Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Registration is open for the third annual Ohio State Organic Grains Conference to be held Jan. 9-10 at Kalahari Resorts & ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Robert Dedlow, owner of Kentor Canyon Farms in Fillmore, cuts organic thyme during a tour of his farm in 2021. (Jay L. Clendenin / ...

Twelve years ago, rice breeders with Lundberg Family Farms crossed two rice plant “parents” in hopes of cultivating a better black pearl rice plant. After growing generations and generations of ...

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service has proposed long-awaited regulations covering animal welfare for organic producers that largely track changes made in a rule issued just before President Barack ...

But as demand grows, organic farms are in decline. Organic acres slid nearly 11% from 2019 to 2021, the latest year of the USDA’s nationwide organic survey, while the number of farms actively ...

The University of Wisconsin-Madison recently introduced an organic-agriculture production and practices grant program. It’s part of a larger initiative being led by Erin Silva, an assistant professor ...

If asked to define organic farming, people’s responses would probably include the prohibition of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, but could also touch on native pollinators, micronutrients, ...

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When it comes to sustainable practices on organic farms, bigger is not always better. In fact, large-scale organic farming practices often more closely resemble those of conventional farming, while ...

As Pocono Organics continues to expand operations on its sprawling property in Long Pond, the co-owner of a health food store in Clarks Summit notices more people gravitating toward organic eating.

Region combines diversified production along the coast with large-scale acreage in the interior, defining a frontier of growth opportunities for producers.