‘Roadmap to an Organic California’ report released by CCOF

California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) is releasing a groundbreaking plan to use organic farming to reduce California’s greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change. Three decades of peer-reviewed... more »

Connecticut startup organic growers embrace lifestyle

A couple who grow organic vegetables on an old Connecticut homestead were recently featured in the USDA’s Fridays on the Farm series. Trout and Jennifer Gaskins’ farm in... more »

Tomatoes found to respond differently to organic fertilizer

A recent report from Washington State University (WSU) researchers found a big difference in how a single tomato variety will respond to organic vs. conventional fertilizer. Researchers grew... more »

Rediscover the ‘green manure’ of cover crops

Farmers throughout history have taken advantage of off-season plant growth to enhance their next year’s crops. These plants, called cover crops, are beneficial in many ways, including protection... more »

Latest News

National survey of organic growers begins today

Albertson’s Jim Donald to headline OPS keynote presentations

Uncertified organic claims more than half of NOP enforcement caseload

Morning Kiss Organic celebrates ‘Potato Lovers Month’ 

C.H. Robinson sued by growers

More news

Featured

Organic matter cuts plant-microbe links, soil scientists say

Soil scientists from Cornell and Rice University have dug around and found that although adding carbon organic matter to agricultural fields is usually advantageous, it may muddle the beneficial under... more »

Organic farm profits, biodiversity affected by neighbors

For organic farms, size matters: not so much the size of the farm itself, but the size of the neighboring fields. A large-scale analysis published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sci... more »

Clif Bar invests $500K in new UC organic research institute

The University of California will establish its first-ever institute for organic research and education with a $1 million endowment. The California Organic Institute will be established in UC’s A... more »

Salad Days Farms finds customer needs, trims waste

Increasing value and reducing overproduction are goals for all vegetable growers but they’re even more important for small producers. For Salad Days Farm at Versailles, Kentucky, that means identify... more »

‘Country’s largest’ organic ag expo coming next month in Wisconsin

With ever-tightening margins in farming, more farmers are looking to organic production as a way to maintain profitability. Farmers who want to learn the latest on organic methods for field crops, liv... more »
75 Applewood Drive, Suite A
P.O. Box 128
Sparta, MI 49345
616.887.9008
Interested in reading Organic Grower? Get one year of Organic Grower in both print and digital editions FREE.

Subscribe Today »

© 2020 Great American Media Services & Organic Grower. All rights reserved.
website development by deyo designs