In a second round of payments, USDA will provide additional assistance to organic dairy producers on top of the $15m that was paid out in the first round. Even still, this will hardly be enough.
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In a second round of payments, USDA will provide additional assistance to organic dairy producers on top of the $15m that was paid out in the first round. Even still, this will hardly be enough.
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Major food companies are making “more promises than progress” on regenerative agriculture, according to an analysis from the Farm Animal Investment Risk & Return investor network.
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Securing shelf space among the top natural retailers requires CPG brands to focus on the differences between stores and how they can innovate alongside them.
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Comments by agriculture minister seem to signal shift away from focus on organic produce as shoppers choose cheaper meat.
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Despite being negotiated for more than a decade, Senator Marshall (R-KS) has introduced an amendment to block the rule from moving forward.
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Launched by Andrew Abraham (Orgain), Nick Giannuzzi (Giannuzzi Lewendon) and Peter Rahal (RXBAR), the NYC-based Humble Growth also has founding investors such as Gary Hirshberg (Stonyfield) and Mike Repole (BODYARMOR).
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This is news that the GMO and pesticides companies did not want to see.
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On Friday, Center for Food Safety and 12 groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over the its failure to regulate factory farm pollution under the Clean Water Act.
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U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern has introduced a bill in Congress that could ban more than 70 pesticides in the United States, including many that are already banned in either the European Union or Canada.
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Known as the Streamlining Organic Research Act, it would require the USDA to study the feasibility of certifying more research land as organic and would protect mandatory funding for the Organic Research and Extension Initiative.
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Asked to cut herds, move or even shut down to help meet E.U. environmental goals, agricultural workers say too much is demanded of them. Their anger is reshaping the political landscape.
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Several groups, including Mighty Earth and Rainforest Action Network, filed complaints with the SEC over JBS’s alleged concerns about the company’s business practices, such as cattle supply chains and deforestation.
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Center for Food Safety challenges exemptions for highly refined foods and unfamiliar terminology (Bioengineered) in GMO food labeling regulations.
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A groundbreaking study conducted by scientists in South Dakota has found that the world’s most widely used family of pesticides — neonicotinoids — is likely causing serious birth defects in white-tailed deer, deepening concerns over the chemical’s potential to harm large mammals, including humans.
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Advancing organic agriculture in federal climate change policy could provide openings for more legislative support.
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Ancient grains have seen a ton of activity in bread, cereal and snack food products, and they have room to grow in the baking mixes, pizza crust and beverages categories as well.
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Foote Brook Farm, an organic vegetable farm in Vermont, lost over 80% of its crop to the July 2023 floods.
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The goal of having 100% organic farmland in the country now appears to be out of reach.
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Let’s hope vintners reject this unproven and risky technology.
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Investing in soil health is not just environmentally responsible. It is also a smart business decision.
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About a third of America’s organic dairies have gone out of business in the last four years, and the situation appears to be worsening.
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Acre Venture Partners and HearstLab led the $18 million Series A funding, which brings the company’s total raised to date to over $30 million.
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As the trade dispute heats up, American officials will not conduct joint studies because they know what they will find.
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Since inception, Vital Farmland LP (Fund I) has generated a net average after-tax return to original investors of 113%.
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