Environmental News Network: Due to Californias historic drought, a variance was issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in February that enables applicable organic livestock farmers in the Golden State to temporarily disregard the feeding standards that allow them to stamp their product as organic. Organic producers are only allowed to substitute their livestocks grass diet with organic feed, but there is concern that this is not a long-term solution as it threatens established organic standards. Farmers, whose...