Started in 2002, the nonprofit organization’s standards are modeled after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Certified ...

The USDA Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Program enables farmers to verify and refine important food safety practices.

The label organic — which in Maine can be denoted by either the USDA or MOFGA — is consistent across the country, and means ...

Since the USDA began regulating organic certification, NOSB meetings have been the primary public forum for organic farmers, processors, and other industry players to engage with the board, which is ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is issuing up to $10 billion directly to agricultural producers through the Emergency ...