The legal fight against the USDA continues, this time in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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The legal fight against the USDA continues, this time in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced an investment of over $30 million for 33 grants that support farmers and ranchers who grow and market high-quality organic food, fiber and other organic products.
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Research has shown that the diversity of the bacteria on an organic apple is far greater than on a conventional one.
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While food labels are nothing new, a different type that calculates the environmental cost has had a surprising effect on consumers.
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Fred Meyer, Walgreens, McDonald’s and Burger King are among the new retailers letting you get food in reusable packaging that you return for reuse.
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Walmart’s new online shopping destination helps customers find brands and products aligned with their healthy food, clean living or sustainability goals.
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University of Vermont-led research team receives $2.9M from the USDA to explore health, economic and environmental benefits of feeding seaweed to dairy cows.
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Animal-based meat and dairy manufacturers increasingly are addressing consumer demand for improved animal welfare and environmental impact – helping to defend and grow their sales in the face of encroaching competition from plant-based options.
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Just two months after securing $2 million in pre-seed funding, the plant-based pudding startup Noops announced an additional $2 million round, led by Lerer Hippeau.
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It took Danone terminating the contracts of 89 organic dairy farmers to get the full attention of politicians.
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In 2020, Chinese organic sales grew 18.6%, ranking it 4th globally.
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U.S. and India spar over organic soy, raising U.S. feed prices.
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This latest round, led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and with participation from Accel, brings the company’s valuation to $2B and the overall funding raised by Misfits Market to $526.5M.
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A flurry of litigation by advocacy groups seeks to combat what they say is a rise in deceptive marketing by food giants.
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“The FDA needs to get on the ball and needs to make sure that we do what the science requires, as opposed to, what, potentially industry is asking for,” the representative from Illinois went on to say.
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Under its $1M Farm Vitality Grant Program, farmers can receive up to $7,500 for organic transition planning assistance. This is the kind of support every state should be offering!
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As part of their push to cut emissions by 55% by 2030, EU policymakers are debating ways to breathe new life into the continent’s growth industry.
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Friends of the Earth just released its 2021 Bee-Friendly Retailer Scorecard. How does your grocery store rank?
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A new peer-reviewed study from the Environmental Working Groups shows that organic packaged goods are much safer than conventional ones.
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According to a recent Nature Food study, increasing land cover diversity in agricultural landscapes could also increase crop yields by up to 20%,
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Organic producers and handlers can now apply for USDA funds to assist with the cost of receiving or maintaining organic certification.
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Michiel Bakker, vice president of global workplace programs at Google, discusses Regen1.
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A look at commodity prices, structural issues with logistics and the current set of practices that led us to this situation.
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The pandemic brought rampant growth for local food distribution platforms.
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