Organic/Sustainable Farming

The three-point plan: linking corporate sustainability goals with farmer profitability (without government regulation)

By Mac Ehrhardt, president, Albert Lea Seed “Sustainability” can be a loaded word in farming discussions. Some farmers will bristle when they hear it. Is their reaction because they don’t care about the environment? Not at all. In fact, having worked closely with farmers for the past 25 years, I’ve observed that the majority of […]

Focus on soil health is key to smooth transition to organic farming

Farmers who transition to organic farming must have a different mindset with a long-term focus on soil health, say several farmers who successfully made the transition. Speaking at the Organic & Non-GMO Forum held in St. Louis last November, three organic farmers discussed the challenges they faced transitioning to organic and the keys to a successful transition.

New certification aims to make organic regenerative

Regenerative Organic Certification fills gaps in organic rules around soil health, worker fairness, and animal welfare.

Baseball player aims to star in a new field—organic farming

Washington Nationals’ Jayson Werth describes his journey eating and growing organic at Organic Trade Association’s 2017 Policy Conference

Organic industry taking steps to crack down on fraudulent imports

Industry leaders say increasing domestic organic grain production is key to minimizing fraudulent imports