Foodmakers Come Together to Support Organic Research at Public Universities
Members of Congress chastise the US Department of Agriculture in a Jan. 17 letter for threatening to withdraw a widely popular final rule passed in the 11th hour of the Obama Administration that would heighten animal welfare standards for organic producers.
The National Pork Producers Council griped bitterly in January 2017 about “midnight” regulations approved by then-U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Join us in Sacramento on February 22-23, 2018 to explore the factors that have made California a hotbed of organic hotspots activity and discuss ways to encourage the growth of organic hotspots across rural America.
2018 will bring a significant change in the way organic operations manage disease and pesticidal problems with a unique solution available to them for the first time.
In “Avoiding GMOs isn’t just anti-science. It’s immoral”, an op-ed published in the Washington Post, Mitch Daniels would have you believe that scientific research finds only benefits and no downsides to genetically engineered (GE) crops. The reality is not so.
The Global Organic Baby Food Market size is expected to reach $11.1 billion by 2023, rising at a market growth of 10.6% CAGR during the forecast period. Organic baby food witnessed rapid adoption due to factors such as rise in parental concerns over baby's nutrition, growing awareness about the benefits of organic products, improved distribution channels, and eco-friendly farming techniques.
Opinion article “Soil Power! The Dirty Way to a Green Planet” (Sunday, Dec. 3) does a commendable job highlighting agriculture’s potential to restore soil health and help mitigate climate change by building soil carbon. Unfortunately, one glaring omission is the contribution of organic agriculture – a system founded on the principals of soil health and resource conservation.
Hemp offers great potential for organic, as almost all is grown conventionally, but some states are more open to the product than others.
More than 200 leaders from organic businesses, farms, and ranches of all sizes from all regions of the country are coming to Washington this week with one goal in mind: Repair the organic public-private partnership and halt the bureaucratic foot-dragging that is stymieing this vibrant industry.