What Is “Organic,” Anyway?

Air Date: Jul 20 2018

In this April 2, 2018, photo, Dave Chapman, owner of Long Wind Farm, checks for insects on organic tomato plant leaves in his greenhouse in Thetford, Vt. Chapman is a leader of a farmer-driven effort to create an additional organic label that would exclude hydroponic farming and concentrated animal feeding operations. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

A provision in the Farm Bill would force the USDA to crack down on fraudulent imported organic foods. We take a look at how that could affect the industry if it winds up in the final version of the bill, and at what “organic” means in the first place.

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Carrie Kaufman Host
Colleen Leahy Producer
Erin Silva Guest

What Is “Organic,” Anyway?

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