October 25, 2023new rule ...USDA Publishes New Standards for Organic Livestock and Poultry ProductionChange was driven by strong interest from consumers and the organic industry READ MORE
October 23, 2023costsVDACS Announces Reimbursement Funding for Organic GrowersReimbursement funding available for up to 75 percent of organic certification cost READ MORE
October 23, 2023STATEMENT ...NOFA-NY Applauds the Introduction of the O DAIRY ActLast week, Senator Peter Welch of Vermont introduced the O DAIRY ACT to provide long-needed support for organic dairy producers READ MORE
October 23, 2023UPCOMING SUMMIT ...Organic Seed and Ag Tech Ed Sessions Announced for Organic Grower Summit 2023OGS 2023 will be held November 29-30 at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel & Spa in Monterey, California READ MORE
October 17, 2023AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION ...Value of Washington’s 2022 Agricultural Production Totaled a Record High $12.8 BillionThe value of Washington’s crop production in 2022 was $8.60 billion, and the value of livestock production totaled $4.18 billion READ MORE
October 16, 2023AWARD ANNOUNCED ...Braga Fresh CEO Rod Braga Announced as OGS 2023 Grower of the YearAward honors his ongoing commitment and dedication to excellence in organic production, organic industry leadership, and innovation READ MORE
October 10, 2023TUNE IN ...Organic Valley Hosts the World’s Biggest Small Organic Farm Livestream to Celebrate National Farmers DayAccording to a recent Organic Valley/Harris Poll, fewer than 2 in 5 Americans have ever visited a dairy farm and fewer than 1 in 6 know a dairy farmer READ MORE
October 10, 2023INSURANCE OPTIONS ...Crop Insurance for Specialty and Organic Crops Grow as Options Improve and ExpandThese improvements are part of a comprehensive effort to improve risk management tools and other programs for a wide variety of producers READ MORE
October 5, 2023FUNDING AWARDED ...New Organic Food Safety Research Project Focuses on Unique ChallengesUniversity of Rhode Island and The Organic Center to partner on major OREI food safety research grant READ MORE