Western Growers dismayed by court's compost ruling
JUN 21, 2016-1 MIN
Western Growers dismayed by court's compost ruling
JUN 21, 2016-1 MIN
Description
A farm group is dismayed that a federal court ruled that it's no longer necessarily OK to use composted municipal green waste on organic farms in California. From Western Growers:The (USDA) Guidance already prohibited use of compost that was shown to contaminate soil, crops or water, but plaintiffs argued that this was not strict enough under the pre-2011 organic rules. While the court stopped