Organized by Straus Family Creamery, the newly-formed Western Organic Dairy Farming Crisis Coalition seeks immediate emergency relief from federal and California officials to help save organic dairy farms. You can also sign the change.org petition here.
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The USDA announced that it is establishing cooperative agreements in six regions across the U.S. for the Organic Transition Initiative, Transition to Organic Partnership Program.
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For some marketers of organic produce, certification under USDA organic standards is the starting point. For others, it is the ending point.
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OrganicEye has the full recap of Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3 at last week’s National Organic Standards Board meeting.
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The company has partnered with Himalayan organic tea farmers in the village of Champawat in Northern India to launch the region’s first farmer-owned tea factory.
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Some companies and restaurants have continued to raise prices on consumers even after their own inflation-related costs have been covered.
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The manufacturer of medicinal herb teas has sold a minority stake in the company to Grounded Capital.
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Risks from ‘forever chemicals’ have ended a half-century of spreading sludge onto Maine farmland and raised unanswered questions about the contamination of foods.
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According to new research by Nielsen, after ten years of steady growth, UK organic food sales have fallen by 2.1%.
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In a massive blow to agrichemical lobbyists, the Indian government has restricted the use of glyphosate-based herbicides due to the risks to human and animal health.
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Fortunately, Mexico does not appear to be succumbing to pressure from U.S. trade officials nor the GMO industry. Very positive development.
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One of the smartest acquisitions I have seen in the beverage space.
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Yaupon-infused beverages, produce-packed pastas, repurposed pulp and climate-conscious callouts are among the food trends expected to rise in popularity in the next year.
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U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-ME), along with her colleagues Peter Welch (D-VT), Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH) and Jared Golden (D-ME), wrote a letter to the CEOs of Danone and Danone North America, urging them to fulfill their earlier commitment to support organic dairy farms in the Northeast. To date, there has been no evidence of the promised co-investment in impacted communities.
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The lawsuit claims that the EPA does not review actual pesticide formulations when assessing pesticide risks.
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In the last few months alone, five dairies in Sonoma County — five generational farm families — have gone out of business.
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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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