Regulations
Organic certifications grow slightly to 45K farms and businesses
U.S.-recognized organic certifications didn't decrease in the old year, even growing slightly. The USDA’s National Organic Program released an an... more »
10 organic certifiers recognized by USDA for data quality
Ten agencies who certify food and products as organic were honored Jan. 25 by the USDA National Organic Program. The awards were meant to celebrate... more »
Miraflora’s Colorado hemp farm gets organic certification
Hemp extract company Miraflora recently received USDA organic certification for its 160-acre farm in Boulder County, Colorado. Miraflora CEO Christ... more »
National Organic Program gets ‘very positive’ review
The USDA’s National Organic Program recently earned good marks in a formal peer review, according to a recent newsletter from the program administra... more »
Vilsack ‘knows the importance of clear and consistent organic standards’ : OTA
The Organic Trade Association last week released a statement on the reported choice of former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack as U.S. Secretary of A... more »
Oregon follows California in warnings about specific organic soil product
Oregon agriculture officials Dec. 11 issued a stop use notice about a specific agricultural product labeled as organic but found to have prohibited ch... more »
Proposed rule to toughen organic enforcement draws diverse comments
The governmental website Regulations.gov serves as a sort of digital filing cabinet for the formal rulemaking processes federal U.S. agencies use to s... more »
Organic certifier, grower Dan Rossman dishes on soil fertility, weeds
Rossman’s organic farming on the family farm near Lakeview, Michigan, started when the corn price fell to $1.50 per bushel in 1999 and the farmers h... more »
