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The New Farm Bill Could End Organic as We Know It

As debate over the next version of the Farm Bill begins, members of Congress could attempt to undermine the National Organic Standards Board, the regulatory body that determines what is meant by "organic" in agriculture.

Senator Pat Roberts, the Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, could use his position to undermine the power of the National Organic Standards Board a valuable democratic form of regulation for U.S. agriculture.