Organic certifier Oregon Tilth and Oregon State University’s Center for Small Farms & Community Food Systems have jointly released a report which highlights the challenges and deterrents that growers face when transitioning from conventional to organic fruits and vegetables.
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The Environmental Working Group has just come out with a report encouraging Congress to expand market opportunities for U.S. farmers by placing greater emphasis on organic transition.
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A great look at Biodynamic and why consumers, farmers and retailers continue to embrace this fantastic trend.
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Despite the fact that the organic industry is booming and Transitional Organic programs are in place, real hurdles remain in getting U.S. farmers to switch to organic.
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In a move to further support farmers who are transitioning to organic, Kashi has just rolled out a new line of Transitional Certified nut butter bars.
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With many organic farmers in California nearing retirement, a new crop of younger farmers is taking their place. The transition, however, doesn’t always take place within the family.
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Despite stories of how the next American farm bust is upon us, the U.S. is unable to meet demand for organic and Non-GMO grains. I wonder if Washington, D.C. is paying any attention to this.
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With the demand for organic continuing to explode, more and more farmers are switching to organic.
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The Max Planck Institute tackles the seldom discussed subject of whether GMO mosquitos can ruin the integrity of organic products.
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The Center for Food Safety is launching a very important initiative – a peer-to-peer online network for sharing seeds. With 10 corporations controlling 73% of the world’s seed supply, it is imperative that we have independent options such as this one.
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Iroquois Valley Farms, the first real estate investment trust (REIT) to invest in farms converting to organic, is meeting a real need for both farmers and the investment community. Very cool story.
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An excellent piece about how farmers in America’s heartland discuss, or don’t discuss, climate change. The key seems to be finding common ground.
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Hunt’s Tomatoes posted a video proudly advertising that its tomatoes are Non-GMO. Needless to say, the pro-GMO community wasn’t happy about this.
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Here’s a good piece that explores the issues surrounding an organic Christmas tree.
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Facing conditions not particularly conducive to growing organic tomatoes, farmers in Florida are taking on the challenge.
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Friends of the Earth put out a report and said that most grocers are not doing enough to protect the bees. Only Whole Foods, Aldi and Costco received passing grades.
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Seeking to overturn the approval of genetically-engineered salmon in Canada, environmental and health groups are taking their fight to the courts.
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Bhutan is going 100% organic and here is a great profile of the man, Dr. Appachanda Thimmaiah, who is helping the country achieve this goal.
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Entrepreneur Kimbal Musk and Chef Dan Barber clashed over the direction of food — one that requires soil and one that doesn’t.
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A new Organic Center report shows that organic livestock can play a critical role in combatting antibiotic resistance.
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The Organic Farming Research Foundation has announced that its 2016 National Organic Research Agenda Report, which provides comprehensive recommendations for future investment in organic agricultural research, has been released.
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In Encinitas, CA, the city’s school district had its farm certified organic.
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A very good recap of the challenges and latest developments in the U.S organic farming sector. Bottom line: we need more organic acreage in the U.S.
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Last year, organic acreage grew 20%, to 4.4m acres but most of that growth was due to one farm in Alaska. So, the numbers are deceiving and don’t address the real supply issues we are facing.
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