/ Soil Quality Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en /news/2-million-grant-funds-organic-farming-study-manure-and-food-safety <p>A new USDA grant of nearly $2 million will fund studies of how organic farmers should handle animal-based manure applications in leafy greens and vegetable crops fields in order to minimize the risk of food-borne illnesses.</p> October 03, 2016 - 9:57am Patricia Bailey /news/2-million-grant-funds-organic-farming-study-manure-and-food-safety