How will the USDAs national organic standards affect organic farms in California when they are implemented this fall?
The USDAs national organic standards will be less restrictive than the current California organic standards. As a result, a greater number of large, corporate farms will qualify for the organic label, potentially pushing out the smaller organic farms in California that have been using organic practices for decades. The national rule may allow the use of currently unacceptable pesticides and additives to become accepted as organic. It also may allow practices that are inhumane to animals.
