EU Planning Pesticide Threshold Levels for Organic Food
The European Commission is planning to create rules to cover limits or “thresholds” for pesticide residues in organic food. It is expected that this could be included in a new regulation on […]
Read moreU.S. Organic Food Production Up From 2014
Sales of organic food in the United States in 2015 rose by 13 percent from 2014 to more than $6 billion. A survey report on 2015 organic food production and […]
Read moreOrganic farmer’s plea for coexistence: Sustainability benefits using conventional and organics
As a small organic farmer, I got a kick out of of a recent article Janna with big tractor advertising ‘Farming Camp’ for little ones. We used to go to
Read moreU.S. Organic Sales Post Record Levels in 2015
The U.S. organic industry posted record sales in 2015 with total organic product sales hitting $43.3 billion, up 11% from the previous year’s record level and outstripping the overall food market’s growth rate of 3%.
Read moreRecord Growth of U.S. Organic Food Producers
There are now 21,781 certified organic food operations in the United States - a 300% increase since 2002.
Read moreThe Profit Potential of Certified Organic Crop Production
The USDA's Economic Research Service has published a new analysis of cost-of-production differences between conventional and organic crop production systems using data from targeted surveys of organic corn, wheat, and soybean production.
Read moreINTERVIEW: USSA’s Carlos Suárez on Sustainability and Innovation in U.S. Agriculture
Carlos Suárez, Manager Sustainability, Policy, and Innovation at the U.S. Grains Council and a USSA Management Council member, recently spoke to the Spanish non-profit La Fundación Antama (Foundation for the Application […]
Read moreAgriculture: Harnessing AI for Healthier Soils
David Green, Executive Director, and Maite Caballero, Senior Researcher from The U.S. Sustainability Alliance, argue that AI technologies pave the way for healthier soils in agriculture. The clock is ticking. More […]
Read moreFive Wheat Farmers, One Conservation Goal
U.S. Wheat Associates, a USSA member, has launched Stories of Stewardship – a video series in which U.S. wheat farmers share their long-standing commitment to sustainability. The first episode showcases the conservation […]
Read moreU.S. Agencies Unveil Strategy to Tackle Food Loss and Waste
As part of COP28, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) joined the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in releasing a draft strategy to […]
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