Consumer appetite for organic foods reached $13.4bn in the US last year – so why is only 1% of the country’s cropland dedicated to organic farming?
As sales of organic products soared in 2015 to $43.3 billion, up $11 billion in one year, produce kept its leading role with more than 30% of those dollars, Organic Trade Association CEO Laura Batcha said at the Organic Produce Summit.
To the editor: Organic’s so-called “19th century farming methods” are innovative and science-based, and have a clear eye on the healthy and sustainable future of our planet.
In the craziness that is the nation’s capital this summer, navigating legislative action to promote and protect organic has never been tougher, but that is the mission of your Organic Trade Association.
Growing consumer interest in animal welfare could mean new organic standards.
Program will drive more acres in the U.S. into the organic certification process and builds on the company's commitment to double organic acreage
Organic production and processing “hotspots” provide an added boost to local economies, a new analysis concludes.
“U.S. Organic Hotspots and Their Benefit to Local Economies,” an analysis of three previous independent studies by Penn State Agriculture Economist Edward Jaenicke, found organic agriculture has a bigger impact on local economies than previously suspected.
Monique Marez, Associate Director, International Trade, discusses managing foreign access programs and working on technical assistance for specialty crop producers.
USDA should strengthen organic seed sourcing practices as part of a multifaceted approach to prevent unintentional contamination of organic crops with genetically modified organisms, the Organic Trade Association argues in comments submitted to the National Organic Standards Board.