All is not well with the certification process of Indian organic products with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) penalising three certifying agencies, ...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld a critical element of the USDA’s organic label. The ruling in Pratum Farm LLC v USDA also affirmed the original decision of Oregon ...

The Indian government has mandated certification under the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) for the export of organic products to ensure adherence to specific standards. With a target ...

The certification allows the Indianapolis facility to consolidate SKUs from multiple origins into a single location.

Marc Laning, front, and Audrey Coleman, both of Lawrence, pile compost in a trailer during onion planting March 17 at Spring Creek Farm, south of Baldwin City. Stephanie Thomas, of Spring Creek Farm, ...

New Hampshire’s Department of Agriculture announced this week that it’s discontinuing the state-run organic certification program, forcing many local organic farmers to search for new options to allow ...

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has ended its agreement with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda) that allowed the latter to accredit agencies ...

The Roaring Fork Valley is now home to a growing new USDA-certified organic makeup company. Olga’s Organics, which locals may recall seeing at valley farmers markets this summer, offers a signature ...

The government has laid out a procedure for the export of certified organic products, requiring mandatory certification under the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) for such shipments, ...

The National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) provides standards for organic production and procedure for accreditation of certification bodies. The standards and procedures have been ...