Tag: organic
Rodale Institute opening organic center in Iowa
The Rodale Institute, a pioneer of the organic movement in America, will open the Midwest Organic Center near Cedar Rapids, Iowa this year.
Pa. Certified Organic holds meeting
Pennsylvania Certified Organic held its annual membership meeting in Bellefonte, Nov. 28.
Grain-free dairies take time, planning
The Organic Farming Conference in Mount Hope featured a variety of topics, including a panel discussion on grain-free dairy farming.
Organic farming with gene editing? Yes
Learn more about the differences between genetic engineering, CRISPR and mutation breeding.
Family Farm Field Day draws 4,000 to Baltic
Farmers and growers learned about new ways to be more efficient at this year's Family Farm Field Day.
Ohio has $285,000 for organic cost-share program
Through the National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program, $285,000 is available to make certification more affordable for organic producers in Ohio.
Lettuce Heads puts a fresh spin on vegetables
Fifth generation farmers, and cousins, Kurk and Nicholas Ziegler, started Lettuce Heads aquaponics farm in 2014 to provide fresh, local produce.
Consumers see ‘organic’ and ‘non-GM’ labels as synonymous
A University of Florida study found consumers are confused about foods labeled organic and nongenetically modified. Some even view them as synonymous.
Pa. feed mill receives organic certification
Ag Central, a New Castle area feed mill, has increased conventional capacity and opened doors for the organic grain market.
US organic sales up to $7.6 billion
The 2016 Certified Organic Survey revealed that U.S. farms produced and sold $7.6 billion in certified organic commodities, up 23 percent.
