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Organic Farming Research Foundation grant process open through Aug. 20
OFRF announced July 13 it had begun accepting letters of intent for its research grant program. Letters of intent are being accepted through 5 p.m.... more »
Sales of organic berries top organic salads for first time in Q2
Total organic fresh produce sales for the second quarter of 2021 saw a continuation of year-over-year growth, increasing by 4% from the same period la... more »
Organic concern over USDA plan to spray insecticide on 2.6M Montana acres
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is concerned a USDA plan to aerially spray an insecticide on more than 2 million acres of Eastern Mon... more »
Retail CEO of Albertson’s to give keynote speech at Organic Produce Summit
Jim Donald, Albertson’s Co-Chairman and a celebrated CEO, will be a featured keynote presenter at the fifth annual Organic Produce Summit (OPS), joi... more »
Washington State family farm debuts retail bags of organic flour
Bakers, fire up your ovens. Cascade Organic Flour is introducing new products including 5 lb. retail bags of Organic All-Purpose Flour and Organ... more »
US organic program rolls out ‘microlearning’ courses
The National Organic Program recently rolled out a new "microlearning" format for topics or courses on its Organic Integrity Learning Center. Accordi... more »
Organic growing expert Bob Whitney hired to Extension in Texas
For Bob Whitney, the new Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service organic program specialist based at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Exten... more »
Georgia researches organic control of persistent disease, pest and weed problems
The hot, humid climate in the Southeast lends itself to nearly year-round insect, weed and disease pressure, and growing is especially tough if you’... more »
