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Organic potatoes continue to gain market share, although still behind other produce
Organic produce accounted for 15% of all produce sales in the U.S. in 2018. While the market share for organic potatoes is much lower than that, stati... READ MORE »
USDA posts organic transition funding opportunity
USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has posted a funding opportunity through its organic transitions program. “It is expec... READ MORE »
Spudman parent company launches Organic Grower publication
Great American Media Services, the award-winning publisher of leading B2B agriculture magazines Fruit Growers News, Vegetable Growers News, Spudman, P... READ MORE »
Kemin’s mite-control products now have insecticide labeling
Kemin Crop Technologies, a business venture of Kemin Industries, has announced that its FIFRA 25(b)-exempt botanical-oil-based contact miticides, Tetr... READ MORE »
Agricultural Solutions launches line of natural fertilizers, bioenhancer
Agricultural Solutions, a subsidiary of Intergro, has launched a new portfolio of products. Registrations are being obtained in the U.S. for patent-pe... READ MORE »
EPA’s biostimulant regulations remain in flux
The EPA’s consideration of a regulation touching on biostimulants is drawing substantial interest from the industry. The agency collected comment... READ MORE »
AzaPro pesticide receives organic approval from OMRI
A new product from Sym-Agro, AzaPro, is marketed as providing control of more than 300 different insects, mites and nematodes without leaving visible... READ MORE »
USDA-certified organic farming operations rose 4% in 2018
The USDA’s certified organic operations increased in 2018 by nearly 2,000, or more than 4%. The number of certified organic operations in the Uni... READ MORE »
Organic Farmers Association outlines policy goals
Organic Farmers Association (OFA), a national policy association committed to providing a strong and unified voice for domestic certified organic farm... READ MORE »
Organic potato sales up, but still well behind overall organic produce market
Organic food sales totaled nearly $47.9 billion in the U.S. in 2018, according to a recent report by the Organic Trade Association. Fruits and vegetab... READ MORE »
