WHITINGHAM, Vt. (AP) — Organic dairy and other livestock farmers are seeking emergency federal aid as they grapple with skyrocketing organic feed costs, steep fuel and utility expenses as well as the ...

According to the 2024 Santa Cruz County Crop Report, Santa Cruz County continues to be a leader in organic farming with more than 160 registered organic operations and $142.6 million in certified ...

Marin County supervisors have approved a program designed to help organic agricultural producers follow new federal rules. The two-year program will assist 20 clients in the Marin Organic Certified ...

Mark McHargue is president of Nebraska Farm Bureau. He and his wife, Judi, operate a diversified farm where they raise irrigated corn, popcorn and soybeans using both organic and conventional cropping ...

(Beyond Pesticides, March 13, 2024) A comprehensive study released in Journal of Cleaner Production in August 2023 identifies the potential for organic agriculture to mitigate the impacts of ...

The broader takeaway is that organic agriculture offers a viable economic pathway for rebuilding resilience in American ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture published its new standard for organic livestock production. Industry groups say that this will help producers compete and promote trust in organic products for ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Livestock and ...

Growing up, I was raised on organic food. I can vividly recall my mom's phone calls to the "natural food store" in Oakland, California, inquiring about the availability of organic produce. This was ...

Organic dairy farmer Abbie Corse talks about farming at her family's more than 150-year-old-farm, in Whitingham, Vt., Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Organic dairy and other livestock farmers are calling for ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Livestock and poultry producers will need to comply with more specific standards if they want to label their products organic under final rules announced Wednesday by the U.S.