Northeast

Organic farms shift business approaches during COVID-19

Farm and food-production activities have been listed as essential by most state and local governments, but the industry has still been disrupted by CO... more »

Organic potato market slowly growing

Organic produce accounted for 15% of all produce sales in the U.S. in 2018. While the market share for organic potatoes is much lower than that, stati... more »

For Pennsylvania, ag is ‘essential business’ during COVID-19

While some industries are limited or shut down amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Pennsylvania is treating agricultural operations as “essent... more »

Maine Farm Bureau President: Why I chose organic farming

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="192"] Jim Buckle and his wife Hannah appeared on the cover of the Maine Farm Bureau's winter magazine. Photo:... more »

NOSB spring meeting set

The National Organic Program (NOP) recently made public meeting materials for the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) Spring Meeting. The mee... more »

Chef Onwuachi creating all-organic menu for OTA awards dinner

The Organic Trade Association is delighted to announce that James Beard Award-winning chef Kwame Onwuachi will be creating the all-organic menu for th... more »

New organic field crop operations up 14% in 2019

U.S. farmers harvested nearly 3.3 million acres of certified organic field crops in 2019, driven by 14% more organic field crop operations, according ... more »

Cornell offers organic gardening course online

Cornell University recently opened up registration for an online course in organic gardening. The class, offered by the Horticulture Section of Co... more »

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