At the Organic Trade Association’s annual membership meeting, Secretary Vilsack announced, among other things, the re-establishment of the position of USDA Organic Policy Advisor and “tens of millions of dollars” more for the USDA’s Organic Certification Cost Share program.
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The USDA announced the other day that it will take another look at the organic animal welfare rules, which were tossed out by the Trump administration.
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A very worrisome development that the EU may exempt gene-edited foods from rigorous safety assessments.
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Hungryroot, an online grocer that uses artificial intelligence to build shopping carts for customers, has raised $40 million in a round led by L Catterton.
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The 9-year-old wine club announced the purchase of Natural Merchants, a top importer of organic and vegan wines from Europe and South America.
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Shoppers sought out dairy during pandemic because of its nutritional profile and the industry’s advances around sustainability, ethical sourcing and transparency.
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Organic Voices has expanded on the idea of “skippable” content by introducing an ASMR version of “The World’s Most Skippable Ad” video.
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According to a new survey from New Hope Network, 83% of buyers who previously attended Natural Products Expo East are planning on attending Natural Products Expo East 2021 in Philadelphia.
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In addition to a comprehensive report on the overall sector, The Cornucopia Institute has just published its ranking of 175 organic beef producers.
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New Barn Organics has sold its assets to egg producer NestFresh in a move that will allow the two companies to offer retailers — and consumers — a larger suite of fresh items.
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According to new research from the International Food Information Council, the number of Americans dieting last year held steady but calorie-counting grew while keto fell out of favor.
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The Office of the Inspector General found that “senior-level” EPA staffers “changed” and “omitted” research-based evidence of the drift risks of the pesticide that has already damaged millions of acres of crops. Surprised?
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With home cooking surging during the pandemic, sales of organic products grew 12% — and could have grown more if supplies weren’t constrained.
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A Mexican federal judge ruled against a request by the National Farm Council to freeze a government plan to ban GMO corn and the widely used herbicide glyphosate by 2024.
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Canada-based Above Food has acquired Farmer Direct Organic, which offers legume proteins and grains that are certified organic.
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Sambazon has just secured a $45 million investment from Nextworld Evergreen LP, the consumer-focused growth equity fund of San Francisco-based Nextworld LLC.
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Another legal move is made in a bid to get rid of hydroponics in organic.
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New research suggests organic-certified meat is less likely to be contaminated with bacteria that can cause human illnesses, including multidrug-resistant organisms, than conventionally-raised meat.
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In a letter to team members the other day, Whole Foods said that it is merging its global and regional merchandising teams into a single team that will support purchasing across the entire company.
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Based on a true story of Percy Schmeiser’s legal battle against Monsanto, “Percy vs. Goliath” is now available for viewing.
Read Article Based on a new review in the EU, there may be a possible loosening of restrictions for gene-edited plants.
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Thrive Market has set a goal to be zero waste certified in 2022, plastic neutral by 2023 and completely carbon negative by 2025.
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This dangerous science experiment — something we wrote about last year — has begun in Florida.
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