According to the USDA’s Organic Survey released last week, sales of organic commodities grew 31% since 2016, but total organic acreage remains stubbornly stuck at less than 1% of overall farmland.
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According to the USDA’s Organic Survey released last week, sales of organic commodities grew 31% since 2016, but total organic acreage remains stubbornly stuck at less than 1% of overall farmland.
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Is it any wonder that approximately 50% of Americans will get cancer?
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A look at how General Mills is leveraging its market power to spur change on farms, both big and small.
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Researchers at the University of New Hampshire will develop new science-based management techniques to boost productivity and economic efficiency.
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The updated scorecard ranks 225 varieties of organic yogurt from 29 brands.
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Wine grape and cannabis growers try to assess the damage of the ash and smoke on their crops, as well as to human health.
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Prior to its plans to go public, the Canadian organic energy drink company closed on a big round of financing.
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Upcycled foods, alternative oils and more sophisticated baby foods top the list for what will be hot in the coming year.
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Instacart is now #3, trailing only Amazon and Walmart.
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New restrictions are part of a push by the French government to phase out the cancer-causing weedkiller by 2021.
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Is it only a matter of time before the U.S. follows suit?
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A very unsettling development involving conventional raspberries repackaged as organic, having originated from China.
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This morning, Friends of the Earth released a very important Bee-Friendly Retailer Scorecard. How does your grocery store rank?
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Fearing a second wave of coronavirus, grocery stores are focusing on the long-term, aiming to stockpile supplies for months instead of weeks.
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Despite only generating $13M in revenues in 2019, Laird Superfood closed yesterday at $42.60, nearly double its IPO price and giving it a market cap of $377M.
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According to the Canada Organic Trade Association, organic products sold in Canada now account for 3.2% of all grocery sales.
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Unless an equivalency agreement is soon reached as part of the trade deal, organic food exports from the UK to the EU could effectively cease.
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The company has partnered with 18 external certification programs, including Global Organic Textiles Standard and Fairtrade, to incentivize its merchants to create sustainable products.
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Center for Food Safety’s lawsuit alleges federal “bioengineered food” law improperly prohibits state seed labeling.
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One person’s take on the impact of months and months of cooking fresh meals at home.
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A federal court dismissed a lawsuit against the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which reversed previous bans on specific insecticides and GMOs in national wildlife refuges.
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I wonder if these five new members know that they will be sitting on an “independent” board that is not allowed to set its own agenda.
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The EPA announced the final interim decision reauthorizing the use of the toxic pesticide atrazine in the majority of U.S. states., a decision that does not provide protections for public health or endangered species.
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Stakeholders fear organic food exports will be banned if mutual recognition is not agreed upon between the UK and EU by December 31, 2020.
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