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Organic Seed Growers conference planned
Next year's Organic Seed Growers conference is scheduled. The 12th Organic Seed Growers Conference is scheduled for Feb. 26-March 1 at Oregon State University. The Corvallis, Oregon, even will be in-person as well as online.... more »
Weather challenges vex East Coast organic vegetables
Weather issues are challenging this year's East Coast organic vegetable deal. Sustained hot, wet weather has been affecting organic produce crops from Georgia to Maine. Hurricane Debby and high summer temperatures have reduced the growing... more »
Searing heat, reduced plantings harming California processing tomato crop
California’s processing tomato crop is being harmed by intense heat and reduced plantings. California farmers began harvesting processing tomatoes across the Central Valley in late July. With searing heat waves impacting pollination for some plantings... more »
Foxy-The Nunes Co.’s Tom Nunes remembered
Tom Nunes of The Nunes Co. and Foxy, is being mourned. Nunes was 95. He died Aug. 5 in Carmel Valley, California. The Nunes Co. markets its vegetables and leafy greens under the Foxy brand. Nunes'... more »
Cucurbit downy mildew detected in New England
Cucurbit downy mildew (CDM) has been spotted in New England. CDM was reported the week of Aug. 5 on cucumber crops by growers in Franklin County, Massachusetts, which is the southern border of New Hampshire’s... more »
Organic industry fueled by younger generations
In recent years, the beginnings of a seismic shift have been observed in consumer behavior, primarily driven by the younger generations. Millennials and Gen Z are not just interested in what they eat; they are... more »
California organic growers to benefit from CCOF endowment
A California Certified Organic Farmers Foundation (CCOF) endowment has been created to help organic growers continue growing organically produced crops. The CCOF Foundation endowment was created to ensure growers can remain growing organic in perpetuity.... more »
Texas launches applications for Organic Certification Cost Share Program
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) have launched the application process or the National Organic Certification Cost Share Program. The certification program initiative is designed to offer financial support... more »
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