WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Midwestern fruit and vegetable farmers are more likely than their counterparts in other regions to give up federal organic certification, according to a Purdue University study.

Fair Trade Certified. Certified Organic. Non-GMO. Certified Humane–we’re used to seeing these labels scattered over products touting their ethical and environmental backgrounds. But the brands and ...

Prairie du Rocher, Ill. – On a cold winter day in Illinois, three little pigs are resting in a three-sided shed. They have plenty of space to trot around, as they do when Jennifer Duensing approaches.

Certified Naturally Grown offers farmers a cheaper and less time-consuming option to communicate how they produce their food. But terms like “natural” on food labels can be confusing for consumers.

As spring’s warm temperatures will soon be turning into summer’s heat, the University of Nevada, Reno, in collaboration with the Nevada Farm Network and other partners, is reaching out to help ...

New Hampshire’s Department of Agriculture announced this week that it’s discontinuing the state-run organic certification program, forcing many local organic farmers to search for new options to allow ...

In 1989, a handful of New Mexico farmers founded the state’s organic growers association, one of the first in the nation. Dedicated to producing food that was healthy for both people and the ...

LA FARGE, Wis., Feb. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Organic Valley and Maple Hill, leaders in 100% grass-fed organic dairy, today announced the launch of a new, third-party certification that sets the ...

China’s new organic product certification rules significantly tighten requirements across certification, inspections, ...

APEDA has strongly refuted allegations made against India’s organic certification system, particularly in relation to organic cotton, calling them baseless and misleading The Agricultural and ...