Brian Pomerenke grows organic soybeans and corn to meet rising consumer demand for chemical-free food in Missouri.

University of California launches comprehensive webinar series to help crop producers transition to organic farming methods ...

Organic farmers employ lots of techniques to improve their soil. They use compost and manure, rotate their crops and grow many kinds of plants. They do use pesticides, but only certain ones (mostly ...

Republican Derrick Van Orden and Democrat Tammy Baldwin introduced a bill alongside other lawmakers that would support ...

Certified Naturally Grown offers farmers a cheaper and less time-consuming option to communicate how they produce their food. But terms like “natural” on food labels can be confusing for consumers.

Organic food sales nearly doubled between 2013 and 2022, to more than $61 billion. The top seller, according to the Organic Trade Association, is produce. Those organic fruits and veggies usually come ...

Phrases like "organic food" get a bit of a bad wrap these days, but this retirement community's focus on clean eating makes ...

We re a certified organic farm except for our asparagus, Melissa Dunham lamented. Pesticide drift is a serious concern for organic farmers and they ve come up with several defenses, such as buffer ...

Organic food — defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as food produced using sustainable agriculture and production practices — has been available in mainstream supermarkets for years.

As a farmer born and raised on an organic family farm in Michigan and a new mom, I’m grateful for Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, for making Michigan healthier for farmers and families. She will soon ...

BEING NEGOTIATED RIGHT NOW IN WASHINGTON. ONE ROW, I GOT THREE AND A HALF BIG TOTES OF ARUGULA OUT OF IT. IF ORGANIC FARMERS WEREN’T SO BUSY WORKING, THEY’D HAVE MORE TIME TO BE OUTRAGED. THE LAST ...

Prairie du Rocher, Ill. – On a cold winter day in Illinois, three little pigs are resting in a three-sided shed. They have plenty of space to trot around, as they do when Jennifer Duensing approaches.