On November 1st, the National Organic Standards Board finally made a decision on one of the most divisive issues in the organic world: should crops grown in water, containers, or otherwise not in the ...

Editor’s Note: Established by the Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA), the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) is a Federal Advisory Board made up of 15 public volunteers from within the ...

(Beyond Pesticides, April 7, 2025) Throughout the year and historically, the science and policy deficiencies captured by the Daily News paint a dramatic picture of the issues that support the need for ...

(Beyond Pesticides, May 20, 2011) At its April 26-29, 2011 Spring meeting in Seattle, Washington, the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) strengthened standards affecting the integrity of organic ...

When the National Organic Standards Board meets this week in St. Louis, its 15 members will confront some particularly controversial agenda items. Skip to content. Sponsored by Marler Clark.

National Organic Standards Board Needs Reform. Impact. By Charis Stanek. July 27, 2012. After thirty years of research, a recent Rodale Institute study concludes, “organic methods are improving ...

USDA is planning to appoint five members to five-year terms on the 15-member National Organic Standards Board. The terms would start in January 2025.

The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) today decided to accept recommendations for “organic” fish production that will allow fish to carry the USDA organic label—despite being raised under ...

WASHINGTON, D.C – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has appointed four new members to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). Indian American professor Dr. Dilip Nandwani is among those ...

Sideman was appointed to the National Organic Standards Board, the advisory committee to the USDA, in 1997. There, he helped develop regulations for the NOP that would be easy for farmers to ...