Kroger partners with Infarm on produce grown in stores

11/20/19 6:04 AM By Sara Wyant

New partnership launches to bring fresh, hydroponically-grown produce into a major food retailer.

Labeling, production schism splitting organic industry

04/10/19 6:25 AM By Ed Maixner

An economically robust American organic sector thrashes through its dilemmas about what's really organic as some regulatory sideboards come off or are found missing.

Farm bill's urban farming programs fuel growing sector

03/13/19 6:19 AM By Fran Howard

The 2018 farm bill officially recognizes urban farmers — from those with community gardens to those operating multi-million-dollar vertical farms — with the creation of both a new office and a research, education, and extension initiative.

USDA advisory panel rejects proposal to bar hydroponics in organic production

11/02/17 12:11 AM By Daniel Enoch

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2017 - The National Organic Standards Board on Wednesday rejected a proposal to prohibit hydroponics in organic production, as defined by the board’s subcommittee on crops, disappointing growers who want organic certification restricted to crops grown in soil.

Solar trailer helps Alaskans grow fresh food off-grid.

07/05/17 3:23 AM By Sandra Cowherd

ALASKA, July 5, 2017 - Residents of Kotzebue, Alaska, can hydroponically grow fresh vegetables in sub-zero temperatures thanks to the first off-grid photovoltaic (PV) solar water-heating solution.

Soil or not to use soil? Organics debate certification for hydroponics

04/12/17 11:27 AM By Ed Maixner

WASHINGTON, April 12, 2017 - Can hydroponics – fruit and vegetable growing systems that don’t use soil – be certified as organic farming?

AFBF President Zippy Duvall

This week’s Open Mic guest is Zippy Duvall, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation. The COVID-19 pandemic is just the latest in economic challenges for the nation’s farmers and ranchers. Duvall offers his gratitude for administrative and legislative assistance for agriculture but shares that the economic threat to the nation’s food supply is far from over. He offers thoughts for additional assistance as the U.S. Senate prepares to consider another round of financial assistance for the nation. The Georgia farmer shares thoughts on challenges faced by the renewable fuels industry as well as trade challenges that remain with Canada and Mexico even after implementation of the USMCA.

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Opinion: Shop Kansas Farms: Kansas Farmers Calm Public Fears

Because of Covid, many Kansans have witnessed a troubling scene most have never encountered—empty shelves at the grocery store. This meant people experienced a new kind of fear. The fear of going hungry.

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Washington Week in Review: July 2, 2020: Sen. Dick Durbin on COVID-19, immigration, rural health

As the Senate prepares to consider more coronavirus relief later this month, Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., talks with Agri-Pulse about how Democrats plan to approach a new aid package, his priorities for immigration reform, and what Congress can do to help a struggling rural health system.

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