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September 2022

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Organic Gets Significant Funding in USDA’s $2.5B Climate-Smart Commodities Program

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.

Center for Food Safety

Huge Victory! Judge Rules QR Codes are Illegal in GMO Labeling Rule

“This should be a warning to the industrial food sector that avoiding clear on-packaging labeling by using QR codes alone will not pass legal scrutiny,” said Andrew Kimbrell, executive director of the Center for Food Safety.

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USDA Approves GMO Purple Tomato

Next up is USDA approval and commercialization in 2023. A very troubling development.

Misfits Market to acquire Imperfect Foods

Online grocery company Misfits Market to acquire Imperfect Foods in an all-stock deal.

Workers at MOM’s Organic Market in Hampden, VA Vote to Unionize

Workers at MOM’s Organic Market voted 58-5 to join Teamsters Local 570, in hopes of better pay, a clear pay structure and more job security.

Coyuchi to Go Public

Coyuchi, the first organic luxury home goods brand for sustainable living, has filed to go public through a Regulation A+ offering.

Natural Newsdesk

Activists Blockade and Get Arrested at Regenerative Agriculture Summit

With sponsors such as Syngenta and Nestle, the Regenerative Agriculture & Food Systems Summit faced real backlash.

UK Survey: 60% of People Do Not Want Lab-Grown Meat

One should expect similar numbers in the U.S., yet group after group is trying to feed us propaganda that this is the only way to feed the world.

Supermarket News

Organic Fresh Produce Feels Double-Edged Sword of Inflation

According to the Organic Produce Network and Category Partners, inflation gave a lift to organic fresh produce dollar sales but pinched unit volume in the second quarter of 2022.

‘Traumatic and Devastating’: Organic Farmers Cope with Fallout from Danone Exit

“The effect on the farms that had their contract canceled was traumatic and devastating, not only to them but to the regional community,” said Ed Maltby, executive director of the Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance.

Amazon bought Whole Foods Five Years Ago. Here’s What’s Changed.

One of the numerous changes is the introduction of palm-scanning devices, which allow for checkout-free shopping.

Neutral Foods gets $12M for Zero-Carbon Dairy Expansion

Led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the funding from this Series A round will be used to continue its national expansion and to double the number of retailers that carry its products.

In France, People are Forgoing Organic Because of Inflation

Carrefour CEO Alexandre Bompard, the head of Europe’s largest food retailer, said consumers now have penny-pinching approach to shopping and are swapping out organic for conventional.

August 2022

Sales of Plant-Based Meat are Telling Two Different Stories

Dollar sales of refrigerated meat alternatives are declining in double-digits, while frozen products are growing in the high single digits, according to IRI data crunched by 210 Analytics.

USDA to Invest up to $300 million in New Organic Transition Initiative

According to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, the number of non-certified organic farms actively transitioning to organic production dropped by nearly 71% since 2008. Through the comprehensive support provided by this initiative, the USDA hopes to reverse this trend.

Celebrity Chef Giada De Laurentiis launches Giadzy, Raises $1.4M

The e-commerce platform is on a mission to “bring real, good, authentic, organic ingredients from Italy to the United States.”

How Will the War in Ukraine Impact Food Security in 2023?

In a worst-case scenario, McKinsey is predicting a food deficit representing a year’s worth of nutritional intake for up to 250m people – or 3% of the global population.

Vividly’s raises $18M Series A to Help CPG Brands Increase Demand More Effectively

Vividly, a software solution that helps trade performance management, closed on a financing led by Vertex Ventures US.

Butterfly Closes $1 Billion Food-Focused Fund

The LA-based private equity firm, which owns large stakes in MaryRuth Organics and Pete & Gerry’s Organic Eggs, has closed on its sophomore fund.

Study: Organic Dairy Farming Can Store Carbon and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Just published in the Journal of Cleaner Production, a University of Wisconsin-Madison research group unveiled a dairy lifecycle assessment conducted on Organic Valley farms that shows small organic dairy farms, which focus on grazing and organic production techniques, are low greenhouse gas champions.

Laird Superfood receives $3/Share Takeover Offer

The publicl-traded health and wellness company has confirmed its receipt of an unsolicited offer from EF Hutton SPV I LLC to acquire the company’s outstanding common stock for $3 per share in cash.

Eat the Change raises $14.5M to help launch Just Ice Tea

With Seth Goldman’s new iced tea brand set to hit shelves next month, the financing was led by Collaborative Fund, S2G Ventures and previous Honest tea stakeholders, distributors and suppliers.

Square Baby raises $1.8M to Expand Nationally

The organic baby food brand will use the funds to support national expansion, fuel DTC growth and serve the quickly growing waitlist of over 10,000 families.

An Updated GMO Propaganda Campaign from the FDA

In 2020, just as covid hit, the USDA, EPA and FDA launched a pro-GMO campaign called Feed Your Mind. That program has since been updated.

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