The USDA’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture has awarded $20 million in grants to fund research into improving production methods for organic food and feed.
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The USDA’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture has awarded $20 million in grants to fund research into improving production methods for organic food and feed.
Read ArticleA judge has ruled that the U.S. EPA must be much more forthcoming in how Dow Chemical’s Enlist Duo (2,4-D and glyphosate) may harm protected wildlife.
Read ArticleWith a new administration running the USDA and a lack of political appointees in place, the Certified Transitional program is in serious limbo.
Read ArticleThe Cornucopia Institute holds nothing back in its assessment of Miles McEvoy, who is stepping down after 8 years of overseeing the National Organic Program.
Read ArticleUC Santa Cruz has been awarded $2.5 million for organic strawberry research, with a focus on optimizing biological methods to manage soil-borne diseases and pests.
Read ArticleNewly released FOIA documents show that numerous officials in the Environmental Protection Agency worked to slow a separate federal agency’s safety review of Monsanto’s top-selling herbicide, Roundup.
Read ArticleThe Inter-American Commission for Organic Agriculture, a group of 19 countries in the Americas, recently met in Oregon for four days to share knowledge and discuss trade.
Read ArticleThe new proposed rules will have stricter control over supply chains, measures to avoid pesticide contamination and new standards for imports.
Read ArticleNatural Grocers’ Alan Lewis paid a visit to Capitol Hill recently, and it appears that the National Organic Standards Board is due for major changes. Ominous changes.
Read ArticleIn the UK, the Advertising Standards Authority has said that an ad making the claim that organic milk is “good for the land” is misleading. The ad has since been banned.
Read ArticleThe EPA’s Inspector General is investigating possible collusion between a high-ranking EPA official and Monsanto to help shut down a review of glyphosate.
Read ArticleSonny Perdue’s top picks for senior posts at the USDA have deep ties to Big Ag, which could prove disastrous for organic.
Read ArticleU.S. tax dollars will now officially be spent on propaganda to counter the truth about GMOs.
Read ArticleConservation, environmental and other consumer groups have filed a lawsuit against the EPA for approving Dow Chemical’s Enlist Duo, the toxic combination of glyphosate and 2,4-D.
Read ArticleNot surprisingly, the USDA has caved under industry pressure and has decided not to test for glyphosate, the world’s most ubiquitous chemical, in the food supply.
Read ArticleWith members of Congress urging the FDA to prevent non-dairy companies from using “milk” on their labels, organic nut milk company MALK has taken a preemptive step and removed “milk” from all of its packaging.
Read ArticleThe person who may end up leading the USDA and overseeing the National Organic Program has some very questionable ethics dealings in his past. Not exactly encouraging news.
Read ArticleRetailers in the UK are reporting sales growth of organic food of up to 16%, the highest in more than a decade.
Read ArticleHas the EPA been unfairly protecting Monsanto and hiding the truth about the cancer-causing effects of glyphosate? New court filings contain some bombshell information.
Read ArticlePutting environmental regulations completely in the hands of individual states is one of the worst and scariest ideas you can imagine. Yet, this is exactly what four Republicans would like to do.
Read ArticleStarting in March of 2017, the USDA will be offering a new program that provides up to 75% reimbursement for organic certification for producers and handlers. This is an excellent development.
Read ArticleAn excellent recap of the extremely controversial hearings that took place last week in Washington, D.C., regarding the link between cancer and glyphosate, the most widely used herbicide in the world.
Read ArticleMyron Ebell, Trump’s leader EPA advisor, doesn’t think pesticides are bad for you.
Read ArticlePolitico does a fascinating piece on how some EU countries decertify organic products while other EU countries don’t.
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