Movement within organic agriculture causes confusion in the marketplace, as producers ‘can slap the word on anything,’ ...

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 ...

Regenerative agriculture emphasizes soil health and sustainable farming practices, but competing certification standards leave farmers and consumers uncertain about what the term actually means.

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” 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 ...

The productivity of organic farming is typically lower than that of comparable “conventional” farms. This difference is sometimes debated, but a recent USDA survey of organic agriculture demonstrates ...

I sat down to write this piece after a five-inch April snowstorm gave our newly planted wheat fields their first drink of the season. Wheat is one of five crops we raise on our farm just outside ...

"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 ...