Category: organic
Organic Grower Summit booth registration opens
Booth registration is open for the sixth annual Organic Grower Summit.
Resource on Strengthening Organic Enforcement available
Consumer confidence in the USDA organic seal has fueled industry growth and market expansion, according to the agency’s National Organic Program (NOP), which is tasked with ensuring rules protect the organic market as it grows.
Misionero celebrates 50th anniversary
Leafy greens grower Misionero, which markets organic and conventionally grown produce, is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Braga Fresh introduces organic salad blends, kits
Braga Fresh is launching two vegan salad kits and three salad blends under its Josie’s Organics brand at the Organic Produce Summit.
IFPA adds government relations staffer
IFPA International Fresh Produce Association Sarah Neagu-Reed government relations division
OTA names new president, board members
The Organic Trade Association’s incoming president for 2023-24 is Tracy Favre, vice president of sustainability for live operations at egg company Handsome Brook Farms LLC.
Lipman to feature organic vegetables at Organic Produce Summit
Lipman Family Farms organic fresh-cut vegetables Organic Produce Summit
Ending of diesel in California worries compost dealers
California diesel trucks compost sustainability climate transportation California Farm Bureau
Organic standards experts fight fraud, advocate for industry
Respected organic industry advisors and specialists Gwendolyn Wyard and Kim Dietz have launched Strengthening Organic Systems LLC.
USDA names OTA as national partner in organic initiative
The USDA has chosen the Organic Trade Association (OTA) as a national partner for the Transition to Organic Partnership Program, part of an initiative to provide direct support and technical assistance to producers.
Valent BioSciences highlights sustainability projects
Valent BioSciences LLC dedicated a new prairie park and solar field adjacent to its manufacturing facility in Osage, Iowa.
Syngenta: Celebrating the essential role of pollinators
Throughout the summer, many of us love to snack on fresh blueberries and cherries or munch on almonds and juicy tomatoes. These refreshing foods are reliant on and benefitted by insect pollination.
USDA sets NOSB fall meeting dates
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) has scheduled its fall 2023 meeting, along with two virtual comment sessions for people unable to attend in person.
Specialty crop groups outline Farm Bill requests
A group of speakers representing the specialty crop industry told a U.S. Senate subcommittee their Farm Bill 2023 request, including a workable crop insurance program, research funding, and focus on organics and trade.
California approves Certis Biologicals nematicide
California farmers have a new product for controlling the threat of nematodes in their fields, orchards and vineyards with the approval of MeloCon LC by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation.
Agronomic services provider Brandt changes marketing, promotes staffers
Brandt Agronomic services provider crop protection inputs
GrubMarket supports organic initiative with CCOF partnership
GrubMarket has formed a multi-year partnership with California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), a nonprofit organization that advances organic agriculture through organic certification, education, advocacy, and promotion.
Bio Huma Netics changes name to Huma
Huma Bio Huma Netics BHN fertilizers crop nutrition crop nutrients biostimulants soil amendments organics
USDA schedules June 6 Growing Organic web seminar
Growing Organic USDA seminar organics transition
Balchem wins organic foliar products registrations for vegetables
Balchem Plant Nutrition organic foliar registrations