California Senate reviews organic fertilizers

The tumult in California’s organic produce industry over sales of tainted fertilizer has had its day in the Sacramento spotlight.

Members of the Senate Committee on Food and Agriculture spent four hours Feb. 3 hearing from growers, suppliers, certifiers and state officials. While there were some pointed questions from the senators, the emphasis of the hearing was to solicit information, said a spokeswoman for Sen. Abel Maldonado, a member of the committee.