Trump administration sees four ways to help ag ‘punch above its weight’

30-May-2017 Last updated on 24-Jun-2017 at 00:40 GMT

As part of a larger strategy to reduce the US deficit, the Trump Administration wants to help the agriculture sector “punch above its weight” by promoting trade, providing an affordable workforce, easing regulatory burdens and including it in the infrastructure conversation, according to a special assistant to the president.

OTA sets high bar for revised organic seed-purity standards

19-Apr-2017

By Elizabeth Crawford

The Organic Trade Association wants to put the breaks on a proposal from the National Organic Standards Board to strengthen the requirements for use of organic seeds because “a few substantive changes are critical.”

Converting native land to organic farms has ‘unintended consequences’ on biodiversity, economies

19-Apr-2017

By Elizabeth Crawford

To increase supply of organic and avoid the financially challenging three-year transition period necessary to convert conventional farm land, some producers are converting native ecosystems to organic farms – a practice that the National Organic...

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Certified Transitional helps conventional farms make the switch to organic

10-Mar-2017

By Elizabeth Crawford

Despite organic’s strong appeal with double-digit year-over-year growth since the early 1990s, and the promise of a significant premium price over that of its conventional counterparts, many American farmers are hesitant to jump on board – creating a...