Tag: organic farming
New York plans organic event for March 16-17
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York is expanding its sixth annual Organic Dairy & Field Crop Conference to two days, March 16-17
New York organic group to hold hemp and crop update
The meeting will include an update on organic hemp production and presentations on nutrient balancing, crop production and alternative forage production.
An organic interest in Pyrethrum
Insect control is safer and more sophisticated than ever before, but demand for organically-grown food has revived interest an ancient Persian pesticide.
USDA provides organic cost share
Starting March 20, organic producers and handlers will be able to apply for federal reimbursement to assist with the cost of receiving and maintaining organic or transitional certification.
Stoller family welcomes guests to dairy twilight tour
The Wayne County Dairy Twilight Tour was held July 12 at Stollers' Organic Dairy.
Honeybees pick up ‘astonishing’ pesticides via non-crop plants
Non-crop pollen is consistently contaminated with a host of agricultural and urban pesticides throughout the growing season.
The Contrary Farmer will live on
The legacy of the Contrary Farmer, the late Gene Logsdon, will run deep and wide.
Organic grain is gaining ground
A report from the Organic Trade Association showed the organic sector posted its largest-ever dollar gain in 2015.
Cost-share program helps make organic certification affordable for farmers, processors
This funding covers as much as 75 percent of an individual applicant’s certification costs, up to a maximum of $750 annually per certification scope.
USDA reports growth in US organic producers
Record growth in organics: The number of U.S. certified organic operations increased by almost 12 percent between 2014 and 2015.
