As ever-bigger companies seek it out, can this certification stay meaningful?
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As ever-bigger companies seek it out, can this certification stay meaningful?
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This move will allow SunOpta to focus on its plant-based foods and beverages business, including its line of oat, almond, soy, rice, coconut and hemp-based products.
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With the funding, the company plans to open 15 farms across the nation, including high-tech facilities in the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Pacific Northwest.
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The share of grocery shoppers who said they often purchased fewer items to save on their grocery bills climbed from 15% in October 2021 to 24% last month.
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Even if “Carbon Neutral” claims are certified by a third party, such as the Carbon Trust, organic brands could still face class action lawsuits.
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The USDA gives the green light on another completely unnecessary and unproven GMO.
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The round was led by Belgium-based The Nest, and the money will be used to commercialize the company’s agroforestry-focused software, development and financing ecosystem.
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The organic and Non-GMO superfoods company was purchased by the publicly-traded integrated supplements platform The Healing Company for an undisclosed amount.
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The California Supreme Court delivered a major blow to agribusiness and pesticide industry groups, ruling that that insects and other invertebrates can be protected under the state’s Endangered Species Act.
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Organic has a new challenge. It’s not getting consumers to pay the higher prices, it’s convincing enough farmers to get past their organic reluctance and start taking advantage of the revenue pouring in.
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Let’s hope Mexico stays strong and does not succumb to the pressure from the GMO industry.
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A grant of more than $700,000 from the USDA will support a University of California collaboration to improve and expand undergraduate education in organic agriculture, with an emphasis on supporting underrepresented students.
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The total number of US acres dedicated to organic production has declined year-over-year.
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During his first speech at the U.N. General Assembly as the new President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro slammed the use of “poisons such as glyphosate” that have been used in aerial spraying campaigns to kill coca crops.
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A new report commissioned by the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament show that a large number of European scientists have a serious conflict of interest. Is anyone surprised?
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Shockingly, this was the first big and official White House meeting to discuss food and nutrition issues in more than 50 years.
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This incredibly generous move will bring Rodale Institute’s renowned research, education and consulting capabilities to the Pacific Northwest — now to be called the Rodale Institute Northwest Organic Center at Cascadian Farm.
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The government’s unwillingness to enforce the rules is severely damaging organic and jeopardizing the health of our valuable farmworkers.
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The war in Ukraine has forced farmers in Uganda to utilize an unlikely resource.
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Center for Food Safety’s Bill Freese gives his take on what this all means.
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A scan of the QR code allows access to a range of information about the product lifecycle, including its origin, date of harvest, any analysis results, obtained certificates and the path it has traveled.
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Kate Farms, a producer of organic, plant-based nutritional formulas, raised $75 million in a Series C funding round led by Novo Holdings.
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In a round led by HumanCo and Manna Tree, True Food Kitchen will use the proceeds to open a fast-casual brand, something that its customers have been asking for, said CEO Christine Barone.
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Some of the lead recipients include: $55M to the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture to help small and underserved farmers; $35M to Wolfe’s Neck Farm to catalyze transition incentives; $25M to the Organic Valley Carbon Insetting Program to help build a multi-stakeholder path to produce and market climate-smart commodities; $25M to Rodale Institute to quantify the reduction of GHG emissions and increase carbon sequestration; and $20M to Maple Hill Creamery to grow the supply and market for climate-smart, grass-fed organic dairy.
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