Robert Dedlow, owner of Kentor Canyon Farms in Fillmore, cuts organic thyme during a tour of his farm in 2021. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times) But depending on how that transition happens, the ...

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service has proposed long-awaited regulations covering animal welfare for organic producers that largely track changes made in a rule issued just before President Barack ...

If asked to define organic farming, people’s responses would probably include the prohibition of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, but could also touch on native pollinators, micronutrients, ...

Organic food, however, doesnt come without its downsides. The most obvious disadvantage is cost. Organic foods tend to be considerably more expensive than their conventionally grown counterparts, ...

When it comes to sustainable practices on organic farms, bigger is not always better. In fact, large-scale organic farming practices often more closely resemble those of conventional farming, while ...

(Beyond Pesticides, May 14, 2025) Research by the Rodale Institute, Ohio State University, and Tennessee State University, published in Soil Science of America Journal, documents that organic grain ...

Twelve years ago, rice breeders with Lundberg Family Farms crossed two rice plant “parents” in hopes of cultivating a better black pearl rice plant. After growing generations and generations of ...

The new Organic Transition Initiative- Regenerative Agriculture Pathway Program is designed to provide the resources needed to make the transition to organic successful. The new Organic Transition ...

Raising healthy kids is top of mind for parents. But with news of children’s health worsening in the last two decades, daily chemical exposures, and dangers of dyes in foods, it’s easy to worry. It ...

Organic practices can reduce climate pollution produced directly from farming – which would be fantastic if they didn’t also require more land to produce the same amount of food. Clearing additional ...

The golf industry and synthetic pesticides go way back. For decades, courses have relied on a cocktail of chemicals to maintain their playability and visual appeal. During the post-war years, when the ...