The first section of this memorandum summarizes the changes to the scope of the organic certification requirements, with a focus on the revised definition of “handle” and related terms. These changes ...

New Hampshire’s Department of Agriculture announced this week that it’s discontinuing the state-run organic certification program, forcing many local organic farmers to search for new options to allow ...

Seeking to protect integrity in the organic supply chain and build consumer and industry trust in the USDA Organic label, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed on August 5 to ...

Regardless of whether a farm is certified organic or not, when you step on a real organic farm, you know it. How? Biodiversity. While surprising to many, biodiversity is not an esoteric, incalculable ...

An Oregon hazelnut farm lacks standing to challenge USDA’s regulation for certifying overseas producers as organic, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken has determined a lawsuit ...

A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of an Oregon hazelnut farmer’s lawsuit challenging the USDA’s organic labeling rule for foreign suppliers. Two years ago, Bruce Kaser of Pratum Farm ...

The question of whether hydroponic production can be certified as organic now rests with a panel of federal appeals court judges, who seemed to be inclined to affirm a lower court decision allowing ...

Industry leaders are emphasizing the integration of regenerative agriculture alongside established organic practices, as demand for sustainable food and beverage products continues to rise. Organic ...