Southeast
Georgia Organics’ promotion, Food Fight GA, honored by PMA
Georgia Organics’ Food Fight GA, created as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic to support both restaurant workers and the Georgia farm-to-foodservi... more »
Florida organic growers aim for ‘happy frogs’
John Bitter and Amy Van Scoik, first-generation farmers in Hawthorne, Florida, practice organic, small-scale, sustainable growing practices and sell d... more »
Integrating biological controls for root-knot nematodes, weeds in organic farming
While weeds and plant parasites are a concern for all agricultural producers, organic producers are doubly challenged to combat these problems without... more »
Essential oils researched for potential in organic ag
Organic food sales topped $50 billion in the United States in 2018. Statistics from the Organic Trade Association tell part of the story of this growi... more »
Organic Center researchers ask for growers’ input on citrus greening
Going directly to those hurt most by the devastating citrus greening disease, researchers are asking organic citrus growers and other organic stakeho... more »
Arizona’s Duncan Family Farms invests in high-tech irrigation
Goodyear, Arizona-based Duncan Family Farms, a family-owned grower of more than 7,000 acres of certified organic produce, recently announced the insta... more »
Growers pursue expanding niche for organic blueberries
For many blueberry growers, the organic market represents a field of opportunity that offers product differentiation and price premiums. The benefits ... more »
Soil treatment specialist hired by BioSafe Systems
BioSafe Systems recently hired Ray Austin, a soil treatment specialist based in Florida. He comes with extensive experience as an agricultural cons... more »
