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Minnesota to award $250K in grants for sustainable ag
A sizeable investment in sustainable agriculture is forthcoming from the land of 10,000 lakes. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) plans ... more »
Organic challenges with third-party certifications tackled in project
Although all food producers are subject to food safety rules, organic farmers face unique challenges in trying to also work out incongruities between ... more »
Field trial data, paper published on in-season value of biologicals
Plant Response Inc. recently published new data from field trials that it said demonstrate the in-season results row and specialty crop growers can ac... more »
Organic vegetable packhouse built for former tobacco growers
Southern Virginia Vegetable Packing, LLC partnered with Brunswick County Industrial Development Authority to construct a new, 45,000 square-foot, $4.2... more »
Clemson research supports organic legumes growers
Organic farming sometimes has a bad reputation for producing legumes with lower nutritional quality. But some Clemson University researchers belie... more »
Opportunities, challenges of farming organic rice studied for US
The University of Arkansas, in collaboration with The Organic Center and the University of California Cooperative Extension, has been awarded nearly $... more »
Consumer entries accepted for organic gardening competition
Organic gardeners throughout the United States will have the opportunity to compete for prizes including a Bitcoin, a new electric vehicle and a small... more »
Bayer aims to expand offerings of organic vegetable seed, rootstocks
Bayer on Sept. 22 announced plans to expand its vegetable seed offerings to include organically-produced vegetable seeds. The launch will focus on ... more »
Purdue University hires organic agriculture Extension specialist
U.S. organic food and non-food product sales reached a record high of $61.9 billion in 2020. So, just how do Indiana farmers meet the needs of co... more »
Organic bacteriophage treatment developed for Pierce’s disease in grapes
A Texas A&M AgriLife Research study has led to the discovery of the first curative and preventive bacteriophage treatment against the pathogen X... more »
AgriCapture’s 51K-acre carbon capture project listed with Climate Action Reserve
AgriCapture recently listed a greenhouse gas reduction project comprising more than 50,000 acres with Climate Action Reserve's Soil Enrichment Protoc... more »
Workshops on organic policy to be held by OTA, ASU
The Organic Trade Association and the Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems at Arizona State University recently announced an important partnersh... more »
