Organic feed crop growth and development, along with organic feed trials are among the areas being funded in a set of 24 grant projects awarded by NIFA.
A Danish study shows that a protein product produced using a new method for refining proteins from green biomass could provide a very promising feed ingredient for organic pig and poultry farming in Europe.
The Commission, the Council and the Parliament have finally come to a provisional agreement on the overhaul of EU organic regulation and product labelling.
There have been public debates about whether certain novel plant breeding techniques (NPBTs) such as CRISPR, could be used within the organic farming model to close the productivity gap, or whether they should be categorised as genetically modified organisms...
Appointments to and restructuring of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) has prompted the Cornucopia Institute to file a lawsuit against the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The newly announced USDA grant for organic agriculture research, education and extension projects will indirectly help grain and feed producing farmers to grow more organic products, says a Washington based lobby group.
Developing an official ‘label’ for organic conversion-grade produce would let farmers secure price premiums while they are going through the organic conversion process, claims a new European study.
