Organic News
5 Sep 2012
National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) Upcoming Meeting
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) will be meeting again October 15-18, 2012. All public comments requests must be received by the NOSB by midnight Eastern Time on [...]
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4 Sep 2012
USDA Organic Resource Guide 2012
The USDA NOP has put out an Organic Resource Guide to help potential and current organic operations. The USDA NOP has also put together a toolkit that helps farmers and [...]
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15 Aug 2012
NOP Temporary Varience Drought Relief: Organic Ruminant Farmers
Due to severe droubt conditions, the National Organic Program is providing a temporary varience to Ruminant Farmers in the affected areas. AS stated in the NOP Organic [...]
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7 Aug 2012
USDA NOP Announces More Fake Organic Certificates
The USDA National Organic Program has just listed five more fraudulent organic certificates. As the organic industry continues to grow, more false organic certificates are [...]
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7 Aug 2012
Stop Genetically Modified Food Production in the US
GMO produced seeds, crops, and processed foods are not allowed in organic food production under the National Organic Program regulations. If an organic crop is contaminated [...]
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6 Feb 2012
Canada and United States move toward full equivalency
Canada and the United States are working towards full equivalency of their organic standards. Canada recognizes the U.S. organic pasture regulations as equivalent to the [...]
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6 Feb 2012
Proposed Rule Would Reduce Limits of Synthetic Methionine in Organic Poultry Production
Review the proposed rule regarding Methionine and organic livestock production at http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5096902 If you raise organic [...]
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3 Feb 2012
National Organic Program Draft Guidance on Handling Bulk, Unpackaged Organic Products
National Organic Program Draft Guidance on Handling Bulk, Unpackaged Organic Products What does this mean to the organic milk tanker trucking companies, organic livestock [...]
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3 Feb 2012
National Organic Program Draft Guidance on Handling Bulk, Unpackaged Organic Products
What does this mean to the organic milk tanker trucking companies, organic livestock haulers, organic citrus juice trucking companies, rail car transporters and all other [...]
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27 Dec 2011
USDA Surveys Certified Organic Producers
The USDA is looking for input from certified organic farmers. This survey will be used to determine rates for crop insurance and to develop new approaches to crop [...]
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