USDA fills two vacancies on organics board

As the National Organic Standards Board opened its semi-annual meeting this week, the USDA announced two appointments to the group’s 15-member board: James Greenwood, a California avocado grower, for the board’s environmental seat, and Eric Schwartz, chief executive of United Vegetable Growers Cooperative, for the seat reserved for processors. The appointments were a surprise, said… » Read More

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