A federal judge in California last March found in favor of the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture’s ruling that hydroponics can be labeled as USDA Organic foods. The Center for Food Safety and several traditional organic
Continue Reading Amicus brief supports USDA on hydroponics as organics
The Annandale, VA-based Aquaponics Association is out with an article touting its growing methods as “solutions to foodborne illness outbreaks.”
The Aquaponics Association is a nonprofit organization that cultivates aquaponics through “education, advocacy, and connection.”
Continue Reading Association contends aquaponics offer a solution to some food safety issues
The journal Horticulturae reports in a current issue on Purdue University research findings about E. coli in aquaponic and hydroponic systems. Three years of other research about deadly E. coli O157:H7 have left many wondering
Continue Reading Aquaponic and Hydroponic systems are no escape from E. coli contamination
A federal civil action brought by soil-using organic growers does not name any of the hydroponic growers they want to prevent from using USDA’s organic label.
But that does not mean hydroponic growers are going
Continue Reading Hydroponic growers defend their use of Organic label from outside the courtroom
Federal Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler is a former assistant U.S. attorney who spent much of her career as a top prosecutor for major federal crimes. Her latest assignment as Magistrate for the U.S. District Court
Continue Reading Organic growers say it is in their economic interest to stay grounded in soil
