The California Supreme Court delivered a major blow to agribusiness and pesticide industry groups, ruling that that insects and other invertebrates can be protected under the state’s Endangered Species Act.
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The California Supreme Court delivered a major blow to agribusiness and pesticide industry groups, ruling that that insects and other invertebrates can be protected under the state’s Endangered Species Act.
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Organic has a new challenge. It’s not getting consumers to pay the higher prices, it’s convincing enough farmers to get past their organic reluctance and start taking advantage of the revenue pouring in.
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Let’s hope Mexico stays strong and does not succumb to the pressure from the GMO industry.
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A grant of more than $700,000 from the USDA will support a University of California collaboration to improve and expand undergraduate education in organic agriculture, with an emphasis on supporting underrepresented students.
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While the total number of US acres dedicated to organic production has declined year-over-year, there was a slight increase in acres planted to organic field crops in 2022.
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During his first speech at the U.N. General Assembly as the new President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro slammed the use of “poisons such as glyphosate” that have been used in aerial spraying campaigns to kill coca crops.
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A new report commissioned by the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament show that a large number of European scientists have a serious conflict of interest. Is anyone surprised?
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Shockingly, this was the first big and official White House meeting to discuss food and nutrition issues in more than 50 years.
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This incredibly generous move will bring Rodale Institute’s renowned research, education and consulting capabilities to the Pacific Northwest — now to be called the Rodale Institute Northwest Organic Center at Cascadian Farm.
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The government’s unwillingness to enforce the rules is severely damaging organic and jeopardizing the health of our valuable farmworkers.
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The war in Ukraine has forced farmers in Uganda to utilize an unlikely resource.
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Center for Food Safety’s Bill Freese gives his take on what this all means.
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A scan of the QR code allows access to a range of information about the product lifecycle, including its origin, date of harvest, any analysis results, obtained certificates and the path it has traveled.
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Kate Farms, a producer of organic, plant-based nutritional formulas, raised $75 million in a Series C funding round led by Novo Holdings.
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In a round led by HumanCo and Manna Tree, True Food Kitchen will use the proceeds to open a fast-casual brand, something that its customers have been asking for, said CEO Christine Barone.
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Some of the lead recipients include: $55M to the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture to help small and underserved farmers; $35M to Wolfe’s Neck Farm to catalyze transition incentives; $25M to the Organic Valley Carbon Insetting Program to help build a multi-stakeholder path to produce and market climate-smart commodities; $25M to Rodale Institute to quantify the reduction of GHG emissions and increase carbon sequestration; and $20M to Maple Hill Creamery to grow the supply and market for climate-smart, grass-fed organic dairy.
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“This should be a warning to the industrial food sector that avoiding clear on-packaging labeling by using QR codes alone will not pass legal scrutiny,” said Andrew Kimbrell, executive director of the Center for Food Safety.
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Next up is USDA approval and commercialization in 2023. A very troubling development.
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Online grocery company Misfits Market to acquire Imperfect Foods in an all-stock deal.
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Workers at MOM’s Organic Market voted 58-5 to join Teamsters Local 570, in hopes of better pay, a clear pay structure and more job security.
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Coyuchi, the first organic luxury home goods brand for sustainable living, has filed to go public through a Regulation A+ offering.
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With sponsors such as Syngenta and Nestle, the Regenerative Agriculture & Food Systems Summit faced real backlash.
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One should expect similar numbers in the U.S., yet group after group is trying to feed us propaganda that this is the only way to feed the world.
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According to the Organic Produce Network and Category Partners, inflation gave a lift to organic fresh produce dollar sales but pinched unit volume in the second quarter of 2022.
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