Organic News

U.S. organic corn harvest bogged down by winter weather

Cold, snow could push the end of harvest well into December for many key organic corn states As of mid-November, about half of U.S. organic corn acres were still in the field across the Midwest, and snow could push the end of harvest further into December for some states, according to the November 2019 Monthly Market Update from Mercaris. As […]

Rabo Agrifinance to offer first loan program to help farmers transition to organic

Loan terms reflect challenges and opportunities for farmers to change production practices Rabo AgriFinance has announced a new loan product that can make it more financially viable for farmers to seek organic certification on all or part of their crop operations. With guidance from Pipeline Foods, Rabo AgriFinance has developed a financial framework that gives […]

Organic policy experts form watchdog agency for needed oversight

In light of USDA shortcomings to provide corporate and governmental oversight over organic industry interests, Beyond Pesticides has formed OrganicEye, to protect the definition and integrity of the label and organic food production. As organic has grown into a $50 billion industry, corporate agriculture has worked to shift primary organic production from family-scale farms to […]

Georgia cooperative forms to market organic peanuts

After the non-profit Georgia Organics launched around 2013, calls started coming in weekly from U.S. peanut roasters eager to source organic peanuts. “It wasn’t just that they wanted organic peanuts,” said Perri Campis, a member of the organization’s Farmer Services program. “They specifically asked for organic peanuts from Georgia. I hated having to tell them […]

Anheuser-Busch is latest large company aiming to increase U.S. organic farming acres

With demand for organic foods and beverages in the U.S. exceeding the supply of organic grains and ingredients, major companies are stepping up to increase organic farming acres. Anheuser-Busch is the latest company to give a boost to organic agriculture. In 2016 General Mills announced an initiative to double the number of organic acre from […]