Feeling completely betrayed by the Organic Trade Association’s support of the Stabenow-Roberts GMO-Labeling “Compromise” bill, OSGATA (the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association) withdraws its membership from the OTA.
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Feeling completely betrayed by the Organic Trade Association’s support of the Stabenow-Roberts GMO-Labeling “Compromise” bill, OSGATA (the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association) withdraws its membership from the OTA.
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Consumers are demanding fresh, organic product, and Ready Pac has responded. The company has just launched four different chopped organic salad kits.
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Congrats to Arjan Stephens and the rest of the team at Nature’s Path for winning a research & development award from Food Processing magazine.
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An organic “checkoff” program would tax all organic participants who have above a certain revenue threshhold. But some farmers are not happy about this at all.
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Danone’s $12.5 billion takeover of WhiteWave Foods has set the stage for lots more acquisitions in the natural and organic food space.
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In massive acquisition news, Danone has taken out WhiteWave Foods for $12.5 billion to become the leading player in the organic dairy market. WhiteWave has long been rumored as an acquisition target.
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Scotts Miracle-Gro has a plan to make GMO-grass very, very big. Needless to say, this is scary news for organic consumers.
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Leading organic food delivery service, Sakara Life, and noted plant-based chef, Matthew Kenney, have joined forces on a very cool collaboration. I’ve got to get my hands on some of this food.
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An often-debated topic within the farming community is whether organic certification is worth it or not. Some Maine farmers absolutely think so.
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In a shrewd move, Amazon has launched its own brands of organic baby food and coffee under the names Mama Bear and Happy Belly.
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Unlike the U.S., Russia has put its foot down regarding risky GMOs and has signed a law prohibiting them.
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Thrive Market is aiming to be the definitive online grocer for organic and non-GMO, and just closed on a $111M round to pursue its goals. This company is going to be a monster.
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In a very smart move and after a year of R&D, pressed organic juice company Cold Pressed Raw has rolled out its own vending machines in Miami.
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At an absolutely critical time for the movement, there are serious accusations of betrayal within the organic community. Here is a great recap of what is going on.
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In acquisition news this week, Kashi looks to expand its presence in the energy bar category by taking our Pure Organic.
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Following the suit of other food companies, such as General Mills and Hain Celestial, Kellogg’s just announced a $100M fund to invest in food and food-related start-ups.
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The rush is on to influence agriculture in Cuba, and both organic and biotech are wasting no time to have their voices heard.
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Elon Musk’s brother, Kimbal, has an audacious plan to open an organic fast-food restaurant where everything is under $5. I’m looking forward to seeing this.
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Bitsy’s Brainfood, a company that is redefining healthy packaged food options for kids, has rolled out Smart Crackers, available exclusively at Target.
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Unfortunately, non-organic seeds are allowed in organic farming. This insightful piece shares why and the problem we face with our seed supply.
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Meet Danielle DuBoise and Whitney Tingle, the brilliant founders of organic meal delivery service Sakara Life.
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Cool story in Fortune magazine about Late July and its founder Nicole Dawes. And it all started when she went looking for organic saltine crackers.
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Given that the beekeepers lost an estimated 44% of their colonies last year, it is imperative that the EPA bans the pesticides that are killing them.
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In an important ruling for the industry, a U.S. District Court judge ruled that the USDA acted illegally when the agency allowed for pesticide-contaminated compost.
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