“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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“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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The Organic Farming Research Foundation has unveiled the Organic Research Hub, a new online platform giving organic and transitioning farmers access to trusted, science-based tools to overcome production challenges.
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This technology could be of massive help to co-packers.
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The reported price tag for the organic snack maker is approximately $750 million.
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Authorities say 23-year-old Gabriel Anthony Autio Ramirez, an employee of CCOF, made a threatening call to leadership at OrganicEye. Before the call in February 2024, the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office in Wisconsin had also received reports of threatening emails sent to the group in late 2023. The threats reportedly began shortly after OrganicEye filed a formal complaint against CCOF, alleging federal law violations related to conflicts of interest.
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The organic sector is very vulnerable to PFAS contamination, particularly for eggs.
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Members of Congress faced fiery town halls with concerned farmers and laid-off USDA employees during last week’s recess.
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The reform, proposed by President Claudia Sheinbaum, aims to protect native corn as an “element of national identity” and may trigger retaliatory measures by the U.S.
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These multi-billion dollar verdicts are not going to last forever, as the company recently introduced new residential lawn and gardening Roundup products that are free from glyphosate — but 45x more toxic. We wrote about this new formulation last fall.
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The school district has served more than 80,000 pounds of organic food since last year.
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Organically Grown Company, a marketer and distributor of certified organic produce, has acquired Johansen Ranch, a historic family farm in Orland, California.
Read Article Exposure to multiple pesticides significantly increases the risk of childhood cancers compared with exposures to just one pesticide, first-of-its-kind research finds, raising new fears that children are more at risk to the substances’ harmful effects than previously thought.
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The USDA’s January data shows that organic milk sales, at 276 million pounds, were up 6.5% from a year ago and represented 7.2% of total milk sales in the month.
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