system that I’ve been interested in for years, and that is tracking the daily movements of food animals. This would be particularly useful for grazing animals such as cows, goats and sheep and is particularly topical in terms of monitoring animals in case [...] |
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