http://www.organicauthority.com/blog Organic Authority - organic food, organic living, green living, organic thoughts. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:00:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-dairy-farmer-appointed-to-the-national-organic-standards-board/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-dairy-farmer-appointed-to-the-national-organic-standards-board/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 08:00:17 +0000 Lacy http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11499 On January 15th, the USDA announced the appointment of Dr. Francis Thicke, Ph.D. by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). This 15-member board has the sole authority to approve or remove substances from a list of items approved for use in organic foods.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-dairy-farmer-appointed-to-the-national-organic-standards-board/feed/ 0