May 1, 2012 - Organic Growth Puts America's Universities to the Test

April 25, 2012 - OFRF Delivers Another Powerful Voice for Organic Farmers in Washington DC

March 5, 2012 - Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) Celebrates Farmers and Puts ORGANIC Culture in Agriculture

January 10, 2012 - Organic Farming Research Foundation Seeds New Organic Crop Varieties and Farming Practices

September 19, 2011 - Organic Farming Gains Momentum with New OFRF Report and Growing Congressional Support

September 13, 2011 - OFRF Report Shows Organic Farming is Good for Health and Jobs

August 30, 2011 - OFRF Taps Denise Ryan to Direct External Relations

May 3, 2011 - OFRF Organic Farming Grants Total $2.7 Million Over 20 years

April 4, 2011 - Organic Farming Research Foundation Brings Organic Farmers to Capitol Hill April 6-7

March 7, 2011 - Women Now Lead Four Key U.S. Organic Food and Farm Groups

January 31, 2011 - OFRF Awards First Research Grants In New Seed Matters™ Project

December 16, 2010 - OFRF Calls for Fairness, Strong Action to Limit GE Contamination Risk

November 22, 2010 - OFRF Board Names New Executive Director

November 5, 2010 - OFRF to Compile Science on Organic Farming Benefits

October 5, 2010 - Mid-November Deadline Set for OFRF Organic Research and Education Proposals

October 4, 2010 - Whole Foods Market^® Community Giving Day on October 26 to Benefit Organic Farming Research Foundation  

June 29, 2010 - Bob Scowcroft, OFRF Executive Director, Reacts to the National Research Council Report on Sustainable Agricultural Systems

May 27, 2010 - OFRF Achieves Grant Program Milestones

April 30, 2010 - OFRF Targets Organic Seed and Crop Breeding Research

April 29, 2010 - OFRF Elects New Board Members with Roots in Heartland

April 6, 2010 - Deputy USDA Secretary Kathleen Merrigan kicks off sold-out Policy Conference

March 12, 2010 - Unprecedented Organic Seed Initiative to Include OFRF

February 23, 2010 - OFRF Fall Grant Round Emphasizes Organic Fruit Research, Supports Farmer Education

February 2, 2010 - USDA Organic Initiative Enters Year Two: Next Conservation Program Cutoff Date Just Six Weeks Away

December 16, 2009 - Organic Research to Support High Tunnel Production

June 18, 2009 - Local and National Organic Leaders Gather for Benefit Dinner at Mt. Hood Farm

June 17, 2009 - Organic Farming Research Foundation Targets Education, Production Improvements in First 2009 Grant Round

June 5, 2009 - USDA Deputy Secretary Pledges Full Organic Integration Across Departments

May 15, 2009 - New USDA Organic Initiative Now Accepting Applicationss

April 9, 2009 - Organics Research Proposal Deadline Looms: OFRF Sets Mid-May Date

March 24, 2009 - OFRF Funds Science, Supports Innovation: Historic Grant Year Builds Organic Knowledge, Grows Leaders

February 25, 2009 - Organic Farming Research Foundation Hires Seasoned Administrator as Deputy Director

February 24, 2009 - Nell Newman to Keynote Organic Summit

February 23, 2009 - OFRF reacts to Obama pick for Deputy Secretary of Agriculture

February 10, 2009 - First Organic Film “Trailer” Competition
Announces Call for Entries

December 17, 2008 - OFRF Backs Organic Dairy Farmers’ Views
On Proposed Pasture Rules

October 7, 2008 - OFRF Grows Communications Capacity, Hires Ted Quaday to Head New Department

June 16, 2008 - Organic Farming Research Foundation
Grantmaking Tops $2 Million

May 27, 2008 - OFRF Applauds Farm Bill Victories for Organic Farmers and Ranchers

Boulder, Colorado (April 3, 2008) - Organic leaders address transparency and innovation: The Organic Summit provides forum for dialogue and action

November 11, 2007 -- Major New Funding Announced for Organic Research and Education Grants

July 30, 2007 -- U.S. House of Representatives Supports Organics in its Farm Bill

June 4, 2007 -- OFRF to Fund Research and Education Grants

April 18, 2007 -- OFRF to Testify before First-ever Hearing on Organic Agriculture in the U.S. House of Representatives

July 31, 2006 -- Organic farmers raise their voices: Join the Organic Farmers Action Network

May 25, 2006 -- U.S. House of Representatives Gives $3 Million Boost
to USDA Organic Research Program

February 14, 2006 -- Paul Newman and Newman's Own Organics give $220,000 to OFRF: Gift is the largest in OFRF's 15-year history

February 9, 2006 -- ‘Organic Oscars’ Lifetime Achievement Awards Honor Stewards of Sustainable Agriculture (from the Ecological Farming Association)

October 21, 2005 -- Benefit dinner raises Over $100,000 for organic farming research

October 10, 2005 -- OFRF solicits pest management research proposals

December 20, 2004 -- Organic Programs See Small Victories in Difficult Fiscal Year

November 15, 2004 -- Special OFRF grants for organic management of pests

October 1, 2004 -- Organic research advocacy bears fruit

July 21, 2004 -- OFRF releases complete results of 4thNational Organic Farmers' Survey

June 18, 2004 -- Cornell researcher to discuss vermicompost and compost tea

April 16, 2004 -- USDA has $4.7 million available for organic research, education and extension projects

March 23, 2004 -- USDA will extend comment period on environmental impacts of biotech

July 24, 2003 -- New OFRF report shows rapid increase in organic research, though gap remains

June 5, 2003 -- OFRF applauds launch of congressional organic agriculture caucus

May 15, 2003 -- OFRF hires first Assistant Executive Director, Jonathon Landeck

May 14, 2003 -- OFRF releases partial results of 4th National Organic Farmers Survey

May 17, 2002 -- Hidden Organic Gems in the 2002 Farm Bill

May 8, 2002 -- Organic Farming Research Foundation Grantmaking Tops $1 Million

March 8, 2002 -- OFRF Urges Farm Bill Conferees to Support $45 Million for Organic Research

October 25, 2001 -- Organic Yields Measure Up