Organic Industry Creates More Than a Half Million Jobs
Monday April 30, 2012
Although most industries have seen jobs decline, the organic industry continues to experience growth, even when it comes to jobs. According to a new economic report, "2010 Impacts of ... Read More
Mile High Organics Becomes Nation’s First USDA-Certified Organic Online Grocer
Monday April 30, 2012
Mile High Organics has just become the first online grocery retailer in the United States to receive USDA organic certification. As with all organic retail, this is a voluntary certification ... Read More
Organic Farming May Result in Lower Yields Than Conventional Farming
Sunday April 29, 2012
It's one of the biggest and oldest debates when it comes to conventional vs. organic - can organic feed the world? A new study looks at this issue and adds ... Read More
Degree to Which USDA-EU Organic Agreement Will Spur Exports Still Fuzzy
Sunday April 29, 2012
Fresh Plaza reports that although the recent agreement between the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the European Union (EU) to streamline the organic certification process will make it simpler ... Read More
2012 Cost Share Program Report to Congress
Sunday April 15, 2012
If you're interested in learning more about the Organic Cost Share program, including in-depth information about fund allocations, amount of funds used by each state and the number of certified ... Read More
NOSB Announces Spring 2012 Meeting
Sunday April 15, 2012
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) have recently announced their spring 2012 meeting information. The spring meeting will take place in Albuquerque, New Mexico on May 22-25.
Like all NOSB meetings, ... Read More