U.S. sales of certified organic products approached $70 billion in 2023, a record for the sector. Dollar sales for the American organic marketplace hit $69.7 billion last year, up 3.4%, according to the 2024 Organic Industry Survey released by the Organic Trade Association (OTA).

Organic farming practice for apples, pears, prunes, figs, fresh and processing tomatoes, potatoes, cabbage, and almonds and walnuts are to see benefits from changes in USDA’s crop insurance options.

Tom Nunes of The Nunes Company, which markets its vegetables and leafy greens under the Foxy and Foxy Organic brands, has died. He was 95.

The USDA Organic Integrity Learning Center has added information on effective practices for organic inspectors to its website.

In a move touted as advancing sustainability in its fresh produce supply chain, a major U.S. retailer is introducing a produce supplier biodiversity program that places new requirements on its produce suppliers.

The California Certified Organic Farmers Foundation (CCOF) has created an endowment to ensure growers can remain growing organic in perpetuity.