SAN ANTONIO – From goats, baby bulls and chickens to a garden that cultivates food by the seasons, The Lilypad Farm School emphasizes learning outside with nature. The school’s owner Lilly Arguello ...

There are just 10 more days to comment before USDA can finalize the Organic Livestock and Poultry rule for the National Organic Program. If enacted, new animal welfare standards would apply to animals ...

Celebrating the USDA’s move on Aug. 5 to reinstate organic animal welfare standards, organic advocates are hailing this as a “resounding victory” for organic farmers, their livestock, and organic ...

Since the Biden administration took the reins in January, animal welfare and organic farming advocates have resumed their push to reinstate the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) rule ...

For many consumers the organic label can be a turn off, because it is usually associated with a higher price tag. While there are debates and concerns about whether the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

This winter, I attended a livestock auction on California’s remote northern coast. Ranchers sat on plywood bleachers warming their hands as the auctioneer mumble-chanted and handlers flushed cows into ...