Organic groups are urging USDA to maintain its organic animal‑welfare requirements as the agency considers requests for ...

FILE - Cage-free chickens stand in a fenced pasture on an organic farm, Oct. 21, 2015, in Iowa. Livestock and poultry producers will need to comply with more specific standards if they want to label ...

For all the pain the coronavirus pandemic has handed the meat industry, the implications may be especially strong for a less-publicized segment of the business: organic chickens. For all the pain the ...

Chicken is a staple in the American diet. According to the National Chicken Council, Americans eat around 100 pounds of chicken per person per year — more than any other country in the world. With its ...

Organic food as a rule costs more than conventional food, but is it worth the extra money? "We want consumers to appreciate that by buying organic food, they are helping to support farming methods for ...

(Reuters) - Just because a chicken is labeled "organic" does not mean that the bird on your plate lived a bucolic farm life before you cooked it. To officially be called "organic," the animal must be ...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Tuesday proposed a rule that would require all poultry, particularly egg-laying chickens, labeled as “organic” to have access to the outdoors.

A Long Island chicken farm is selling what it touts as “fresh,’’ organic, locally sourced poultry — but its health-conscious ...