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House ag committee approves anti-GMO labeling law

Posted July 20, 2014 The House Agriculture Committee has approved a bill that would ban states from requiring the labeling...

Two Indicted in Organic Tomato Farm Case, Multiple Fraud Charges

Posted December 17, 2014 The Alabama Securities Commission has indicted James Albert Lawhorne and Jacqueline Wilson in multiple counts of...

Organic Farmers Discuss GMO Tolerance

Posted February 14, 2014   Organic farmers are discussing how to deal with contamination from genetically modified (GMO) crops and “tolerance...

Lawmakers, Advocacy Groups Urge Obama to Act on GMO Food Labeling

Posted January 21, 2014   Members of Congress and groups representing the organic food industry and consumers recently sent a letter...

CA Appeals Court Rules OFPA Preempts State Consumer Lawsuits

Posted January 3, 2014   In Quesada v. Herb Thyme Farms, Inc., No. B239602, 2013 WL 6730808, (Cal. Ct. App. Dec....

Judge Orders Attorneys’ Fees for Organic Certification Inspector

Posted December 18, 2013   Evrett Lundquist, an organic certification inspector who was facing a $7.6 million lawsuit, won summary judgment...

Oregon Appeals Court Dismisses Challenge to “Right to Farm” Law

Posted November 18, 2013   In Hale v. State of Oregon, Or. Ct. App., A150572 (Nov. 14, 2013), the Oregon Court...

US and Japan Streamline Organic Trade

Posted October 1, 2013   The United States and Japan have announced that beginning January 1, 2014, organic products certified in...