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Advancing Eco Agriculture to hold ecological farming conference Feb. 2-3
Regenerative farming authority Advancing Eco Agriculture (AEA) has announced that it is holding the second annual virtual Regen Rev on February 2 and ... more »
For the first time, US organic produce sales top $9B
Organic fresh produce grew sales by 5.% in 2021, topping $9 billion for the first time, and outpacing conventionally grown produce in year-over-year g... more »
Organic banana pioneer Carlos Cortes, Sr. dies
Organics Unlimited, San Diego-based grower and distributor of organic tropical fruit, sadly announces the passing of organic banana pioneer Carlos Co... more »
Illinois grain grower named MOSES Organic Farmer of 2022
The Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) is proud to announce Dave Campbell as the 2022 Farmer of the Year. Campbell and his ... more »
University of California to hold free Zoom seminars for organic growers
Growers are invited to attend free organic agriculture seminars hosted by UC Cooperative Extension. Lunchtime seminars will be offered on Tuesdays fro... more »
Certis Biologicals hires Kansas State University entomologist Holly Davis
Certis Biologicals recently hired entomologist and extension specialist Holly Davis to its team of field development managers. The development man... more »
No-till grower wins 80 acres’ worth of PhycoTerra
Joe Sperfslage, a no-till grower from Coggin, Iowa, recently won 80 acres of PhycoTerra soil microbial food from Heliae Agriculture, an algal tech com... more »
Kemin Industries invests in Wisconsin organic hemp
Kemin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer, recently announced a “strategic investment” in Driftless Extracts LLC, a USDA-certified organi... more »
Organic Valley adds dairies in the Northeast
Farmer-owned cooperative Organic Valley recently announced an initiative to bring on five Northeast farms while visiting and working with ... more »
Rodale Institute to teach consumers what’s the good stuff
Rodale Institute, the global leader of regenerative organic agriculture, has launched “Being a Regenerative Consumer,” a new educational course fo... more »
Organic Trade Association names diversity fellows
Katrina Pitts and August Alderman will join the Organic Trade Association (OTA) as the organization’s first Diversity & Entrepreneurship Program... more »
USDA trademarks organic seal for ‘new enforcement tools’
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently gave the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, or AMS, final trademark approval for the USDA organic seal... more »
