The current system effectively requires organic dairy producers to subsidize their conventional counterparts, said Adam Warthesen, vice president of government and industry affairs at Organic Valley. He also believes that costs for organic dairy farmers will go up because of the new pricing structure.
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Tragic. And don’t expect GMO labels for these CRISPR, genetically-engineered pigs.
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Community members in Watsonville and across Santa Cruz County are raising their voices, calling for change in how pesticides are used near homes and schools. American labor leader Dolores Huerta is joining the fight.
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Inflation, limited access to organic foods, and a growing return to conventional farming are fueling a slump in France’s organic market.
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The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether Hain Celestial and its retailer, Whole Foods Market, will face a new trial over claims that trace amounts of heavy metals in baby food cause autism in children.
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Based on a first-of-its-kind analysis of USDA data, the report finds that most no-till systems are so heavily dependent on herbicides to manage weeds that a staggering 1/3rd of total annual pesticide use in the U.S. can be attributed to no-till corn and soy production alone.
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New data reveals a sharp disparity between consumers’ strong desire for organic ingredients and their distrust of voluntary labels, demonstrating a gap in the market for beauty brands.
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Older adults who eat more organic food tend to have better cognitive performance, according to a new study published in the European Journal of Nutrition.
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The USDA just declared that this GMO 2.0 plant does not need to be regulated and can move forward with commercialization. Not good.
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At $21.5 billion and accounting for 30.1% of total organic sales, organic produce held the top spot as the standout category, with berries and bananas leading the way.
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“For the last 50 years, American children have increasingly been living in a toxic soup of synthetic chemicals,” FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said at a press conference yesterday in Washington, D.C.
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This smaller format store concept will soon open in the East Village and Hell’s Kitchen.
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“Taxpayers are subsidizing poor health,” Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said at a Little Rock news conference with USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins. “We’re paying for it on the front end and the back end.”
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The Bionutrient Institute, Edacious and Utah State University have released early findings from an ambitious research initiative exploring the nutrient density of beef — and the many factors that influence it.
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In a review of over 500 scientific publications, The Research Institutes of Organic Agriculture FiBL found that organic farming results in lower environmental impacts than other forms of agriculture.
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The food sector is “unprepared” for an impending climate-induced meltdown, a secret society of UK industry insiders has warned in a new report.
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Key provisions of the bill include improved coordination of organic research at the USDA, increased funding for the USDA’s Organic Research and Extension Initiative, and a new statutory grant program to assist producers transitioning to organic practices.
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The findings of this study build on existing research that pollution knows no borders or boundaries.
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Internal Syngenta documents, revealed by The New Lede, show that the company was aware of scientific evidence many years ago indicating that paraquat could impact the brain in ways that cause Parkinson’s, and that it secretly sought to influence scientific research to counter the evidence of harm.
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Starday is using AI to reduce research and development time, while identifying untapped areas of whitespace for innovation.
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A new Republican plan would exempt many new toxic PFAS or “forever chemicals” from health and safety review, a move criticized by opponents because it would allow the dangerous man-made substances to be used and sold with little effective scrutiny.
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The highly respected certifier Sam Welsch has stepped down, and Karlin Warner has taken over ownership of OneCert.
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Booker’s bill, also introduced in the House by Representative Gabe Vasquez, would require the USDA to release frozen grant funds and prohibit the termination of existing contracts.
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Girl Scout cookies contain lead, arsenic, cadmium, aluminum and mercury at levels that often exceed regulators’ recommended limits, as well as concerning amounts of a toxic herbicide, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
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