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OPN Connect Newsletter 10
Jimmy Panetta shares insights about his first year in Congress, the Agriculture Committee, his agriculture priorities while in office and more.
By Melody Meyer
There is a little known yet enormous slice of legislation that gets passed every 5 years or so that literally affects everyone who eats. This mighty omnibus of a Farm Bill wields a trillion dollar budget and touches every aspect of food and agriculture in the US.
By Mindy Hermann, RD
Nikhil Arora, co-founder, Back to the Roots, chats with OPN Connect about how he turned curiosity and a fraternity experiment into a commitment to connect families with food.
The period for comments to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on the proposed GRO Organic marketing order just closed, with feedback from more than 14,000 individuals and organizations received.
1. EWG: Envisioning an Organic California
2. Organic Produce Urban Gardens Program in Cuba
3. The Organic Coup Opens in AT & T Park
4. OPN’s Tonya Antle Named Ag Woman of the Year
5. Harvard Report Touts Organic for Better Health
Organic grape production begins this month in the Coachella Valley with abundant supplies of premium quality product expected from growers in the desert region. Industry members California Table Grape Commission, Anthony Vineyards and Homegrown Organic Farms share their outlook for the season.
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