organic

What is the latest snapshot of the nation's organic Ag sector? USDA research economist Sharon Raszap Skorbiansky provided the look at this year's Ag Outlook Forum. She starts with latest annual sales figures for 2023, provided by the Organic Trade Association...

The 2024 Organic Grower Summit in Monterey, CA, again proved to be the premier gathering for the Organic farming community.  The event welcomed hundreds of participants from across the U.S. organic industry.   “This year’s enthusiastic participation underscores the growing interest in sustainable and innovative farming practices,” said Matt Jungmann, Farm Progress national events director. “The Or

Part of the USDA’s Organic Dairy Product Promotion Program works to expand access of organic dairy products within schools and youth programs across the county.   “It provides $15 million to expand access to organic dairy products," said the USDA’s Jenny Moffitt.  "We were excited to ...

A fair portion of Washington’s apple crop has been harvested, and at an estimated 124 million boxes, 2024 looks to be a solid year.  Jon DeVaney, president of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association, said organic certification, which takes additional time, has slowed the past couple of years.  He said deman...

With the expiration of the 2018 Farm Bill on September 30th, the question running through farm county is what programs have stopped and what programs continue?   “Some programs that are called orphan programs that effective September 30th basically stopped," said Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack.  "There a...

Building capacity building infrastructure, building demand, all aspects of the USDA grant program centered on organic growers and the organic industry.   “We're excited to announce our 4th and final round of the Organic Market Development Grants. This is $...

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today previewed the Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards final rule.

The organic agriculture sector has been a growing segment for over 100 years but was really spurred in the 1990s. Now, Washington's Congressman from the 4th District, Dan Newhouse, has introduced legislation to help continue building on the organic agriculture front.

Governor Brad Little has declared July 16-22, 2023, as Idaho Organics Week, a dedicated time to formally acknowledge and celebrate Idaho’s organic agriculture.

The organic market has seen continued growth in retail sales in the past decade.  However, according to ERS, the pace of growth has slowed.  U.S. organic retail sales increased by an average of 8% per year and surpassed $53 billion in 2020.  In 2021, sales we...