Steve Kloosterman

• Viva Fresh Produce Expo
• Scientists named to science advisory board for bioherbicide startup, Harpe
• The Organic Center’s leader hired by USDA’s NIFA
• Panel to discuss hydroponics at Organic Produce Summit
• Annual ‘State of Organic Produce’ report released by OPN
• Alabama vegetable farm is helping organics to blossom in Dixie
• How an apple grower and Extension specialist joined to pioneer Midwestern IPM
• January/February 2022
• Valent boosts biostimulant efforts, aims for carbon neutrality
• The US organic program wants your thoughts on regulatory priorities
• Natural Products Expo West runs March 8-12 in-person at Anaheim
• PhycoTerra makes ’10 most innovative products’ list
• Verde Resources to kickstart carbon farming with biochar in Missouri
• Four named to National Organic Standards Board
• Soli Organic to build new indoor farm in Seattle area
• Researchers explore how biochar affects microbes, trees
• Signup details out for US organic program’s March listening session
• North Carolina bioherbicide startup, Harpe, gathers $3M in financing
• USDA listening session on organic a ‘sign of progress’
• WSU webinar to cover organic control of apple rot pathogens
• Credit program expanded for beginning, small farmers in the Midwest
• Simply Organic awards $150K to farms, nonprofits giving food security
• Comments accepted on changed US list of substances for organic crops
• Twelve certifiers honored by US organic program
• Certis Biologicals debuts nematode-controlling product
• Advancing Eco Agriculture to hold ecological farming conference Feb. 2-3
• For the first time, US organic produce sales top $9B
• Organic banana pioneer Carlos Cortes, Sr. dies
• Illinois grain grower named MOSES Organic Farmer of 2022
• University of California to hold free Zoom seminars for organic growers
• Certis Biologicals hires Kansas State University entomologist Holly Davis
• No-till grower wins 80 acres’ worth of PhycoTerra
• Kemin Industries invests in Wisconsin organic hemp
• Organic Valley adds dairies in the Northeast
• Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference
• Unconventional Ag
• Rodale Institute to teach consumers what’s the good stuff
• Organic Trade Association names diversity fellows
• USDA trademarks organic seal for ‘new enforcement tools’
• Soli Organic working with Rutgers University on seeds
• Perennial grains studied for potential in crop field borders
• Biotalys names manufacturing partner for new biofungicide
• U.S. organic program meets several ‘opportunities for improvement’
• Saturated riparian buffer strips stop farm runoff of most nitrate, study says
• CCOF now offering Regenerative Organic certification for farms
• GrowGeneration acquires Mobile Media equipment company
• Duncan Family Farms of Arizona acquires Pedersen Farms in NY
• Organic Trade Association publishes recommendations on Northeast dairy situation
• Dramm hires Brett Kroszner, promotes Jared Babik
• Rodale Institute offers accreditation for organic farm advisors
• California has more than a third of all US organic farming, state says
• California Certified Organic Farmers now offers PrimusGFS food safety certification
• Virtual Minnesota organic conference set for Jan. 6-7
• USDA extends deadline for organic cost-share program
• New cover crop research informs plans for groundwater sustainability
• Canada invests $300K in organic prairie ag development
• Winc reports unprecedented growth in organic wines, driven by expanded distribution
• Killing time for cover crops? Late-planted rye won’t delay crimping.
• $600K given for regenerative ag projects in Wisconsin
• Biotalys, Biobest Biocontrol Solutions partner to expand reach of biocontrols
• Wholesum opens new organic tomato greenhouses in Sonora, Mexico
• How a career in organic agriculture started with a single egg
• For Arizona worm farmer Zach Brooks, business is booming and competition is welcome
• Iowa State developing corn varieties favorable to organic growing
• New bioherbicide from Marrone Bio headed to growers by 2024
• Carbon farming college accredited, launched online by Indigo Ag
• Midwest high schools receive pollinator habitat grants
• Fetzer Vineyards in Mendocino County gets Regenerative Organic Certification
• Why Lipman Family Farms invests in organics and sustainable packaging
• How Edible Garden thrives inside with CEA greens growing
• EV tractor, fridge truck among World Ag Expo’s top 10
• Organic Center, FFAR roll out $600K for organic research, training, tech support
• Farmer community gathers at Organic Grower Summit
• International promotions for US organic back on the road
• Michigan scientist named director of Cal Poly’s Center for Organic Production and Research
• Dominus Estate’s organic, dry-farmed vineyards create harmony with the land
• How a vertically integrated orchard and cider house became a regional centerpiece
• Certis Biologicals hires field development manager for the Midwest
• Yumbrella, an organic washable fruit coating, debuts
• UniMax expands fire suppression products to California standards
• Pesticides can affect generations of bees, study finds
• AgroThrive’s new president a veteran of the organic industry
• November/December 2021
• Natural Grocers polls customers on favorite organic produce, products
• Cheers to growers of organic vines, wines: Editor’s letter
• Opportunities, threats found in Pacific Northwest’s organic seed supply
• WSU charts possibilities of biochar industry in agriculture
• Bonterra Organic Vineyards gets ‘climate neutral’ certification, publishes carbon data
• Organic garden seeds startup raises $15M for innovation, growth
• E. coli outbreak traced to organic baby spinach
• Biopesticide startup wins $500K in Grow-NY biz competition
• Historic Vermont farm now grows organic produce for charity
• Organic Grower Summit cultivates a new generation of organic farmers
• University of California to beef up connections to organic ag
• Atlanta organic produce grower named ‘Changemaker’ by Triscuit
• Washington state studies postharvest preservation for organic fruit
• Farmers try poly-cropping, with more than one crop at a time
• $100M invested in fund focussed on turning farmland organic
• Vic Smith, ‘a grower’s grower’ to be honored at OGS 2021
• $20M on tap for organic growers’ post-pandemic assistance
• Organic Trade Association reviews action at the U.S. organic standards board
• Mating disruption products’ availability, practice grow
• FloraPulse system measures water potential of trees, vines
• Value of integrated pest management shown in Purdue study of corn, watermelon
• Next-Generation organic leaders named for OGS’ keynote presentation
• OFRF inks 3-year contract to analyze US organic research
• Shenandoah Growers gets new name, ‘Soli,’ plus $120M
• The Midwest studies regionally-adapted organic seeds
• Newly-formed ‘International Fresh Produce Association’ names directors
• Pressure increases for Danone NA to keep Northeast organic dairies
• New OSHA rule would protect workers from hazardous heat
• Del Rey Avocado invests in supplier-management software
• OGS speakers to talk technology in field, analyze retail data
• Organic foundation backs congressional ask for ag research funding
• Washington sheep farmer tests effect of grazing on potato farmland
• Why pros say the state of our organic produce industry is strong
• Stopped olive oil import shows US organic standard enforcement
• Organic Trade Association seeking its next CEO
• University of Rhode Island students win soil-judging contest held at Rodale Institute
• Colorado’s Spring Born hires top grower, marketer
• Bayer’s vegetable seed leader sees ‘shift toward organic preference’
• Rodale Institute’s Kutztown farm hosts 2021 Northeast Regional Soil Judging Contest
• Organic Trade Association honors industry leaders
• Revol Greens acquires Living Fresh of Athens, Georgia
• Great Lakes EXPO Farm Market Bus Tour returns for early December
• Turkish fruit exporter Mapeks Organics invests in 15-minutes-per-ton optical sorter
• Sales of organic, fresh fruits and veggies up 3% in Q3, OPN reports
• Rodale Institute collaborates with designer brand on clothing line
• Taylor Farms names ag operations director
• $3M given for research into cover crops for organic
• ‘Pent-up demand’ for in-person networking fuels organic trade shows
• Why growers should get proactive about farm succession planning
• OGS to educate on ‘innovative and compatible’ organic ag inputs
• Business conference planned for worm farms
• Minnesota to award $250K in grants for sustainable ag
• Organic challenges with third-party certifications tackled in project
• New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference
• Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market EXPO
• Washington State Tree Fruit Association Annual Meeting and Northwest Hort Expo
• USApple Outlook 2022
• Citrus, Vegetable and Specialty Crop Expo
• Food Safety Summit
• September/October 2021
• Field trial data, paper published on in-season value of biologicals 
• Oregon’s Troon Vineyard earns Regenerative Organic Certification
• Multi-generational stewardship at Innovative Produce grows sustainable organics
• Organic vegetable packhouse built for former tobacco growers 
• Clemson research supports organic legumes growers
• Opportunities, challenges of farming organic rice studied for US
• Consumer entries accepted for organic gardening competition
• Bayer aims to expand offerings of organic vegetable seed, rootstocks
• Purdue University hires organic agriculture Extension specialist
• Organic bacteriophage treatment developed for Pierce’s disease in grapes
• AgriCapture’s 51K-acre carbon capture project listed with Climate Action Reserve
• Workshops on organic policy to be held by OTA, ASU
• Experts to speak on ‘resilience through organic farming systems’ at OGS 2021
• Global organic food policy outlined for United Nations summit
• Indigo claims ‘milestone progress’ for carbon farming, pays 267 farmers
• $116M investment in AgBiome led by Blue Horizon and Novalis LifeSciences
• Washington Organic Farm School applications accepted in October
• $30M rolled out for organic farm research, transitions, Extension
• Respected Vermont organic grower dies
• Duncan Family Farms to sell organic fresh herbs
• Western Growers decry the gutting, removal of California water bill
• Sara Oliver named ‘chief people officer’ at Grimmway Farms
• Fall meeting for organic standards board goes online-only
• Lipman Family Farms launches expanded compostable packaging line
• OTA’s Organic Week (in-person)
• 2022 Organic Week advocacy event planned
• Driving packaging sustainability in the time of COVID-19
• For labor reform, it’s all about focus as the homestretch beckons
• Crop insurance popularity grows for organic, specialty crop growers
• Study finds ‘optimism bias’ of moms on new organic farms
• Hackathon by the Organic Center and the Gathering for Open Ag Technology (in-person)
• Organic Confluences Conference: Equity and Access in AgTech (virtual)
• Organic Confluences Conference: Connecting Organic and AgTech (virtual)
• Organic ag tech conference planned by the Organic Center, USDA, Cal State
• A&A Organic Farms showcasing sustainable packaging
• Certis Biologicals names leader for international business
• How organic vegetable farming techniques affect soil health
• Strohauer Farms’ organic, specialty potatoes expand reach
• Miami’s Lakewood Organics acquired by Peterson Farms of Michigan
• BioSafe names horticulture Southeast Region sales rep
• Taylor Farms announces investment in CEA with Pure Green Farms
• Wholesum’s Joanna Jaramillo to lead expanded marketing program
• Panetta supports Agricultural Resilience Act after staffers tour USDA ARS site
• 1,174 acres of almonds purchased with plan to go organic
• How Extension research led to Kelsey Creek Orchards going organic
• Trade group to introduce seal for certified humic ag products
• Earthbound Farm thriving under Taylor Farms ownership
• West Texas leading organic cotton plantings
• Shenandoah Growers honored with AgTech BreakThrough Award
• Minnesota field day will focus on growing regionally-adapted seed
• Organic cost assistance applications due Nov. 1 to USDA
• Wagner Farms thrives with focus on sustainability
• How Braga Fresh stays ahead of industry changes
• For transitioning to organic, every little bit helps : Editor’s letter
• July/August 2021
• Soil health company MyLand hires Sascha Welz as COO
• Rodale Institute recognizes organic pioneers
• GROWMARK, Indigo offer new carbon farming opportunity
• Colorado’s Spring Born plants organic, hydroponic greens for food bank
• How to measure nitrogen in ‘green manure’ cover crops
• Organic Growers to speak on challenges of scaling at OGS 2021
• Sustainable ag coalition responds to Senate markup of ag spending bill
• Solectrac e70N Electric Tractor rolls into California vineyards, farms
• Oregon taps $109K for organic certification cost share
• Certis Biologicals names chief administrative officer
• California ag board to talk organics at Aug. 3 meeting
• Do pawpaws pique your organic interest? – Editor’s letter
• Andermatt USA biocontrols coming to Corteva
• Cascade Organic Farms harvesting 4 tons per acre of hard red wheat
• EcoFarm Conference
• Natural Products Expo West
• Organic Trade Association pushes Congress for ‘advancement’ of U.S. program
• Mexico deadline for certification of organic imports approaches
• PMA Fresh Summit – in-person
• United Fresh Washington Conference – in-person
• Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference – in-person
• Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention – in-person
• National Organic Standards Board Spring Meeting – in-person
• National Organic Standards Board Fall Meeting – in-person
• OTA’s Organic Week in Washington D.C. – in-person
• MOSES Organic Farming Conference – in-person
• Washington Organic Seed Summit – virtual event
• How lima beans excel as a cover crop and as green manure
• Long-term field research shows value of Solvita soil tests
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln to trial Bion’s new, manure-derived fertilizer
• European report highlights ecological importance of organic ag
• Vineyard at Napa’s Dominus Estate goes organic
• Tim Tebow named ambassador for organic juice bar chain
• Farms sign up more than 1M acres for regenerative ag, says MyLand
• Biological industry maturing after decades of change
• Gerber commits to carbon-neutrality for organic products in 2022
• Organic Farming Research Foundation grant process open through Aug. 20
• Sales of organic berries top organic salads for first time in Q2
• Organic concern over USDA plan to spray insecticide on 2.6M Montana acres  
• Retail CEO of Albertson’s to give keynote speech at Organic Produce Summit
• Wood pulp resin used for new bio-based hort containers
• Washington State family farm debuts retail bags of organic flour
• US organic program rolls out ‘microlearning’ courses 
• Organic growing expert Bob Whitney hired to Extension in Texas
• Fraud prevention program popular with organic businesses
• Georgia researches organic control of persistent disease, pest and weed problems
• Rodale Institute to establish organic farm in Parma, Italy
• Oregon’s Troon Vineyard earns Regenerative Organic Certification
• Leaning into a rapidly changing future at Organic Farm School
• How to make your cover crops work for you
• Organic produce market post-COVID session coming at OPS
• Arizona State University drafts ‘To-do list for Organic Agriculture’
• Rodale Institute tests organic tactics for fighting allium leafminer
• MyLand hires marketing director
• Shenandoah Growers hires Tessa Pocock as chief science officer
• How compost can improve apple orchard sustainability
• GIANT donates $1.2M to Rodale Institute
• Vilsack addresses organic animal welfare in speech at Organic Trade Association
• California betters its bug vacuums for lygus
• How organic produce growers drive new food safety innovations
• Great Lakes EXPO returning to in-person event for 2021
• $20M coming for additional organic cost-share assistance, Vilsack says
• Fall, in-person meeting planned for organic standards board
• Electric tractor developer, California’s Solectrac, purchased by Ideanomics
• Sweetgreen Co-Founders named keynote speakers of Organic Produce Summit 2021
• Grimmway Farms uses Highland Ag Solutions for food safety, regulation management
• Control of burrowing rodents for organic growers explored in guide
• UK’s Sally Morgan authors book on organic-style vegetable gardening
• Organic Valley hit $1.2B in sales for 2020
• ‘Enriching Soil, Enhancing Life’ theme for Soil Health Institute 2021 virtual meeting
• Grimmway Farms gives away scholarships, laptops
• Ag Secretary Vilsack describes pilot project for organic farm transition
• June 15 deadline for ag scholarships for Black, Hispanic students
• MyLand names Western sales director
• Taylor Farms is Whole Foods’ ‘Supplier of the Year’ for service, partnership
• OPS names speakers for session on CEA impact on organic fresh produce
• AgBiome hires four to the commercial team
• Navigating sulphur products
• Certis Biologicals rebrands for 20th birthday
• Dave Puglia on why Western farm operations invest in organics, food safety
• Old Dominion Farms transitions from tobacco to organic produce
• How to apply for cover crops financial help during pandemic disruption
• Sustainable ag group breaks down president’s $6T budget request 
• Organic Grower Summit opens exhibitor booth registration
• Precision ag tech can play a role in organic agriculture: Editor’s letter
• At the Midwest’s Superior Fresh, a synergy of salads and salmon
• May/June 2021
• 3 join OMRI board of directors
• New MyLand vice president to roll out soil health effort
• California Certified Organic Farmers discusses GlobalG.A.P. services
• Rodale Institute building organic farm for retirement community
• $62B organic sales record set for 2020, OTA says
• The Organic Center’s virtual benefit set for May 26
• Edible Garden’s organic greens to hit 250+ Meijer stores
• 7 ways the National Organic Program enforced its standards in 2020
• Presidential nominee’s background in organic ag remembered
• FFAR, OFRF renew partnership funding soil health research
• Registration open for September’s Organic Produce Summit
• MOSES Field Days – online and in-person
• MOSES heads back to farms for summer, fall field days
• Biopesticide Summit sets date for 2021 virtual seminar
• Tanimura & Antle names Brian Antle sales VP
• Revol Greens ‘on a mission’ to make all greenhouses organic
• Mexico stays open to US organic exports
• EWG urges conventional produce support for chlorpyrifos ruling
• Bion seeks OMRI certification for solid version of manure-based fertilizer
• US organic program education materials offered in Spanish
• Retail organic seed company, Back to the Roots, honored
• Organic at Expo East 2021 – in-person
• New England Vegetable and Fruit Conference – online only
• United Fresh 2021 – Virtual and Online
• Organic Grower Summit 2021 presented by Western Growers and OPN – in-person
• Rob Gibson to manage the portfolio of Certis USA
• AgBiome upgrades ag, biotech expertise as 2 join board
• Organic oversight bill introduced with OTA support
• Organic Trade Association taking nominations for its Leadership Awards
• NOSB members air ongoing ‘concern’ with US organic program
• All-electric Monarch Tractor debuts in vineyard
• Why Del Monte is expanding to organic fresh-cut fruit production
• Sales linked to organic home gardening are up
• California studies costs of growing organic alfalfa hay
• BioSafe promotes Eric Smith to sales manager
• Certis USA hires Joshua Kim as supply chain manager
• Organic grower turns USDA NOP accreditation manager
• Southeast growers try precision irrigation, doing more with less
• Rodale’s California Organic Center studies hemp pruning practices
• Conservation embraced at Vermont’s Boardman Hill Farm
• In-person, live ‘Organic Grower Summit 2021’ planned for December
• NOSB spring meeting starts
• Cal-Organic’s ‘new crop’ organic potatoes to ship soon
• Last chance to nominate folks for the Specialty Grower Sustainability Award
• Organic seeds, landscaping and farm all part of Michigan’s Nature & Nurture
• How Cascadian Farm works to recharge groundwaters, host water birds
• Certis USA names global VP of marketing 
• Organic fresh produce sales top $2.2B in 2021’s Q1: OPN report
• Rising stars in sustainable agriculture awarded scholarships
• Walmart debuts bee-friendly policy
• Consumers see ag as part of climate change answer: survey
• USDA seeks 4 to serve on organic standards board
• EU backs 11-country effort for fertilizer from fishery waste
• Sharing the sustainability story with consumers
• USDA outlook bright for organic produce
• Homegrown Organic Farms’ recipe for success
• Web database spotlights organic, biodynamic and sustainable vineyards, wine
• COO named for Shenandoah Growers, ‘nation’s largest’ organic indoor farm
• How organic growers’ advice fueled Buckle Farm’s success
• Organic giant Taylor Farms acquires Toronto produce distribution
• March/April 2021
• Whiskey Hill Farms earns SARE Grant to study urban farm yields
• United Fresh, PMA to ‘join forces,’ create new trade association
• Canada funds $4.5M in projects fighting farm plastic mess
• Vestaron working with Bee Friendly Farming
• Organic Valley founds national clean energy fund for its farmers
• Howler biological fungicide headed to Europe, Middle East, Africa
• Wollenmann to advance Certis USA biologicals in Midwest
• ‘Organic public servant’ recognized by trade association
• David Bright named vice president of marketing for Grimmway
• Being organically-certified and sustainable : Editor’s letter
• Mosaic, AgBiome collaborate on soil health biologicals
• Organic fungicide Mastercop gets label change
• Wilbur-Ellis adds new surfactant to organic line
• New consultants to help Midwestern growers going organic 
• Organic potato farmers Harry and Amber Strohauer guests on podcast
• Californian organic growers excited about $3B ag bill in state legislature
• Court rules hydroponics, aeroponics OK for USDA organic program
• OMRI registration sought for STARSKii, CART technology by Bioline Agrosciences
• Organic produce endorsed as ‘Dirty Dozen’ produce list published
• A Greener World names executive director
• Organic leader Taylor Farms gives $1M to food safety effort
• Webinars on organic certification in India to be held
• Organic grower, IDEA Network co-founder wins entrepreneurism award
• Growers’ guide to Value-Added Producer Grant Program published
• Organic Center pinpoints carbon sequestration practices
• Nominations for produce leadership awards due March 18
• Boston’s Green City Growers acquired by Tanimura & Antle
• Organic brand Nature’s Path to award 21 $5K grants to community gardens in 2021 
• ‘No-kill’ fertilizer, ClimateGard, launched
• Moreno to represent Vestaron in south-central US
• UV technology highlighted as an alternative to pesticides
• OFRF, NRCS team up for education and outreach for organic growers
• Organic seed companies highlight top offerings of 2021
• Growing new farmers at WSU’s new Eggert Family Organic Farm
• Research touches on building better organic seed coatings, grafting
• How author Ross Conrad tackles sustainable beekeeping
• France’s Bioline Agrosciences acquires Kenya’s Dudutech and reaffirms global ambition in biocontrols
• A&L Biological collaborates on fertilizer from cricket frass
• Organic growers ‘zoom’ into D.C. to talk policy
• New line of tomatoes offered by Vitalis Organic Seeds
• Large grower Revol Greens marketing proprietary organic fertilizer
• Details announced for the National Organic Standards Board Spring meeting
• How to work with an organic greenhouse for the best transplants
• Ontario growers release new organic seed, Renegade pepper
• Veteran crop consultant joins biopesticide manufacturer Certis USA
• Stewardship, service honors given by Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association
• 4 certifiers get NOP director’s award for communication
• OPN publishes report on organic produce’s 2020 performance
• Blue Forest Farms creates a community around the surging industry of organic hemp production
• Organic fertilizer sales growth expected in lawn and garden markets
• Congressional act clears up tax ramifications of PPP loans
• Owosso Organics plans crops carefully, as COVID-19 triples CSA membership
• A & A Organic Farms introduces new label for garlic
• General Mills’ Cascadian Farm commits $750K to farmland project
• Timorex Act, an OMRI-certified biofungicide, has registration expanded
• May your seeds grow green in 2021, growers: Editor’s letter
• California’s Riverdance Farms finds success with farm-visiting crowd
• January/February 2021
• Dairy, row crops and produce a circle of sustainability at Oregon organic farm
• Philadelphia ‘Secret Garden’ teaches about organic food, water conservation
• Cal-Organic shipping a seasonal celery and limited-edition red-bunch carrots
• Grimmway names product innovation and development director
• Lundberg Family Farms updates its logo, website and products
• Yakima, Washington’s Blueberry Hill pleased with trial of RipeLocker storage
• Washington State University to hold organic no-till symposium
• Merge Marketplace, a ‘Craigslist for organic producers and buyers,’ goes live
• Organic certifications grow slightly to 45K farms and businesses
• Rodale offers organic transition, beekeeping courses at ‘virtual campus’
• 10 organic certifiers recognized by USDA for data quality
• AgBiome names Marijn Dekkers chairman of its board of directors
• Study details environmental benefits of growing cotton organically
• Organic produce sales an $8.5B industry in 2020, up 14%
• MOSES names 2021 Organic Farmer of Year
• Researchers gauge organic, midwestern growers’ interest in day-neutral strawberries
• Growers, businesses invited to participate in OTA international events
• USDA offers free courses on sampling, energy infrastructure
• Clemson to hold virtual sessions on organic horticulture
• Organic farm pros dominate Western Growers’ leadership program
• Carbon management expert to advise OTA sustainability council
• Olive grower’s resolution: Convert 320K trees to organic
• Sustainable Food Trade Association joins the Organic Trade Association
• USDA nixes recognition of India’s organic program
• Cornucopia Institute names new executive director
• Sokol Blosser Winery, a sustainable and organic grower, celebrates 50 years
• Move over, tomatoes. Lettuce is the new top organic vegetable: USDA
• Chelsea Green publishing handbook on organic-style gardening
• Organic community remembers Amigo Bob Cantisano, Richard Rominger
• WSU free webinar series on soil health coming Jan. 11-14
• A&L Biological begins registration of first commercial products
• New US-UK organic equivalency agreement taking effect
• Michigan student organic farm restarts in-person learning
• Equitable labor certification year’s highlight for organic apple heavyweight
• Mexican corn variety studied for its ability to use N in the air
• Miraflora’s Colorado hemp farm gets organic certification
• USDA research seeks prediction, prevention of soil erosion
• Danone soil health program expands to include 28K organic acres
• The curious pesticide resistance of the Colorado potato beetle studied
• National Organic Program gets ‘very positive’ review
• Biological control company Koppert acquires Brazil’s Geocom 
• Bonterra Organic Vineyards wins industry award
• Oregon Tilth gets grant to foster growers’ ‘virtual peer learning’
• 5 tips to go from no-till-curious to no-till farmer
• Keeping soils fit for food farming
• Young organic growers honored in virtual, live 40 under 40 awards
• Vilsack ‘knows the importance of clear and consistent organic standards’ : OTA
• Oregon follows California in warnings about specific organic soil product
• Tom Vilsack, the once and future US secretary of ag
• House ag committee votes on new chairperson
• Thinking like an island: grower column
• Multiyear rotation in high tunnels curbs soil pathogens
• Organic Center’s virtual gala fundraiser to be ‘largest ever’
• Organic produce leaders’ roundtable touches on industry challenges, bright spots
• Growers teach growers through Organic Farmers Association
• California issues ‘stop use notice,’ quarantine on organic fertilizer product
• Marty Myers, ‘visionary’ of Oregon’s organic Threemile Canyon Farms, dies
• The best-laid crop rotation plans oft go awry. Here’s how to circle back when they do
• Dirt doctor Kate Tully says organic farming has a value for soil building
• Grimmway source says new owner a ‘responsible steward’
• CMI Orchards growing organic sales; planning for more in 2021
• Biobest purchases California’s Beneficial Insectary Inc.
• Researcher studies enhanced nutrition of organic potatoes while building healthy soils
• MOSES, 4 others team up for virtual conference on organic farming
• Proposed rule to toughen organic enforcement draws diverse comments
• Organic certifier, grower Dan Rossman dishes on soil fertility, weeds
• OMRI names 3 new board members
• UC Cooperative Extension studies organic herbicides for weed control in landscapes
• Peekaboo Organics wins $200K for ice cream and veggies snack idea
• Mayorga Organics donating online sales for growers’ hurricane relief
• Vermont Valley Farm finds a niche in supplying organic seed potatoes
• OTA given $817K to boost trade in organic goods
• Bruce Taylor, Vic Smith, Soren Bjorn to speak at virtual roundtable
• Grimmway donates $5M to Cal Poly organic center
• Organic produce members team up in OTA’s produce council
• Oregon gets extension to apply for organic certification cost-share
• Why organic growers respect the soil: Editor’s letter
• Pioneering work in organics pays off for Grimmway Farms
• Fall 2020
• HC’s fiber containers for horticulture USDA-certified as biobased
• FMC biostimulant project honored, shows potential for organics
• CCOF foundation gets $318K to support grower food safety
• USDA’s organic fraud-fighting courses rated ‘5-star’ by OTA
• How growers helped launch Gerber’s organic ‘Freshful Start’ line
• Crystal Nay joins Organic Grower team
• House ag committee chairman Collin Peterson, a leader on 4 farm bills, loses re-election
• Tamarind seed gum to be allowed in handling organic foods
• Canadian processor begins contracting for organic yellow peas
• Data shows the organic sector thriving: USDA
• Supplier concern prompts organic elderberries recall
• University of California studies elderberries as a hedgerow cash crop
• Organically Grown Co. financing ‘stakeholders;’ changing sourcing strategy, brand
• Challenges of organic ag soils researched at Clemson
• Aquaponic farm Superior Fresh announces new organic salad variety, packaging
• Califonia organic sales at farm gate top $3B
• Organics sales up, farmers plan production growth: USDA survey
• Organic fresh produce sales Q3 growth still in double digits: OPN
• Certis USA signs on two experienced ag pros as key account managers 
• Organic research grants seek crops, seeds for climate change
• OPN virtual event to feature Stew Leonard and Fresh Thyme’s Scott Schuette
• Rodale invests $2M in land access for organic farmers
• ‘Natural resources and biodiversity’ free course offered
• BioAg hires director of technical resources for fruit and veg markets
• PMA Fresh Summit shines a positive light on organic produce
• Georgia Organics’ promotion, Food Fight GA, honored by PMA
• Growing organic juice bar franchise recognizes suppliers, employees
• ‘Natural resources and biodiversity’ free course offered
• TIMOREX ACT OMRI-listed fungicide allowed for California fruits, vegetables
• Grimmway debuts new product, sustainable strategies at PMA Fresh Summit
• New OMRI-listed adjutivant, Xena Spreader-Sticker, debuts
• NOP offers free classes: Recordkeeping, certification, system plans
• Organic ag can mitigate climate change, industry tells congress
• Fresh produce industry comments on proposed organic enforcement rule
• Florida organic growers aim for ‘happy frogs’
• Alternatives to soil fumigants explored for strawberry growers
• GROPRO biologicals for fruit growing listed by OMRI
• Comments on stronger organic enforcement due midnight Oct. 5
• Study tackles sustainable ag mulch
• New ag publication, National Nut Grower, launched
• Rodale Institute shows regenerative ag could draw down CO2 emissions
• Integrating biological controls for root-knot nematodes, weeds in organic farming
• Five named to National Organic Standards Board
• In trials, OMRI-listed adjuvant reduces the rate of organic herbicides needed
• Organic farms sponsor Saturday’s Farm Aid 2020 virtual concert
• $12.5M to establish new institute studying impact of biodiversity change
• Organic ag companies named finalists in NY business competition
• Consumers concerned about pesticides, uninformed on glyphosate, survey says
• Stemilt reaches Equitable Food Initiative certification
• Virtual fly-in on climate change planned by Organic Trade Association
• Essential oils researched for potential in organic ag
• Virtual organic field day covers derecho damage, drought and COVID-19
• Organic Center researchers ask for growers’ input on citrus greening
• Organic Grower names new publishing, sales staff
• Organic farms hurt by wildfire qualify for California Certified Organic Farmers’ financial help
• Free organic farmer courses offered by Cal Poly, OFRF
• Canada invests $640K in organic growers
• Organic Center to study AgTech, protections from pesticide contamination
• Research into efficacy of organic fertilizer for tomatoes funded
• North Carolina environmental farming fellowships awarded
• Minnesota offers $200K for sustainable ag projects
• Alliance offers ‘regenerative’ certification for organic farms
• Pipeline Foods is first to finish enrollment in OTA’s Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions
• Biopesticide now registered in California for codling moth, oriental fruit moth larvae
• MOSES organic nonprofit group names new leader
• Oct. 1 deadline for commenting at NOSB fall meeting
• Arizona’s Duncan Family Farms invests in high-tech irrigation
• Certis USA launches website tool for biocontrols
• OMRI-listed Howler fungicide now approved in 49 of 50 states
• Virtual ‘Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Days’ start Sept. 11
• Seed to Kitchen Collaborative to help small organic growers in Michigan
• Work hard to retain online customers
• Why horticultural growers love cover crops
• Growers pursue expanding niche for organic blueberries
• Soil treatment specialist hired by BioSafe Systems
• Rainier Fruit earns EFI certification
• Washington state scholarship started for women in organic ag
• Organic Trade Association takes on climate change
• USDA highlights potential of stronger organic enforcement
• Paper-based, compostable packaging trend underway in Europe
• From fields to processing facility, Misionero listens to labor
• Organic sales still strong during COVID-19, Costco leader says
• USDA adds to ‘organic integrity’ courses
• University president joins Terramera strategy board
• National Organic Standards Board meeting – ONLINE ONLY
• Details of the National Organic Standards Board fall meeting rolled out
• Grower column: Growing new farmers at Michigan State University
• Farmers’ friend: A Q&A with Kelly Damewood of California Certified Organic Farmers
• Report shows how organic certification boosts land value
• California Certified Organic Farmers get highest possible performance rating
• AgBiome adds Marjin Dekkers as advisor
• National Organic Coalition, Organic Farmers Association: Reduced organic certification reimbursements an outrage
• Oct. 31 deadline to apply for organic certification funds
• Playing it safe: Aligning organic production with the Food Safety Modernization Act
• Organic Produce Network’s ‘What a Year It’s Been, So Far…’ – WEBINAR
• Comments start on proposed tougher organic enforcement
• Costco’s Padilla, Lutz of Category Partners headline organic produce virtual event
• Organic fraud-fighting program endorsed by USDA
• USDA describes species of unsolicited seeds mailed to consumers
• National strategy for hiring organic inspectors, reviewers up for discussion
• California environmental farming panel seeks comment on organic systems
• Great Lakes EXPO to go virtual this December
• ‘Virtual trade missions’ planned by OTA
• California organic grower to ship Thomcord grapes in August
• Don’t plant unsolicited seeds, officials urge
• OMRI offering organic materials review program for Mexico
• Editor’s Letter: When times get tough, growers get going
• Louis Bromfield paved the way for organic agriculture
• Pennsylvania’s Plowshare Produce practices intensive organic production
• Summer 2020
• Cultivation calling: Academic finds a place in organic farming
• Fresh organic potato sales hit all-time high
• Organic Produce Summit 2021
• Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention
• Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference
• Climate change impacts for specialty crops: Southern California region – WEBINAR
• Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO – ONLINE ONLY
• Global Organic Produce Expo
• Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day – ONLINE ONLY
• Organic Grower Summit 2020 – CANCELLED
• Organic & Non-GMO Forum – ONLINE and IN-PERSON
• Minnesota Organic Conference
• Growing Stronger Conference (MOSES & 4 others combined)
• Homeplate organic herbicide approved in California
• Biocontrols company AgBiome names new CFO
• Food-grade biofilm company board of directors joined by Zettler
• Organic fresh produce sales see double-digit growth in second quarter
• 2021 MOSES Conference to take place online
• Organic Grower Summit 2020 cancelled due to COVID-19
• Rodale Institute names 2020 Organic Pioneers
• Pace International launches new website, touts commitment to sustainability
• Alabama organic farmer cultivates ambitions with ag startup
• MOSES organic farming organization seeks new leader
• Organic growers included in 40 under 40 awards
• Webinar planned on climate change and California specialty crops
• New leader named for organic research in Europe
• OFRF and FFAR grants to advance soil health research
• US, Japanese organic trade expanded to livestock
• USDA proposed rule aims to reduce fraud in organic program
• Organics to drive for continued retail growth, says Albertsons’ Jim Donald
• Blockchain technology evolving food traceability
• Organic Trade Association ‘welcomes’ proposed strengthening organic enforcement rule
• A & A Organic Farms importing organic French beans from Guatemala
• Organic Trade Association leaders back farm labor reform
• Organic berries market forecast to reach $1 billion by 2027
• Midwest gets same-day delivery of organic produce through Shipt, Fresh Thyme
• Rodale CEO: As the world reopens, a threat to our health still looms 
• NOP webinar to preview Organic Enforcement Proposed Rule
• Amy O’Shea named CEO at biopesticide leader Certis USA
• NASCAR races at Pocono Organics to benefit family farmers
• National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition applauds legislative climate report
•  BioCeres G WP confirmed for control of root aphids in Canada
• Sunset dates, and two other certification notes from NOP
• Certis USA commits $20K to fight citrus greening
• Drexel names new company president
• Food-grade wheatgrass variety released
• OPS to host virtual keynote, ‘Real Talk’ with industry veteran Jim Donald
• AgBiome develops a second biological fungicide, Theia
• Riparian restoration projects begun on two Sonoma county organic farms
• Annual Rodale Institute Organic Field Day moved online
• Remember that crop residue decisions affect soil life
• Strong market for organic foods discussed at United Fresh LIVE!
• Passion for organic growing fuels new grower’s farm
• Michigan tackles farmer stress during COVID-19
• May organic produce sales up from last year
• Organic Trade Association seats democratically-elected leaders
• Grower column: Prepare for climate change now
• Study shows how organic fertilizer makes tomatoes more nutritious
• Organic Trade Association honors its membership
• Organic potato sales robust in the retail sector during spring
• Ranier Fruit’s organic blueberries to get ‘Better Bee’ certification
• Organic Trade Association to honor three farmers
• Virtual field days on organic production planned by MOSES
• US, Taiwan agreement allows more trade in organic foods
• Nitrogen management key for organic sweet corn
• Bankers and biocontrols in the greenhouse
• Book to guide gardeners on biological soil amendments
• Montana research for organic lentils gets funding
• Organic Valley hires CFO to leadership team
• Certis USA hires Karla Medina-Ortega as regional field development manager
• Pest control strategies for organic sweet corn
• Southeast’s organic berry growers deal with diseases
• USDA responds to lawsuit over hydroponics in organic program
• Organic Agriculture Institute names presidential director
• Survey: 93% of shoppers prioritize organic when purchasing produce
• New $250M investment helps Apeel Sciences fight food waste
• California to give $22M in grants for healthy soil
• Organic hemp processing facility opens in Madras, Oregon
• National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition: Pandemic aid won’t reach all farmers
• Multistate research team explores livestock grazing in organic crops
• Finger weeders provide an affordable option for in-row weeds
• Robotic, mechanical weeder on horizon for no-herbicide farms
• Misionero first in Salinas Valley to earn EFI certification 
• Organic produce sales up 18% in April; volume soars over 20%
• Book details biodynamic grower’s 30 years of no-till practices
• NOP brainstorms with growers for standards enforcement
• Central California’s spring organic crop harvest in full swing
• Cascade Organic donates 42 tons of flour to food banks
• COVID-19 challenges to organic sector outlined to USDA
• Organic Produce Network to co-host session during United Fresh LIVE!
• Trade Secrets: A Q&A with Organic Trade Association CEO Laura Batcha
• Why fiber growing containers are a viable solution
• The waiting game doesn’t pay when battling two-spotted spider mites
• Plant scientist Jennifer Schmidt honored for organic soil research
• Organic certification ‘flexiblities’ allowed during COVID-19
• Natural-grown healers: Herb growers, processors honored at MOSES
• Spring 2020
• Organic grower committed to his central California coast home
• California cannabis certification to be ‘comparable’ to organic
• USDA now offers electronic import certificate
• Alegría, Impact Bioenergy collaborate on organic urban farm system
• Bluebird Grain Farms wins Nexty’s ‘best new organic food’ award
• California to develop statewide soil health map
• Editor’s letter: Organic growers celebrate their common ground
• New beans resistant to bean common mosaic virus
• How Prairie Organic Spirits celebrated Earth Day
• OFA directors speak to NOSB
• Lorena Garcia hired by TerraFresh Organics
• Organic Produce Summit 2020 canceled because of COVID-19
• Attune’s Ampersand, an OMRI-listed adjuvant, now available in California
• Survey to track US cover crop practices
• Homegrown Organic Farms rebrands with new logo, new packaging design
• OPN report: Organic produce sales up 8% in Q1
• USDA researcher works on ‘green’ alternatives to chemical pesticides
• NOP offers new training courses online
• New organic fungicide, Cinnerate, to reduce fruit shipping and storage rots
• Building soils for organic production
• Soil health practices show economic and ecological benefits
• Starr Ranch tries product for postharvest organic apple freshness
• Farm-to-table biz GrubMarket acquires Boston Organics
• Organic grower/retailer opens new Toronto store during pandemic
• Winegrape vineyards honored for sustainable growing
• USDA taking nominations for five seats on NOSB
• OMRI-listed Golden Pest Spray Oil receives EPA approval 
• Grower Column: Farming on the Wild Side
• The Need for Seed: Regulations shape organic seed industry
• Comparisons of conventional and organic ag fall short, study says
• How to grow competitive, no-till organic soybeans
• Organic Trade Association supporting industry during COVID-19 crisis
• US added a net 763 organic farms in 2019
• Preparation key for crop establishment
• Paper pot transplanters in organic production
• Organic farms shift business approaches during COVID-19
• Researchers put cornstarch to use fighting pests
• NOSB spring meeting to be held online
• Phytonyx receives first USDA organic certification for feminized hemp seeds
• Pollen Nation: Points to ponder when renting bees for organic crops
• Organic potato market slowly growing
• Work goes on for Organic Grower
• For Pennsylvania, ag is ‘essential business’ during COVID-19
• Ag exempted from Monterey County shelter-in-place COVID order
• Maine Farm Bureau President: Why I chose organic farming
• Directory of US organic seed growers launched
• Ag scholarship winner aspires to organic growing
• USDA ‘rising to meet the challenges’ of COVID-19
• Grower research priorities for North Central region organic apple production
• Pinnacle’s Phil Foster committed to soil management
• MOSES posts video of keynote speeches, awards
• Texas A&M AgriLife to host Organic Workshops in High Plains, Rolling Plains
• NOSB spring meeting set
• New Mexico Organic Farming Conference honors individuals
• Gerber develops recycle-able pouch for organic baby food
• Editor’s letter: Planting Words
• Blueberry growers dedicated to organic practices for more than 40 years
• Cover crops can give hot, dry soils more than just ‘cover’
• OPS session to focus on opportunities and obstacles for retailers
• USDA sued for allowing organic certifications for soil-less growing
• MOSES awards visionary growers, ‘changemakers’
• Michigan startup farm’s success driven by conviction, community
• ‘Organic 101’ webinar offered for produce industry
• Chef Onwuachi creating all-organic menu for OTA awards dinner
• Happy Family Organics launches new baby food
• Winter 2020
• New organic field crop operations up 14% in 2019
• CBD firm claims first certified-organic THC remediation
• Canada Organic Trade Association celebrates leaders at gala
• Cornell offers organic gardening course online
• CCOF report: Organic ag can combat climate change
• National survey of organic growers begins today
• Albertson’s Jim Donald to headline OPS keynote presentations
• Connecticut startup organic growers embrace lifestyle
• Uncertified organic claims more than half of NOP enforcement caseload
• Morning Kiss Organic celebrates ‘Potato Lovers Month’ 
• C.H. Robinson sued by growers
• ‘Earth-Kind’ roses named in time for Valentine’s Day
• OMRI-listed Wettable powder insecticide now available in California
• Awe Sum Organics hires produce veteran Joe Feldman
• Naturipe Farms’ organic blueberries season to peak in FeBLUEary
• Why many organic farmers ‘didn’t notice the trade war’
• Tomatoes found to respond differently to organic fertilizer
• ‘Limited edition’ red bunch carrots offered by Cal-Organic Farms
• How growers can get beer-fueled organic transition grants
• Rediscover the ‘green manure’ of cover crops
• Taylor, Landa named to Rodale board of directors
• Organic matter cuts plant-microbe links, soil scientists say
• Partnership paves way for farmers to sell carbon credits
• Brandt showcasing new organic foliar nutrient, Organiplex
• Organic Valley hires supply chain, marketing & sales leaders
• Danone, rePlant Capital to finance growers going organic
• Koppert’s multi-carrier release system helps effective use of drones
• NOP awards four certifiers for investigating grain fraud cases
• Organic farm profits, biodiversity affected by neighbors
• Ampersand adjuvant system offered by Attune Agriculture
• Equitable Food Initiative Hires workforce trainer
• Super Bowl beer promotion to support organic farming
• Clif Bar invests $500K in new UC organic research institute
• MOSES names Organic Farmers of the Year
• National Organic Program to hire standards enforcers
• New courses on advanced inspections, certification administration offered
• National Organic Program official discusses regulation issues
• Salad Days Farms finds customer needs, trims waste
• Organic Trade Association to co-host Washington, D.C. summit
• Organic retail sales continue growth in 2019
• Columbia Basin organic grower to represent Trécé in Northwest
• ‘Country’s largest’ organic ag expo coming next month in Wisconsin
• BioSafe Systems announces new hires
• Stargus biofungicide approved for California use
• Organic farm fills New Brunswick food desert
• BioWorks launches ON-Gard Calcium organic fertilizer
• ‘Romeo,’ a new organic fungicide, coming from Wilbur-Ellis
• Tennessee hemp firm celebrates organic certifications
• Certified organic flavors now required in organic foods when available
• Report details demographics of organic consumers
• Organic Farmers Association hires policy director
• Organic Farmers Association hires policy director
• California includes organics in $1.5M fertilizer research grants
• ‘Organic’ wounds improve produce, study says
• Organic Seed Growers Conference coming to Oregon in February
• Organic tips for eating better in 2020
• Maine ‘journeyperson’ program seeks new organic growers
• Almost 600 organic certifications suspended in FY 2019
• International organic farming innovation contest seeks entrants
• International organic farming innovation contest seeks entrants
• Discount rates available for MOSES Organic Farming Conference
• Organic weed control session planned
• Hurricanes blow in changes for Southeastern organic grower
• USDA surveying organic growers
• Organic Grower magazine, website launch
• New members of National Organic Standards Board announced
• EcoFarm Conference coming Jan. 22-25, in Pacific Grove, California
• New York Certified Organic announces 2020 meetings
• National Organic Standards Board spring meeting planned
• Infratab honored for food supply chain technology
• Iowa study says integrated crops/livestock systems OK for food safety
• Organic Grower Summit fires up industry