Consumers Trust Organic Labels, But Fraud Threatens The Industry
The organic industry is trying to battle fraud, given that it could undermine consumers’ trust and burst its burgeoning $43 billion food market.
Federal Loan To Help Monticello Build New Wastewater Treatment Plant
The US Department of Agriculture has awarded the city of Monticello a $14 million loan to build a new wastewater treatment plant. The announcement comes a year after Illinois' Attorney General sued the city over the release of untreated wastewater into streets.