Idaho

U of I boasts rare free-standing organic research plot in Sandpoint

SANDPOINT, Idaho — Bite into a crisp, crimson-cloaked Strawberry Parfait apple and you’ll find just that — hints ...

Agriculture

Mexico extends deadline for U.S. organic exports

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that Mexico’s secretariat of agriculture has extended to Dec. 31 the deadline for ...

Dairy

USDA again proposes rule on transitioning organic dairy animals

USDA’s National Organic Program has reopened the public comment period for the proposed Origin of Livestock rule originally ...

Grains

No-till organic researchers say planning most important step

When farmers consider switching to no-till or reduced tillage, the No. 1 pitfall is thinking about which new ...

California

Nature’s cleanup crew: Dung beetles control farm pests and pathogens

NOTI, Ore. — Beetles, spiders and ladybugs scuttled across a mound of soil. “When I’m out checking soils ...

Organic

Farmers market season kicks off in Central Oregon

Farmers market season kicked off in Bend on Wednesday with the opening of the downtown Bend Farmers Market. ...

Agriculture

Legislation addresses backlog of organic recommendations

Bipartisan legislation to get USDA moving on a backlog of industry recommended organic standards has been introduced in ...

Agriculture

Like ‘Star Wars’: Startup offers robots that kill weeds with lasers

Each year, vegetable farmer Shay Myers hires hundreds of workers to plant, weed and harvest approximately 4,000 acres ...

Dairy

Fire damages Organic Valley Creamery in Oregon

McMINNVILLE, Ore. — Firefighters brought a three-alarm fire under control April 20 at the Organic Valley Creamery in ...

Agriculture

Organic produce sales continue growing, up 9.3% in first quarter

The pandemic has driven record sales and interest in organic food — and that momentum isn’t yet slowing. ...

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