In France’s Bordeaux region, 400 people have begun experimenting with a unique food security program, aiming to make locally-grown and organic food accessible to everyone.
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In France’s Bordeaux region, 400 people have begun experimenting with a unique food security program, aiming to make locally-grown and organic food accessible to everyone.
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USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack just announced new programs, partnerships, grant awards and an additional $10 million in funding to expand the markets for organic products and help producers transition to organic production.
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The OTA’s 2024 Organic Industry Survey said that (1) the increase in dollar sales was driven more by pricing than unit sales and (2) the term “regenerative” is adding confusion to the marketplace and poses a challenge to “organic.”
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Cornucopia’s play-by-play of the recent NOSB meeting in Wisconsin covered the Strengthening Organic Enforcement rollout, organic seed supply issues and a discussion on compost. More to come on this.
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With no new dicamba approved for the 2024 season, dicamba use on GE soybeans and cotton may well remain prohibited for the 2025 crop season as well.
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The Farm Bill framework from the Senate Agriculture Committee will allow the National Organic Program to keep pace with the growth in the organic sector in a variety of different ways.
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After the governments of Hong Kong and Singapore banned some well-known Indian spice brands, a recent EU report has revealed shocking data about food products commonly consumed in the country.
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The court said conflicting scientific views gave rise to “severe” health and environmental safety concerns.
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The Purple Galaxy Tomato splashed across the cover of this season’s Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds caused massive problems for the company.
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The USDA organic juice bar chain and franchise operator will now be owned by BRIX Holdings, a Dallas-based restaurant portfolio company.
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The bill sets an important precedent for other states who are considering something similar.
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Getting farmers to switch to organic farming is hard. Could giving up pesticides while still being able to use synthetic fertilizers help them to make the transition?
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Danone has acquired Functional Formularies, a whole food, shelf-stable, organic feeding tube formula company, from Swander Pace Capital.
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In case you were unsure as to Whole Foods Market’s official stance on GMOs, now you know.
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Five months after Foxtrot and Dom’s Kitchen & Market merged, the new company appears headed to bankruptcy and all its stores in Illinois, Texas, and the D.C. area are closing.
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The new SOE rule has gone into effect, but there is still plenty of confusion and uncertaintly.
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Nearly identical bills introduced in Iowa, Missouri and Idaho this year — with wording supplied by Bayer — would protect pesticide companies from claims they failed to warn that their product causes cancer, if their labels otherwise complied with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations.
The report, Bull in the Climate Shop, co-authored by Friends of the Earth and Profundo, examines U.S. bank financing of meat, dairy and feed corporations, and the sizable climate impact of that financing.
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Consumers and brands should expect major price increases and supply disruptions over the coming months.
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The Irish ingredients company said the acquisition will enhance its organic and natural flavor capabilities in the U.S.
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Water utilities took issue with the rule, saying treatment systems are expensive to install and that customers will end up paying more for water.
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“The way the EPA assesses pesticide risk doesn’t reflect cutting-edge science and can’t account for all the ways the chemicals might affect people’s health, especially given that people are often exposed to multiple pesticides at a time,” said Consumer Reports senior scientist Michael Hansen, PhD.
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Bayer made a horrible acquisition in buying Monsanto and all of its problems, and now wants sympathy from the American public with its new outreach campaign.
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In a letter to President Lic. Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the 70 groups involved in organic production in Mexico make their thoughts known clearly.
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