The Organic Center’s work aims increase the innovation and success of organic farming while empowering consumers with knowledge of the benefits of organic. The Center conducts, convenes and communicates credible research related to organic food and farming and in this webinar, will share some recent research directions and information products used to communicate science to the organic sector and its consumers like reports on the benefits of organic spices, herbs and teas, and the benefits of organic produce. Research projects presented will include the assessment of chemical contamination of retail milk, food safety risk assessment for the use of organic soil amendments, the use of protective netting to improve organic specialty crop quality, and impacts of orchard grazing on soil health, food safety and pest control.
