SEMCAP Food & Nutrition has invested $68 million of secondary capital to buy out early angel investors and take a significant minority stake in the organic plant protein brand.
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SEMCAP Food & Nutrition has invested $68 million of secondary capital to buy out early angel investors and take a significant minority stake in the organic plant protein brand.
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While the country claims that it is doing this because an alternative has not been found yet, the real reason could be undue pressure from the U.S., who is fighting mightily against the ban.
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As the agrichemical giant lays groundwork to fend off Roundup litigation, its use of a playbook for building influence in farm state legislatures has the dangerous potential to benefit pesticide companies nationwide.
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After having filed a legal complaint against CCOF, OrganicEye is now targeting a second organic certifier for improprieties, alleging that Oregon Tilth has received contributions, conference sponsorships and other payments over and above certification fees from operations that it oversees.
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Speciality finance shop Mad Capital has received early commitments from The Rockefeller Foundation and others, and it is already actively deploying capital to farmers.
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Topping the list of the 2024 Dirty Dozen are strawberries, spinach and kale.
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Businesses will continue working to lower their indirect emissions because of pressure from retailers and state governments, according to a sustainability tech executive.
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Professor Kathleen Delate at Iowa State University will use modeling and field research to understand the long-term impacts of crop rotations, no-till practices and use of composted animal manure for fertilizer.
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The organic baby food brand closed an oversubscribed $20M Series B funding round, which was led by HumanCo.
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The new tool will ultimately streamline the organic transition process and help producers more easily take advantage of all USDA programs.
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Selected projects will benefit more than 31.8 million consumers and more than 27,000 producers.
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There’s growing concern that many in the organic food industry — importers, brokers, handlers and distributors — haven’t made the necessary compliance changes.
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The round was led by Stride Consumer Partners LLC.
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The organic produce market saw low dollar growth and declines in volumes, as price remains an obstacle for many consumers.
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Plummeting supply and surging prices have caused a meltdown in the chocolate market. And analysts are growing less hopeful for a quick correction.
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The alternative milk brand announced that it has closed an internal investment round, which was led by existing investors Benvolio Group and Rotor Capital.
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Food companies are talking about smaller price increases this year, good news for grocery shoppers and restaurant diners.
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Last fall, we provided extensive coverage on the grower group lawsuit against the USDA, and there has been some movement on the case as of late. Representing eight organic stakeholders, Center for Food Safety recently filed a “friend of the court” amicus brief in support of grower group certification. OrganicEye, which sits on the other side of the case, responded to this action and shared a possible compromise.
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Going into effect on March 19th, the new rule calls for the implementation of more rigorous certification practices for various types of businesses, including key links in the organic supply chain.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro is doing a phenomenal job encouraging organic agriculture in his state.
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A very unfortunate casualty of lawmakers voting down a bill that would have provided about $220,000 to the state’s department of agriculture.
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As Mondelēz, General Mills and other CPG firms scour the market for deals, high asking prices could remain a sticking point preventing some purchases from taking place.
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An absolutely incredible move if the country were to make it.
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Based on recent New Hope Network consumer research, roughly a third of respondents said they actively seek out products labeled USDA certified organic, but 28% said they don’t seek out any third-party certifications.
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