Pink Slime in your Hamburgers?
ABC just did a story on USDA approving Pink Slime as a filler in beef products. This can now be used in the school food system. The pink slime is the stuff close to the hide of the animal where ...
Canada and United States move toward full equivalency
Canada and the United States are working towards full equivalency of their organic standards. Canada recognizes the U.S. organic pasture regulations as equivalent to the Canadian standard for organic ruminant stocking rates. There is no longer a variance for ruminant ...
Proposed Rule Would Reduce Limits of Synthetic Methionine in Organic Poultry Production
Review the proposed rule regarding Methionine and organic livestock production at http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5096902 If you raise organic poultry, you should read the proposed rule change. The comment period for changing the National Organic Program rules ends April 6, ...
National Organic Program Draft Guidance on Handling Bulk, Unpackaged Organic Products
National Organic Program Draft Guidance on Handling Bulk, Unpackaged Organic Products What does this mean to the organic milk tanker trucking companies, organic livestock haulers, organic citrus juice trucking companies, rail car transporters and all other transporters of non-packaged organic ...
National Organic Program Draft Guidance on Handling Bulk, Unpackaged Organic Products
What does this mean to the organic milk tanker trucking companies, organic livestock haulers, organic citrus juice trucking companies, rail car transporters and all other transporters of non-packaged organic products? If this draft guidance passes through public comment, it means ...
USDA Surveys Certified Organic Producers
The USDA is looking for input from certified organic farmers. This survey will be used to determine rates for crop insurance and to develop new approaches to crop insurance. For the full article, visit The Packer at http://www.thepacker.com/fruit-vegetable-news/USDA-surveys-certified-organic-producers-136272638.html Growers ...
National Organic Program (NOP) National List Sunset Dates
Items on the National List that are allowed in organic production and as ingredients in organic and made with organic products are coming to the Sunset clause date. Many of these listed ingredients and materials may be coming off the ...
USDA National Organic Program (NOP) Continues the Cost Share Program for 2012
The USDA announced that organic operations can apply for a 75% (up to $750.00) refund on certification costs. To see if your state is a part of the organic certification cost share program, visit: http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/NOPCostShareProgramParticipants If you are located ...
Over 4.1 Million Acres of Organic Land
The USDA provided the results of a 2008 survey in February of 2010 that showed more than 4.1 million acres of organic land in the US and this number is growing. This was the first large scale survey specific to ...
