…and Arizona. Price checks of alternative milk and egg choices not included in the overall marketbasket survey average revealed the following: 1/2 gallon regular milk, $1.86; 1/2 gallon organic milk,…
FSIS Updates Procedure Allowing Organic Meats Non-GMO Label
…term “organic” or display the USDA organic seal. Now, a certified organic meat or poultry processor can modify or add a label claim to a previously approved label under the…
Organic Acreage Increase Misleading
USDA numbers show organic production acreage is up 20 percent, but the vast majority of the bump comes from four farms in Alaska. Politico reports 700,000 acres in Alaska account…
U.S. Organic Feed Grain Production Dropped in 2015
A survey shows that 2015 brought a drop in U.S. production of one increasingly important organic product. Gary Crawford has the story. feed-grain-production…
Certified Organic Production Sales Up 13 Percent
…Organic Survey, which show that 12,818 certified organic farms in the United States sold a total of $6.2 billion in organic products in 2015, up 13 percent from $5.5 billion…
Research Targets Olive Knot Strategies
…are approved for use in organic farming, Adaskaveg reports the registrant of Kasugamycin is willing to petition the National Organic Standards Board for obtaining organic status. He is hopeful it…
CA Navel Orange Objective Measurement Report
…estimating production. The varieties forecast in this report include conventional, organic, and specialty Navel oranges (including Cara Cara and Blood orange varieties). Survey data indicated a fruit set per tree…
Investment to Spur Agricultural Innovation
…to working lands conservation. The selected projects address diverse natural resource issues such as pollinators; sage-grouse conservation; forest, carbon and corporate chain sustainability; and organic farming. Below are highlights of…
California State Organic Program
from the Organic Stakeholder Work Group Executive Summary California leads the nation in organic farms, land in organic production, and organic sales. According to the United States Department of Agriculture’s…
Water Use/Climate Research Fellowships for CA Students
…Study of the Aqueous Phase Processing of Organic Aerosols through Carbon Stable Isotope Analysis Award amount: $132,000 University of Arizona: 1 award Project title: Uncertainty for America’s Coasts: The Future…
Food Scraps
…are actually lots of fantastic (and healthy) vinegar’s we can make from organic fruit scraps. In addition to apples and pears, pineapples, plum, raspberry, and even tomato can be used…
Cultivating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…like the Iowa-based National Farmers Organization (NFO) that will use $588,948 in funding to assist 900 beginning organic dairy and grain producers over the next three years. NFO will provide…
USDA to Approve Non-Browning GM Apple Variety
…or organic varieties. APHIS received thousands of comments on the two varieties of apples that had been approved earlier for commercialization, and many were negative. However, Duarte Nursery of California…
Going Against the Ancient Grain
Kandarian Organic Farms Owner Larry Kandarian produces some age-old crops on beautiful land in Los Osos. He says some of his crops should be referred to as a forgotten crop…