Regulations
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 »
OMRI names 3 new board members
The Organic Materials Review Institute in recent months has welcomed three new members to its board of directors. Chris Grigsby of Maine Organic Fa... more »
Oregon gets extension to apply for organic certification cost-share
The Oregon Department of Agriculture received an extension to continue reviewing Organic Certification Cost Share Reimbursement applications through D... more »
USDA’s organic fraud-fighting courses rated ‘5-star’ by OTA
Organic businesses wanting to prevent and fight fraud in their operations now have a full arsenal of firepower at their disposal: the Organic Trade As... more »
