Operations in California that want to call their product organic need to register with the CDFA State Organic Program (SOP) and comply with USDA National Organic Program (NOP) regulations. Farmers who ...

DETROIT LAKES, Minn.-People are beginning to ask more and more questions about their food: How was it made or grown? Where did it come from? Is it organic? The push to support local farmers by buying ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Midwestern fruit and vegetable farmers are more likely than their counterparts in other regions to give up federal organic certification, according to a Purdue University study.

Certified Naturally Grown offers farmers a cheaper and less time-consuming option to communicate how they produce their food. But terms like “natural” on food labels can be confusing for consumers.

Lundberg Family Farms' focus on soil health, conservation, and organic growing stretches all the way back to the 1930s.

The United States Department of Agriculture oversees food safety and nutrition of agricultural products grown and produced in the U.S. Small agricultural businesses are finding that USDA certification ...

A Lincoln organization defended its organic certification processes after agreeing to a U.S. Department of Agriculture ban on its certifying organic operations in China. Earlier this month, the USDA's ...