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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, April 01, 2025
The Agriculture Department is delaying a final rule amending organic regulations for mushrooms and pet food until March 21 to comply a regulatory freeze order issued late last month by President Donald Trump.
With the help of farm-state senators, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. used his confirmation hearings to paint himself as a champion of agriculture, arguing that many producers support efforts to roll back chemical use and shift to regenerative farming.
An administrative law judge has upheld a $1.89 million penalty against Agro Research International LLC, Sorrento, Fla., producer of AGRO GOLD WS biological amendment, for alleged adulteration and organic mislabeling.
Organic industry leaders are hoping the popularity of the Biden administration's transition assistance for new producers entering the sector will encourage lawmakers to put even more funding into such efforts.
USDA is funneling more assistance to producers looking to maintain their organic certification as the department also stands up a new grant program to develop markets for the products.
The question of whether hydroponic production can be certified as organic now rests with a panel of federal appeals court judges, who seemed to be inclined to affirm a lower court decision allowing such certification.
Advocates for organic agriculture are praising a new framework from the Agriculture Department to transform the U.S. food system, which includes $300 million for organic development, but questions remain about how USDA will roll out the money.
The Agriculture Department, under pressure from lawmakers and the organic industry, announced updates to its origin of livestock rule for organic dairy yesterday.
