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Kathleen A. Merrigan to Serve as Executive Director of the Sustainability Institute

The former U.S. Department of Agriculture deputy secretary will lead new university-wide Sustainability Institute.

Posted: to National News on Thu, Feb 6, 2014
Updated: Mon, Nov 19, 2018

Drought parches organic dairy pastures

Posted: to National News on Mon, Feb 3, 2014
Updated: Mon, Feb 3, 2014

Maine’s Oakhurst Dairy sold to farmer cooperative

Posted: to National News on Sat, Feb 1, 2014
Updated: Sat, Feb 1, 2014

USDA Extend Agricultural Coexistence Comment Period to March 4, 2014

Posted: to National News on Tue, Dec 24, 2013
Updated: Tue, Dec 24, 2013

More Helpful Fatty Acids Found in Organic Milk

Posted: to National News on Mon, Dec 9, 2013
Updated: Mon, Dec 9, 2013

’Cloned Beef’ On Store Shelves Causes Stir In Britain

Posted: to National News on Fri, Aug 6, 2010
Updated: Fri, Aug 6, 2010

French dairy giant snaps up Rachel’s from WhiteWave

Posted: to National News on Wed, Jul 28, 2010
Updated: Wed, Jul 28, 2010

Organic dairy family turns to cheese making

Posted: to National News on Tue, Jul 13, 2010
Updated: Tue, Jul 13, 2010

Organic Valley’s CEO George Siemon on the Crooked Art of Leadership

Posted: to National News on Wed, Jul 7, 2010
Updated: Wed, Jul 7, 2010

Organic dairies struggling, too

Posted: to National News on Mon, Aug 3, 2009
Updated: Mon, Aug 3, 2009

North Coast dairy cows sold to slaughter as milk prices fall

Posted: to National News on Fri, Jul 17, 2009
Updated: Fri, Jul 17, 2009

Survival getting tough for some organic dairy farmers

Posted: to National News on Wed, Jul 15, 2009
Updated: Wed, Jul 15, 2009

Organic Dairies Watch the Good Times Turn Bad

Posted: to National News on Thu, May 28, 2009
Updated: Thu, May 28, 2009

Organic Dairy Manure May Offer High Quality Fertilizer Option

Posted: to National News on Thu, May 7, 2009
Updated: Thu, May 7, 2009

Conditions good this spring, but milk price remains low

Posted: to National News on Wed, May 6, 2009
Updated: Wed, May 6, 2009

ORGANIC OASIS

Posted: to National News on Tue, May 5, 2009
Updated: Tue, May 5, 2009

Smaller dairies fight rule change on milk

Posted: to National News on Sat, Mar 28, 2009
Updated: Sat, Mar 28, 2009

Germany’s Myster Cow Disease

Posted: to National News on Fri, Mar 27, 2009
Updated: Fri, Mar 27, 2009

Dairy in Crisis - Part 3

Posted: to National News on Thu, Mar 26, 2009
Updated: Thu, Mar 26, 2009

Broken Trust Shakes Web From Farmer to Cow

Posted: to National News on Mon, Mar 23, 2009
Updated: Mon, Mar 23, 2009

Dairy industry braces for a tough winter

Posted: to National News on Fri, Oct 3, 2008
Updated: Fri, Oct 3, 2008

Foxboro dairy farm sells its milk raw

Posted: to National News on Fri, Sep 12, 2008
Updated: Fri, Sep 12, 2008

Organic has lower carbon imprint: BFA

Posted: to National News on Fri, Sep 12, 2008
Updated: Fri, Sep 12, 2008

Organic supply squeeze tightens

Posted: to National News on Tue, Sep 9, 2008
Updated: Tue, Sep 9, 2008

Getting Paid for How You Farm

Posted: to National News on Fri, Aug 15, 2008
Updated: Fri, Aug 15, 2008

With a focus on flavor, organic dairy finds a productive niche

Posted: to National News on Wed, Aug 6, 2008
Updated: Wed, Aug 6, 2008

Organic Growth at Safeway

Posted: to National News on Sun, Jul 13, 2008
Updated: Sun, Jul 13, 2008

Going With the Grain

Posted: to National News on Tue, Jul 1, 2008
Updated: Tue, Jul 1, 2008

Catching an amber wave

Posted: to National News on Sun, Jun 22, 2008
Updated: Sun, Jun 22, 2008

UNH receives $380000 grant to study organic dairy as closed ecosystem

Posted: to National News on Tue, Jun 3, 2008
Updated: Tue, Jun 3, 2008

NZ: Fonterra farmers set for income boost

Posted: to National News on Fri, May 30, 2008
Updated: Fri, May 30, 2008

German dairy farmers dump milk in protest

Posted: to National News on Thu, May 29, 2008
Updated: Thu, May 29, 2008

’Saudi Arabia of Milk’ Hits Production Limits

Posted: to National News on Thu, May 8, 2008
Updated: Thu, May 8, 2008

Volatility in dairy business will begin to affect organic milk prices

Posted: to National News on Sun, Apr 27, 2008
Updated: Sun, Apr 27, 2008

Bill would help organic farmers

Posted: to National News on Fri, Apr 11, 2008
Updated: Fri, Apr 11, 2008

Bill would help organic farmers

Posted: to National News on Fri, Apr 11, 2008
Updated: Fri, Apr 11, 2008

The Food Chain: As Prices Rise, Farmers Spurn Conservation

Posted: to National News on Wed, Apr 9, 2008
Updated: Wed, Apr 9, 2008

What Grocers Teach Us About The US Economy

Posted: to National News on Wed, Apr 9, 2008
Updated: Wed, Apr 9, 2008

Resistance to Ohio milk labeling restrictions grows

Posted: to National News on Wed, Apr 9, 2008
Updated: Wed, Apr 9, 2008

Some Good News on Food Prices

Posted: to National News on Wed, Apr 2, 2008
Updated: Wed, Apr 2, 2008

Milking it

Posted: to National News on Thu, Mar 20, 2008
Updated: Thu, Mar 20, 2008

When Big Business Eats Organic

Posted: to National News on Wed, Mar 19, 2008
Updated: Wed, Mar 19, 2008

The Feed: Fighting on a Battlefield the Size of a Milk Label

Posted: to National News on Sun, Mar 9, 2008
Updated: Sun, Mar 9, 2008

Aurora Organic Milk Class-Action Suits to Be Heard in St. Louis

Posted: to National News on Tue, Feb 26, 2008
Updated: Tue, Feb 26, 2008

Speaker at organic farming conference derides corporate agriculture

Posted: to National News on Sun, Feb 24, 2008
Updated: Sun, Feb 24, 2008

Organic producers struggle to keep pace with rising demand

Posted: to National News on Fri, Feb 22, 2008
Updated: Fri, Feb 22, 2008

The dairies are half-pint

Posted: to National News on Wed, Feb 20, 2008
Updated: Wed, Feb 20, 2008

Cost crises compounds organic milk lull

Posted: to National News on Tue, Jan 22, 2008
Updated: Tue, Jan 22, 2008

The Way We Live Now Our Decrepit Food Factories

Posted: to National News on Sun, Dec 16, 2007
Updated: Sun, Dec 16, 2007

If It’s Fresh and Local, Is It Always Greener?

Posted: to National News on Sun, Dec 9, 2007
Updated: Sun, Dec 9, 2007

PA dairy label rule shelved

Posted: to National News on Wed, Nov 28, 2007
Updated: Wed, Nov 28, 2007

Price And Credibility Barriers To Buying Organic

Posted: to National News on Wed, Nov 21, 2007
Updated: Wed, Nov 21, 2007

Consumers Won’t Know What They’re Missing

Posted: to National News on Sun, Nov 11, 2007
Updated: Sun, Nov 11, 2007

Organic milk may help babies beat allergies

Posted: to National News on Sun, Nov 11, 2007
Updated: Sun, Nov 11, 2007

America so badly needs

Posted: to National News on Sun, Nov 4, 2007
Updated: Sun, Nov 4, 2007

Down on The Farm, Agricultural policy is not sexy.

Posted: to National News on Fri, Nov 2, 2007
Updated: Fri, Nov 2, 2007

State’s tough new raw milk standards for upset consumers, farmers.

Posted: to National News on Fri, Oct 26, 2007
Updated: Fri, Oct 26, 2007

Five Easy Ways to Go Organic

Posted: to National News on Mon, Oct 22, 2007
Updated: Mon, Oct 22, 2007

Aurora faces lawsuits for organic violations

Posted: to National News on Wed, Oct 17, 2007
Updated: Wed, Oct 17, 2007

Organic farming comes to China

Posted: to National News on Tue, Oct 2, 2007
Updated: Tue, Oct 2, 2007

Can a dairy be big and organic?

Posted: to National News on Sat, Sep 29, 2007
Updated: Sat, Sep 29, 2007

USDA May Relax Standards for Organic Foods

Posted: to National News on Sat, Jun 9, 2007
Updated: Sat, Jun 9, 2007

Organic Valley: GMO Alfalfa Will Devastate Organic Dairy Industry

Posted: to National News on Wed, Apr 18, 2007
Updated: Wed, Apr 18, 2007

In corn belt, ethanol boom a bust for ranchers.

The alternative energy source has turned around dying towns, but the high price of corn makes it hard to raise livestock

Posted: to National News on Wed, Mar 28, 2007
Updated: Wed, Mar 28, 2007

Small dairy farmers face challenges in CA

Posted: to National News on Wed, Mar 28, 2007
Updated: Wed, Mar 28, 2007

When Organic Isn’t Really Organic

Posted: to National News on Wed, Mar 14, 2007
Updated: Wed, Mar 14, 2007

U.S. Agency Violated Law in Seed Case, Judge Rules

Posted: to National News on Wed, Feb 14, 2007
Updated: Wed, Feb 14, 2007