Rodale Institute Launches Research Endowment
“This is the first step to building a long term sustainable hub of innovation, education, and scientific integrity to support the future needs of the organic sector,” said Hirshberg. “We invite organic industry leaders and anyone who cares about the health of people and our planet to join us in helping to ensure that organic agriculture proponents have access to the research needed to ensure future growth and integrity.”
EWG: Trump’s glyphosate executive order a ‘big middle finger to every MAHA mom’
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump today signed an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act to guarantee the supply of glyphosate-based herbicides, claiming it is critical to national security.
“If anyone still wondered whether ‘Make America Healthy Again’ was a genuine commitment to protecting public health or a scam concocted by President Trump and RFK Jr. to rally health-conscious voters in 2024, today’s decision answers that question,” said EWG President and co-Founder Ken Cook.
Draft Farm Bill Attacks Foundational Protections from Pesticides for Farmers, Consumers, and Environment
The chair of the Agriculture Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, in releasing the Republican 2026 Farm Bill draft last Friday afternoon, is challenging three core safeguards that are seen as critical to the health of farmers, consumers and the environment—judicial review of chemical manufacturers’ failure to warn about pesticide hazards, the democratic right of local governments in coordination with states to protect residents from pesticide use, and local site-specific action to ensure the safety of air, water, and land from pesticides. The draft Farm bill language in three separate sections: (i) prohibits lawsuits by farmers and consumers harmed by pesticides for which manufacturers failed to provide complete safety warnings (Section 10205); (ii) takes away the authority of local governments to protect residents and the local environment from pesticide use (Section 10206), and; (iii) repeals requirements in numerous federal statutes to protect against local pesticide contamination that could affect waterways, drinking water, federal projects, endangered species, migratory birds, and toxic waste (Section 10207).
This Is the Cheapest Place To Buy Organic Eggs Right Now
The price may have been the reason I started buying Kirkland’s organic eggs, but the quality keeps me returning week after week. The yolks are a darker orange than non-organic eggs, and they make the fluffiest omelets. They also taste divine when fried or poached, and especially if I use a couple of yolks to make homemade hollandaise sauce for eggs Benedict.
The six C’s for selling your organic crops
Organic foods are growing in popularity, with U.S. sales of organic products nearing $72 billion in 2024, but many growers are struggling financially because of rising production costs and shrinking premiums.
