The USDA says this new standard will give consumers more confidence in its certified organic label on meat and egg products. The U.S. Department of Agriculture published its new standard for organic ...

It is hard to truly do justice to the recent organic food explosion. What was once a small subset of the overall food and beverage market is now close to a $200 billion industry—and expected to grow ...

WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department on Thursday issued new requirements for foods labeled organic, a move aimed at cracking down on fraud and boosting oversight. The rule strengthens enforcement ...

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will step up oversight and enforcement of the production, handling and sale of organic products at the behest of industry and legislators who worry increasingly ...

Organic Grower Summit highlights marketing strategies, innovation, and collaboration to help farmers grow sustainably and ...

(Beyond Pesticides, June 10, 2022) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on June 1 that it will provide a potential 15-fold increase in funding aimed at organic food production — up to ...

Celebrating the USDA’s move on Aug. 5 to reinstate organic animal welfare standards, organic advocates are hailing this as a “resounding victory” for organic farmers, their livestock, and organic ...

A grant of more than $700,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will support a University of California collaboration to improve and expand undergraduate education in organic agriculture, with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about food tech and science. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) wants to update organic regulations to ...

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