The U.S. organic industry is poised to be under a new regulatory framework that will govern new animal welfare standards including outdoor access, living conditions, transportation and slaughter ...

DES MOINES, Iowa >> Livestock and poultry producers will need to comply with more specific standards if they want to label their products organic under final rules announced today by the U.S.

AMES, Iowa — A well-known farming couple from northeast Iowa has been chosen to receive the 2015 Spencer Award for Sustainable Agriculture. Tom and Irene Frantzen, of New Hampton, have devoted their ...

FILE - Cage-free chickens stand in a fenced pasture on an organic farm, Oct. 21, 2015, in Iowa. Livestock and poultry producers will need to comply with more specific standards if they want to label ...

The USDA says this new standard will give consumers more confidence in its certified organic label on meat and egg products. The U.S. Department of Agriculture published its new standard for organic ...

Under trademark law, USDA may seek civil remedies, including injunctive relief and monetary damages, when products use the ...