(Beyond Pesticides, January 8, 2026) In a press release published on December 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the creation of “a $700 million Regenerative Pilot Program ...

The OLPS Rule follows USDA’s Strengthening Organic Enforcement Final Rule (SOE Rule) that was issued earlier this year and for which compliance is required by March 19, 2024. The SOE Rule is the NOP’s ...

The USDA's National Organic Program has embarked on a mission to fortify oversight and enforcement in producing, handling, and selling organic products. While the rhetoric espouses the protection and ...

The Organic Trade Association is warning USDA against a full repeal of the Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards. USDA says its review of the animal‑welfare rule is underway and that no decisions ...

Prairie du Rocher, Ill. – On a cold winter day in Illinois, three little pigs are resting in a three-sided shed. They have plenty of space to trot around, as they do when Jennifer Duensing approaches.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is helping farms and food handling operations get their organic certification. “Costs associated with obtaining organic ...

Marin County supervisors have approved a program designed to help organic agricultural producers follow new federal rules. The two-year program will assist 20 clients in the Marin Organic Certified ...

The Organic Trade Association warns USDA’s proposal to rollback new rules for organic pet food and mushrooms without consulting industry could choke market access and undermine the program’s ...

The USDA’s wide-sweeping regulatory update may affect your company, even if it is only a small ingredient in the multi-billion dollar organic foods supply chain. On January 18, 2023, the USDA National ...

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.