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March 21, 2024
AgBiome sells OMRI-listed fungicides to Certis Biologicals

Certis Biologicals has acquired multiple assets from AgBiome, including fungicides Howler and Theia. “Certis Biologicals is committed to contribu... more »

March 21, 2024
EFI offers online training for growers, packers 

Equitable Food Initiative, the capacity-building and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer groups... more »

March 20, 2024
USDA awards 60 grants for organic development projects

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) awarded about $40.5 million to 60 grant projects through the Organic Market Development Grant program. ... more »

March 20, 2024
Tell us if you received enough labor this past year

Organic Grower is seeking input from growers on how the labor situation is affecting their operations. Through an international online survey condu... more »

March 19, 2024
Honoring matriarch at Annie B’s Family Farm

Annie B’s Family Farm, owned and operated by the Givens family of Lexington, Mississippi, is named for Annie B. Givens, the matriarch of the family.... more »

March 19, 2024
Organic farming group offers soil course in Spanish

Editor's note: Spanish-language version below. (Español abajo.) The Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) is offering a free online course in... more »

March 18, 2024
FloraPulse offers plants’ water data immediately

An an easy-to-install water sensor designed at Cornell University provides accurate and low-cost water-sensing technology to farmers and researchers w... more »

March 18, 2024
Produce distributor Organically Grown Co. receives award

The organic community recently gathered at the Natural Products Expo West trade show to honor the best of organic, naming produce distributor Organica... more »

March 17, 2024
USDA updates Harmonized GAP standards

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service is updating the Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and GAP Plus+ audit standards and has scheduled a... more »

March 14, 2024
‘Feeding Families, Not Landfills’ OPS keynote topic

"Feeding Families, Not Landfills” is the keynote speaker's topic at the upcoming Organic Produce Summit (OPS). OPS sponsors have announced Nichol... more »

March 14, 2024
New organic regenerative toolkit released

The Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) has released a new tool for regenerative farming. The tool is designed to amplify the power of organ... more »

March 14, 2024
New USDA resource available for organic transitioning

The National Organic Program (NOP) has posted a new Transitional Production Plan (TPP) template on the AMS website. The new public resource was dev... more »

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