General Mills is set to pay $8 billion for pet food maker Blue Buffalo. That’s the company that markets, among other products, “farm-to-table canine cuisine.” Here’s what’s behind this deal — and why this market is so red hot. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 

Animals raised on a GMO-free diet are too hard to come by.

Consider the power of idealistic consumption.

New York Times columnist Mark Bittman on what labels like "organic" really mean.

As big-box stores like Target and Walmart compete for grocery sales, new offerings — like organic produce — are one way to up the ante.

Health-conscious cheesemaker Organic Valley wants in the multi-billion market for American cheese.

The U.S. and European Union have reached a deal on organics: what counts as organic here will count as organic there, and vice versa.