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A frequent question in hydroponic groups is whether organic nutrients can be used in hydroponic systems. Some people assume that if a nutrient bottle does not have an “organic” label, it is not safe.

Crops grown hydroponically are rooted in a nutrient-rich water solution rather than soil. When it comes to the prices farmers charge for their produce, the legality of a label often makes all the ...

In hydroponic agriculture, plants are grown in nutrient-enriched water. Most hydroponic farms are indoors and climate-controlled. They typically use zero pesticides and their status as organic has ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A legal fight over whether hydroponic crops can be labeled “organic” played out Wednesday at the Ninth Circuit, where a panel of judges seemed unconvinced that dirt is a required ...

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Organic stakeholders gathering in Denver this week for the National Organic Standards Board meeting will take another stab at defining the role of hydroponic production in organic, which documents ...

The National Organic Standards Board, an advisory committee to the US Department of Agriculture, voted to allow some crops grown hydroponically and aquaponically to have organic labels. Organic food ...

Some fresh produce from hydroponic growers has been approved for and is being sold under USDA’s organic seal, but farmers who grow their organic crops in the soil don’t like the competition. The ...

A federal civil action brought by soil-using organic growers does not name any of the hydroponic growers they want to prevent from using USDA’s organic label. But that does not mean hydroponic growers ...