Prairie du Rocher, Ill. – On a cold winter day in Illinois, three little pigs are resting in a three-sided shed. They have plenty of space to trot around, as they do when Jennifer Duensing approaches.

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The new USDA organic label standards, which go into effect Monday, will eliminate a patchwork of state and regional definitions for the term "organic" and will assure consumers that they're getting ...

WASHINGTON — Three years ago, U.S. Department of Agriculture employees determined that synthetic additives in organic baby formula violated federal standards and should be banned from a product ...

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Organic groups are urging USDA to maintain its organic animal‑welfare requirements as the agency considers requests for ...

Do you know what “cage-free” means? How about “free range”? “Pasture-raised”? Some of the terms used on food labels are official certifications, enforced by the USDA or a nonprofit entity, and the ...

Certified Naturally Grown offers farmers a cheaper and less time-consuming option to communicate how they produce their food. But terms like “natural” on food labels can be confusing for consumers.

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