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USDA: Supplemental American Rescue Plan funding available
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced supplemental American Rescue Plan Act funding for the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP).... more »
Minnesota Pavilion returns to California food trade show
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) “Minnesota Pavilion” will be back in-person at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, California... more »
Annual ‘State of Organic Produce’ report released by OPN
Organic Produce Network (OPN) has released its second annual State of Organic Produce report, which provides a comprehensive overview of how the ind... more »
Natural Products Expo West runs March 8-12 in-person at Anaheim
An industry event will gather the organic products industry in Anaheim, California, in March. Informa Markets’ Natural Products Expo West, part o... more »
Simply Organic awards $150K to farms, nonprofits giving food security
Simply Organic recently announced six recipients would receive grants from the Simply Organic Giving Fund Grant Program, donating a collective $150,0... more »
Twelve certifiers honored by US organic program
The USDA National Organic Program, aka NOP, recently recognized the work of accredited organic certifiers with awards for extraordinary support of the... more »
For the first time, US organic produce sales top $9B
Organic fresh produce grew sales by 5.% in 2021, topping $9 billion for the first time, and outpacing conventionally grown produce in year-over-year g... more »
Rodale Institute to teach consumers what’s the good stuff
Rodale Institute, the global leader of regenerative organic agriculture, has launched “Being a Regenerative Consumer,” a new educational course fo... more »