The USDA says this new standard will give consumers more confidence in its certified organic label on meat and egg products. The U.S. Department of Agriculture published its new standard for organic ...

USDA prime beef is not as plentiful as other grades like choice or select. This is because the standards used to award that ...

Maria Korneeva / GETTY IMAGES Eating organically has become a desirable lifestyle choice for many households over the past couple decades. But despite how popular organic food is, the standards for ...

You've probably noticed those gleaming organic apples at your grocery store, priced nearly double their conventional ...

It is hard to truly do justice to the recent organic food explosion. What was once a small subset of the overall food and beverage market is now close to a $200 billion industry—and expected to grow ...

The U.S. government this week rolled out new requirements for foods that aim to crack down on "organic fraud" and boost oversight of such products throughout the supply chain. Officials called it the ...

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will step up oversight and enforcement of the production, handling and sale of organic products at the behest of industry and legislators who worry increasingly ...

The Biodegradable Products Institute is focusing on bringing more clarity to compostable packaging’s future in California, ...

WASHINGTON --The National Organic Standards Board, the panel of experts officially appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to assist the USDA in developing organic standards, has recommended ...

WASHINGTON — James Wolf raised corn, soybeans and wheat on a family farm in Cottonwood County for decades when he did what many Minnesota farmers do – applied for certification to sell his crops as ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture published its new standard for organic livestock production. Industry groups say that this will help producers compete and promote trust in organic products for ...