Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years. Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Opinion

Organic Confusion

The Organic Foods Production Act enacted in the 1990 Farm Bill served to establish uniform national standards for the production and handling of foods labeled as “organic.” The Act authorized a new USDA National Organic Program (NOP) to set national standards for the production, handling, and proce
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Global food security

Agriculture is a business, a very big business. Whether you look at net farm income, agriculture exports or the number of people employed in the
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