In 1950, Vermont was home to 11,000 dairy farms. Today, there are 508.
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In 1950, Vermont was home to 11,000 dairy farms. Today, there are 508.
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In the first quarter of 2023, there were 1,030 transactions that raised roughly $1 billion, compared to 1,349 deals totaling $1.3 billion in the first three months of 2022.
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According to Research Co., young Canadians aged 18 to 34 are willing to pay top dollar for cleaner food options over other age groups.
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“Despite knowing the ongoing grave harms caused by coated seeds, EPA has still unlawfully refused to close the loophole allowing them to escape any regulation,” said Amy van Saun, senior attorney at Center for Food Safety and counsel in the case.
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The funds will be used to expand its new ready-to-drink cold brew latte line and to grow its national retail presence.
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Internal documents from the chemical giant reveal tactics to sponsor sympathetic scientific papers and mislead regulators about unfavorable research.
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The company’s newly enacted legal mechanism secures its mission indefinitely, regardless of shareholder structure.
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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has also said GMO seeds can contaminate Mexico’s age-old native varieties and has questioned their impact on human health.
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Not the kind of news the GMO industry wants people to know about.
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This frightening development has paved the way for gene-edited cattle, goats and sheep.
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News releases suggest that James Wolf, 65, admitted to purchasing conventionally-farmed grains from a supplier and then reselling the grains labeled as organic.
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“While we appreciate the USDA providing some help, the reality is that this program equates to roughly $6,000 for a 60-cow herd. It is going to make very little of a difference to the struggling small organic dairies in our community,” said Ed Maltby, executive director of the Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance.
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The Opportunities in Organic Act of 2023 is designed to help farmers pursue organic agriculture by offering a suite of easy-to-access tools, expert technical assistance and flexible funding for underserved farmers and ranchers.
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Instead of leveling the playing field for small farmers, the bill would allow global corporations to pull money and resources out of rural communities and undermine the resilience of our food supply.
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Instead of funding proven solutions to reduce the food sector’s huge climate footprint, the USDA-led AIM for Climate Summit has backed costly and unnecessary technologies, according to the International Alliance for Climate and Agriculture.
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A very troubling development, especially because eaters will have no idea that they are eating gene-edited produce.
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Organic, plant-based cheese pioneer Miyoko Schinner and Miyoko’s Creamery, the company she founded, have ended contentious legal challenges against one another.
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Among other measures, the USDA will issue up to $75M in competitive grants to expand and improve markets for domestically-produced organic products.
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Organic produce was the top seller of all categories, totaling $22 billion and accounting for 15% of all fruit and vegetable sales in the country.
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PaleoPower reduced glyphosate levels in the soil by over 80% within 90 days of application and by over 90% within 180 days of application.
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Advocacy groups want the Federal Trade Commission to tackle greenwashing and net-zero claims, among other things.
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Watchdog group OrganicEye gives a recap of the recently held National Organic Standards Board meeting in Atlanta.
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Studies show more than 95% of Americans have “detectable levels” of PFAS in their blood.
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The pioneering Indian environmentalist discusses her 50-year struggle to protect seeds and farmers from the ‘poison cartel’ of corporate agriculture.
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