The U.S. Department of Agriculture has just unveiled its Strengthening Organic Enforcement rule, which it hopes will “protect organic integrity and bolster farmer and consumer confidence in the USDA organic seal.” Yeah, this is a long time coming.
The United States and Mexico lead a list of countries with suspended or revoked organic certifications in 2021, but there’s more to the story.
The pesticides approved in organic farming are largely natural ones, though a limited amount of synthetic substances are permitted While much about modern farming techniques centers around the use of synthetic pesticides (a catch-all term that includes herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides) on large acreage, organic producers of all sizes also use a variety of chemicals […]
A broad coalition of farmers and advocates have formed the Real Organic Project, a nonprofit promoting the practices of traditional organics.
The USDA’s announcement last week to withdraw a proposed organic rule for livestock and poultry was met with applause from ag.