by Mark Kastel | Jan 26, 2026 | Commentary, OrganicEye Posts
Dear Organic Certifiers and Nonprofit Leaders, It pains me to see that so many of you seem to have become nothing but cheerleaders for “organic,” the USDA organic program, and the certification scheme as it exists today. The result? We have thrown family-scale organic... 
by Mark Kastel | Jan 20, 2026 | OrganicEye Posts, Press Release
January 21, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mark A. Kastel, 608-625-2000 / info@organiceye.org FTC complaint: Horizon Family Brands acquisition of Maple Hill will increase market concentration, reduce competition, and harm family-scale organic dairy farmers and... 
by Mark Kastel | Jan 11, 2026 | Commentary, OrganicEye Posts
Staffing Cut While Uninspected Imports Crash US Farms The lowdown on the diminishing USDA oversight of organics:1. After the cancellation of the fall meeting of the National Organic Standards Board, the rescheduled confab has been minimized on an unprecedented... 
by Mark Kastel | Jul 19, 2025 | News Posts, OrganicEye Posts
Photo Credit: Capital Press — Hazelnut farmer Bruce Kaser of Pratum Farm in Salem, OR Appellate Court Denies US Farmer’s Day in Court — Filing for Reconsideration July 21, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mark A. Kastel, 608-625-2000 / info@organiceye.org Federal... 
by Mark Kastel | Jun 12, 2025 | Commentary, OrganicEye Posts
Fundamentally Flawed: Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 The quick take: The new OrganicEye white paper challenges the legitimacy of encouraging shoppers to purchase commonly contaminated conventional (non-organic) produce. Abundant published...