ACTION ALERT: Protect Native Ecosystems
URGENT ACTION - Protect Native Ecosystems - Comments Due April 4th
Tell the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) to Eliminate the Incentive to Convert Native Ecosystems to Organic Production.
Read moreFarmer Scholarships to the April 2018 NOSB Meeting
The National Organic Coalition (NOC) is offering a limited number of scholarships to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meetings.
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News From the Wild Side - January 2018
Keep up-to-date on the latest news from Wild Farm Alliance!
Read moreNews From the Wild Side - December 2017
Keep up-to-date on the latest news from Wild Farm Alliance!
Read moreNews From the Wild Side - November 2017
Keep up-to-date on the latest news from Wild Farm Alliance!
Read moreNews From the Wild Side - October 2017
Keep up-to-date on the latest news from Wild Farm Alliance!
Read moreNew Report - Making Biodiversity a Priority: Updating Organic System Plans
Wild Farm Alliance (WFA) published a new report on how Organic System Plans (OSP) are addressing biodiversity. OSPs ensure certifiers, inspectors and farmers are implementing sound practices that represent the integrity of the organic label. While each certifier has a unique OSP they use to ensure compliance, not all are operating on the same playing field in terms of biodiversity conservation - each having varying degrees of biodiversity language and practices.
News from the Wild Side - August 2017
I recently returned from a birding trip and was fortunate enough to see this great blue heron hunting for gophers in a pasture. Many a farmer knows these birds are their allies in rodent control, as are the closely related egrets that follow tractors in hopes of their prey being turned up. But so are our small songbirds.
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