After more than a decade of delays, the USDA reports that it will propose organic standards for the production of fish and shellfish in 2015. Read more here and here.
Agriculture.com reports on the sale of 441 acres of certified organic farmland in Nebraska that averaged $8,426 per acre.
The USDA reported on continued growth of the organic industry with 19,474 certified organic operations in the United States and a total of 27,814 certified operations globally.
Tilth Producers of Washington has been named to the Organic Trade Association''s Farmers Advisory Council. Read more here.
Ireland announces new subsidies for Irish farmers transitioning conventional land to organic agriculture.