Subdued approval greeted President-elect Obama's choice of Tom Vilsack for Secretary of Agriculture last week.

The pick that offers the most insight into where Obama will lead the country is his selection the most misunderstood position in the Cabinet: secretary of Agriculture.

Re-thinking lawn care with organic methods produces desired results.

USDA Advisory Panel Vote Applauded

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFMI) and Wild Oats Markets (OATS) have today announced they have signed a definitive merger agreement under which Whole Foods Market will acquire Wild Oats Markets’ outstanding common stock in a cash tender offer of $18.50 per share, or approximately $565 million based on fully diluted shares.

The Cornucopia Institute informed the USDA of their intention to file suit accusing the agency of ignoring the organic regulations, and the intent of Congress, by their failure to enforce the law.

Tracy Miedema begins her appointment to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Organic Standards Board.

What color is your bamboo shoot ?

America's biggest company is also the world's biggest purchaser of organic cotton.

The US government is prepared to fund the spraying of DDT to control malaria.

A genetically modified form of a grass is worrying the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) enough that it is running its first full environmental impact assessment of a GM plant.

America's biggest company is also the world's biggest purchaser of organic cotton.

Supermarket chains launch less expensive brands to capture growing organic foods market.

It pounded supermarket chains by selling groceries cheaper than anyone else, now the discount leader wants the organic niche.

He made millions from selling organic food to well-heeled Americans. Now hippie entrepreneur John Mackey plans to bring his laid-back style to Britain's upmarket high streets.

Nancy Hughes envisions San Diego as America's first edible city. Those of us with no palate for stucco may find that hard to swallow. But there it is, the incredible edible city.

Consumers International has accused Australia of playing double standards at the 33rd Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling, which aims to set an international standard for labelling genetically modified (GM) food and food ingredients.

Thirty years after hostilities ended between the US and Vietnam, relations remain strained by one of America's most notorious actions, the use of the chemical Agent Orange.

A decision in an obscure Department of Agriculture committee has drawn a line in the mulch in the debate over organic agriculture.

Monsanto, the US agro-chemical company, is to pay Dollars 1.5m in penalties to the US government over a bribe paid in Indonesia in a bid to bypass controls on the screening of new genetically modified cotton crops.

Three-time X Games gold medalist Bob Burnquist has won every award skateboarders covet. But while the super huge mega-ramp creates death-defying drops, what really excites Burnquist is a lot safer organic food.

The Vietnam War ended in 1975, but the scourge of dioxin contamination from a herbicide known as Agent Orange did not.

Population effects of growth hormone transgenic coho salmon depend on food availability and genotype by environment interactions.

The Bush administration reversed itself Wednesday and withdrew four changes in organic food standards that critics had said threatened to undermine public trust in the word organic.

The Bush administration is giving Americans new reason to watch what they eat.

US government to have direct input into Australian laws and policies on quarantine and technical standards, including labelling of GE food.

The US biotechnology company Monsanto has abandoned its plans to introduce genetically modified wheat to the world market despite spending seven years and hundreds of millions of dollars developing the crop.

Other biotech food crops continue to edge closer to commercialization, whilst Monsanto shelves its plans for Genetically Modified Wheat.

Many U.S. residents carry toxic pesticides in their bodies above government assessed acceptable levels.

Delaware North chefs at national parks, airports and stadiums will offer more sustainable summer menu items as part of a company-wide environmental initiative.

ANSI will conduct a peer assessment of the procedures and practices of the USDA National Organic Program. The program will be assessed using the ISO.IEC Guide 61, General Requirements for Assessment and Accreditation of Certification and Registration Bodies.

Experienced insight into the factors to consider when attempting to gain certification for an organic restaurant, from those that have taken the challenge.

The Commission April 2003 session marks its first formal meeting since the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in South Africa. The Commission will focus on its own future work in translating into reality the commitments to economic growth, social development and environmental protection, made at that landmark conference.

The Journal of Agriculture study shows that pesticide free foods contain more phytochemicals.

Europe, Zambia, India, China reject shipments of American produce that has been genetically modified.

Decades after the U.S. dusted Vietnam with herbicides, scientists and civilians tally the damage.

PCBs drenched Alabama town, but no one was ever told.

The general use of the pesticide DDT will no longer be legal in the United States after today, ending nearly three decades of application.