Organic News

USDA invests $30 million to help boost organic farming and ranching

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently announced an investment of over $30 million for 33 grants that support farmers and ranchers who grow and market high-quality organic food, fiber, and other organic products. This investment is part of NIFA’s Organic Agriculture Program. NIFA’s investment in Organic Agriculture Research and […]

New paper: Organic farming significantly lessens reliance on pesticides, reduces dietary risks of pesticide residues in foods

A new paper from the Heartland Health Research Alliance (HHRA) published in the peer-reviewed journal Agronomy reports significantly lower use of pesticides in organic farming and reduced risks of pesticide residues in foods. Organic farms use pesticides far less often and less intensively than on nearby conventional farms growing the same crop (see the chart […]

Study associates organic food intake in childhood with better cognitive development

  Photo: Robo Wunderkind / Unsplash A study analyzing the association between a wide variety of prenatal and childhood exposures and neuropsychological development in school-age children has found that organic food intake is associated with better scores on tests of fluid intelligence (ability to solve novel reasoning problems) and working memory (ability of the brain […]

Organic grain sales soar during pandemic

In the burgeoning organic food market, organic bread and grains account for 11.4% of sales. The Organic Trade Association recorded $5.7 billion in 2019 sales for the category. Nielsen reports an 8% increase in organic bread sales from 2018 to 2019, and a whopping 19% from 2019 to 2020. Organic flour sales rose 51% that […]

Rodale and Davines Group launch first international regenerative organic research & education center in Parma, Italy

The Davines Group – Rodale Institute European Regenerative Organic Center will break ground this fall and serve as a hub for research and farmer training, while expanding the sustainable beauty brands’ supply of regenerative organic ingredients and sustainability research. Davines Group, an international beauty company dedicated to a balance of beauty and sustainability based in […]