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?

Senator Dick Durbin, D-Ill.

This week’s Open Mic guest is U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin. The Illinois Democrat has long been concerned about a changing climate and the challenges it poses for the nation and its farmers. Durbin supports the American Jobs Act and recognizes the agriculture industry’s concerns over tax amendments to pay for the investment. He continues to work for immigration reform with a strong agriculture worker component and hopes for new efforts to expand market opportunities for farmers and ranchers.

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Opinion: The Biden administration should address Mexico’s bans on genetically engineered corn and glyphosate

In this opinion piece, Daren Bakst and Gabriella Beaumont-Smith with The Heritage Foundation discuss the potential fallout from Mexico’s bans and what the administration can do.

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Washington Week in Review: May 6, 2021: Rep. Dusty Johnson on 30x30, infrastructure, beef bills

The Biden administration rolled out a plan to conserve 30% of the nation's land and water by 2030 this week, and House Ag Committee Republican Dusty Johnson is among many looking for specifics on what this means for American agriculture. In this interview, the South Dakota Republican offers his thoughts on that as well as where he sees infrastructure and beef cattle market reforms going in 2021.

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