Fruits
Rodale study looks at cover crops as living mulch
The Rodale Institute California Organic Center has preliminary results from its 2021 study exploring cover crops as an alternative to black plastic mu... more »
Stemilt’s West Mathison named Apple Person of the Year
West Mathison, president and CEO of Stemilt Growers for 19 years, is the 2024 Apple Citizen of the Year. The Washington State Apple Blossom Festiva... more »
Organic Seed Alliance names executive director
The Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) has hired Laura R. Lewis as executive director. [caption id="attachment_53683" align="alignright" width="225"] Laur... more »
Organic research receives boost in California
California leads the nation in organic agricultural production, accounting for more than $14 billion in organic sales and 36% of the U.S. organic mark... more »
Sustainable ag coalition, USDA sound alarm on loss of farms
The 2022 Census of Agriculture, recently released by the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), underscores the need for federal poli... more »
USDA Census of Agriculture results available
The 2022 Census of Agriculture results, which span more than six million data points about U.S. farmers and their operations are now available fro... more »
USDA program prepares for climate change
The USDA has launched the Working Lands Climate Corps initiative to train the next generation of conservation and climate leaders. As part of the A... more »
Organic Night Out celebrates research, products, producers
The best of organic — from innovative entrepreneurs and established organic brands to cutting-edge organic research and visionary scientists — wil... more »
