Regulations
Fall, in-person meeting planned for organic standards board
Details were recently announced for the fall meeting of the U.S. National Organic Standards Board. The NOSB usually meets twice a year in a public... more »
Grimmway Farms uses Highland Ag Solutions for food safety, regulation management
Grimmway Farms, the largest carrot producer in the world and largest organic vegetable producer in the United States, has chosen Highland Ag Solutions... more »
Ag Secretary Vilsack describes pilot project for organic farm transition
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack June 8 spun plans for $5 billion in sweeping programs designed to reform the country’s agriculture and food i... more »
Sustainable ag group breaks down president’s $6T budget request
The Biden-Harris Administration May 28 released the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget request. The detailed proposal for FY 2022 (October ... more »
3 join OMRI board of directors
Three new members have recently joined the Organic Materials Review Institute Board of Directors: Emily Newman of the Rodale Institute, Hannah Smith-B... more »
California Certified Organic Farmers discusses GlobalG.A.P. services
California Certified Organic Farmers recently discussed its membership with GlobalG.A.P., an international program for various food safety and sustain... more »
7 ways the National Organic Program enforced its standards in 2020
Certified-organic farming is hard work, and it can be competitive. The National Organic Program, (NOP) part of the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing ... more »
Mexico stays open to US organic exports
Mexican authorities will keep doors open to U.S. organic products through the end of 2021. [caption id="attachment_2443" align="alignright" width="... more »
