Ed Note: The following editorial by the senior scientist at the Cornucopia Institute, an organic industry watchdog, weighs in on the ongoing debate within the organic food industry as to whether ...

Words like “organic” and even “free-range” are more marketing language than anything else, but now the Department of Agriculture has changed that a bit. A new rule establishes stricter USDA criteria ...

Organic farming is no longer just a concept, it has become a necessity in today's chemical-heavy world, where food, air and ...

“Organic” might be the most abused word in the English language. Chemists, farmers, and marketers all use it—and none of them mean the same thing. The result is a label that can make Oreos, cigarettes ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 25, 2017) While organic agriculture still represents only a fraction of the world’s food production, organic food sales have enjoyed remarkable growth over the past couple ...

"We just make sure we're meeting the letter of the organic regulations to the T," says Tom Spohn, foreground, director of dairy operations for Horizon Organic. Behind him is farm manager Dudley ...

John Toohey does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. One morning in 2015, instead of heading into the fields, a group of about 50 farmers gathered in a parking ...

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