Category: Sustainability
Florida event focuses on organic food, farming
Florida Organic Growers (FOG) is offering discounted early registration to the 2024 Organic Food and Farming Summit.
Park Farming Organics earns Leopold Conservation Award
Park Farming Organics of Meridian, California, is the 2023 California Leopold Conservation Award recipient.
MarbleSeed farming conference scholarships available
Scholarships and volunteer opportunities are open for Marbleseed’s 35th Organic Farming Conference.
$3.5 million grant aids organic growers in food safety efforts
The University of Rhode Island and The Organic Center, along with co-investigators from three other universities, were recently awarded a $3.5 million USDA Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) grant to help reduce food safety barriers for organic specialty crop growers.
Inteligistics’ patent for temperature-predicting system okayed
Inteligistics cold chain logistics data management supply chain
Organic Seed Alliance celebrates 20 years
The Organic Seed Alliance is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with a revitalized mission and vision statement, plus a new approach to seed work.
SE Regional growers conference registration opens
Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association Georgia Peach Council
Produce distributor unveils ‘Organic is the Answer’ campaign
Organically Grown Co., an Oregon produce distributor, has created a public service announcement-styled campaign with calls to action for consumers and retailers to promote the organic sector.
California Strawberry Commission releases sustainability ‘snapshot’
The California Strawberry Commission has released a report on sustainable practices being implemented throughout the industry.
Organic award recipient Rod Braga works ‘tirelessly’ for industry
Rod Braga, president and CEO of Braga Fresh, is the recipient of the sixth annual Grower of the Year Award, which will be presented at the Organic Grower Summit.
Lipman adds UF breeder for conventional, organic produce
Lipman Sam Hutton University of Florida tomato breeding UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Gulf Coast Research and Education Center
Organic Grower Summit adds research, pest sessions
An education session on pests in organic agricultural systems and an interactive workshop offering insights into research have been added to the Organic Grower Summit.
MOSES conference returns as Marbleseed
The annual organic farming conference formerly known as MOSES will be back with a new name and theme.
Actor promoting soil, regenerative ag
Nick Offerman regenerative ag healthy soil Natural Resources Defense Council NRDC Farm Bill crop insurance cover cropping climate change soil erosion water soil fertility inputs chemicals