Along with providing technical assistance, including farmer-to-farmer mentoring, the USDA also acknowledged that “there can also be climate and environmental benefits” with organic. Wow.
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Along with providing technical assistance, including farmer-to-farmer mentoring, the USDA also acknowledged that “there can also be climate and environmental benefits” with organic. Wow.
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In data coming out of the Organic Trade Association, the industry achieved very tepid growth in 2021, not much of a surprise after the panic buying and supply chain challenges in 2020.
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A new tool from The Cornucopia Institute identifies farms growing soil-grown (not hydroponic), pesticide-free berries across the U.S.
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An absolutely ominous situation is unfolding in the state that produces the most organic food in the country.
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With $10m in Series A funding, the carbon assessment platform Planet FWD hopes to dramatically reduce the time it takes CPG companies to evaluate and neutralize their environmental impact.
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The proposed new legislation would relax regulations for gene-edited — but not genetically modified — products and would at first apply only to plants. Not good at all.
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Rael, the holistic and organic personal care brand focused on clean period care, intimate care and skincare, closed a new round of funding led by Colopl Next and Signite Partners.
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Through Bolthouse Farms, Evolution Fresh joins private equity firm Butterfly’s brand portfolio that includes the likes of Pete and Gerry’s Organics, MaryRuth Organics and Orgain.
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With food-at-home prices in April 2022 up a staggering 10.8% vs April 2021, consumers are beginning to change their behavior in numerous ways.
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Studies show that these chemicals can leach into food and drinks, causing infertility, birth defects and harm to brain development.
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Out of 67 cooking oil products tested in 2021 and 2022, only one organic canola oil brand was reported to contain any detection of PFAS.
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As a subsidiary of produce distributor Organically Grown Company, Forcefield Capital is focused on finding financing for companies that adopt mission-aligned structures.
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In a round led by Titan Grove, the funding will be used to accelerate HowGood’s internal growth and to expand industry partnerships throughout the U.S. and Europe.
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Beer drinkers everywhere need to revolt against gene-edited wheat in their favorite beverage.
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Expect to see a lot more of this, not just in Africa but all over the world — including the U.S.
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As part of California’s 2022 Scoping Plan, which aims to get the fifth largest economy in the world to carbon neutrality by 2045 or earlier, organic farmland will be a massive priority.
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The funding, which was led by Temasek, will enable Brightseed to advance natural compound discovery and clinical validation.
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Bayer has seen the Supreme Court as its last and best hope to avoid potentially billions of dollars in damages.
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In an incredibly reckless decision, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services approved the extension of Oxitec’s two-year field trial, which includes releasing several billion more genetically-engineered mosquitoes into the Florida Keys — one of Florida’s most ecologically sensitive areas.
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Javier Zamora, owner of JSM Organics in Watsonville, said that spring rains have caused more than 80% of his organic strawberry crop to rot.
Agtech startup NanoBio Designs LLC says its technology is able to reduce genetic testing of seeds from days to minutes.
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A disastrous decision but, for now, no GMO wheat is approved for sale in the U.S.
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The music icon, along with Beechwood Capital, Goat Rodeo Capital and others, participated in Lemon Perfect’s $31M Series A.
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The organic watchdog group’s updated white paper profiles the lobbyist-affiliated appointees to the National Organic Standards Board.
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