Deregulating New Genomic Techniques: Organic movement raises red flag
The organic food and farming movement criticises the Commission’s plan to work on a new legal framework for plants derived from New Genomic Techniques. New legal framework about the New…
FiBL presents a new dossier on organic production and good practices
FiBL presents Organic farming. Basic principles and Good practices, a new dossier that explains the basics of organic farming and shows how they are applied in practice. The publication is…
Antibiotic use by SA-certified livestock farmers below national average
A new report has revealed that organic livestock farmers certified by the Soil Association (SA) have much lower antibiotic use than average levels, achieved primarily through good husbandry. The report,…
UK’s “poorly defined” legislation against junk food puts sports nutrition sector at risk, ESSNA warns
The European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance (ESSNA) is calling on the UK government to ensure that restrictions on foods meant to tackle childhood obesity do not negatively impact the sports…
The Big Interview: Mark Smith
The Big Interview: welcome to our New Q&A Series brought to you by Organic Food Iberia and Eco Living Iberia In the run up to the show, which returns on…
EU: New Ambitious Organic Action Plan
The European Commission today approved the European Organic Action Plan 2021-2027. The Plan has the ambition to contribute to the growth of the organic sector and the objective of reaching…
A ‘big win’ for organic
Organic Farmers & Growers (OF&G) says the organic sector is ‘cautiously optimistic after gaining clear recognition’ within Defra’s new pilot scheme, the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). The certifier welcomes the…
Finn Cottle retires from Soil Association Certification
Soil Association Certification has announced that Finn Cottle, long-standing trade consultant, is retiring. In a trade news bulletin, Clare McDermott, business development director, shared Cottle’s plans to retire, saying the…
Farm to Fork: the role of organic and digital training activities to reach the objectives
In May 2020, the European Commission published the Farm to Fork strategy as a key element of the European Green Deal (new EU growth strategy for 2050). Ambitious goals for…
Diverse group of organic farmers zoom into D.C. to talk organic
Organic Trade Association fly-in to brief new administration, lawmakers on critical issues From their home offices, kitchens, fields or tractor cabs, a diverse group of organic farmers from across the…