Browsing: Organic

Empowering Sustainable Agriculture: Meet Dr. Erin Silva Director of the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems at UW-Madison Dr. Erin Silva serves as an Associate Professor and…

Arnott Duncan: Transforming Organic Farming to Win Grower of the Year At the 2025 Organic Grower Summit held in Monterey, California, Arnott Duncan, the visionary founder…

Meet Our New Tech & Data Intern: Katelyn Hemmer Contact: katelyn@ofrf.org Background and Education Katelyn Hemmer (she/her) is a recent graduate from Carleton College, where she…

USDA NIFA Announces 2025 Organic Transitions Program Awards November 20, 2025 This week USDA-NIFA announced seven new research project awards through the Organic Transitions Program (ORG),…

SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Nov. 19, 2025 — The Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) has launched its 2025-2026 National Organic Farmer Survey, a nationwide effort to understand…

Different buckwheat flour formulations are being tested by evaluating different milling techniques. This photo shows light (left) vs. dark (right) buckwheat flours, which have different flavor…

CCOF recently announced a “partnership” with Comsint Communications — a boutique communications firm with expertise in crisis and reputation management. The timing seems particularly appropriate for…

Written by Vinnie Trometter and Gordon Merrick As we alluded in last month’s Policy Corner, there is some semblance of good news legislatively regarding OFRF’s policy…

By Gordon Merrick, OFRF Policy Program Director Ensuring that there are sufficient research resources for organic producers is central to OFRF’s mission and represents the backbone of…

As you might have been reading, hearing, or seeing in the news, the federal government is in the midst of a limited shutdown following a lapse…