After efforts to ban the weedkiller failed, the country will now give financial aid to farmers who agree to stop using the super-toxic herbicide.
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After efforts to ban the weedkiller failed, the country will now give financial aid to farmers who agree to stop using the super-toxic herbicide.
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Congrats to my NYC friends Jason Karp, Jordan Brown and Jessica Karp on their sale of Hu for a reported $340M. An amazing accomplishment!
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The country will also be phasing out the super-toxic glyphosate herbicide by 2024.
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Started by Zume Pizza co-founder Julia Collins, the company has introduced a line of organic, carbon-neutral crackers called Moonshot Snacks.
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The Texas-based organic baby food company is on track to do $21 million in revenue next year.
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Industry experts attribute the drop to much fewer impulse purchases and a slowdown in sales at convenience stores.
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Vitamin D, immune support and blood sugar balance top the list.
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With regenerative agriculture gaining traction, the organic industry is positioning itself as leading the way on carbon sequestration. The research is promising — but inconclusive.
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Because of the presence of glyphosate and diquat, the California Department of Food and Agriculture recently issued a statewide quarantine for the organic fertilizer product Agro Gold WS.
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Internal company records show the companies knew crop damage from their weed killer would be extensive. They sold it anyway.
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On Monday, the FDA approved a genetically-engineered pig whose body doesn’t make a component that can trigger allergies in people.
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The EPA released a proposed interim decision on the toxic, brain-damaging pesticide chlorpyrifos, effectively continuing its registration in the U.S., despite a proposed ban on the insecticide by the Obama Administration’s EPA in 2015.
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Jason Karp and Rohan Oza, the leaders of HumanCo and CAVU Ventures, respectively, are launching a blank check company targeting the U.S. health and wellness industry.
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In Australia, ecologists and environmentalists are shockingly defending the cancer-causing weedkiller.
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Senators Corey Booker (D-NJ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) have announced The Justice for Black Farmers Act, a measure aimed at reforming the USDA and creating a land grant program to encourage a new generation of Black farmers.
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Vertical Wellness, a leader in the branded hemp cannabinoid health and wellness space, has acquired The Organic Candy Factory.
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A policy memo by a Biden-linked group offers clues about how the new administration may address climate change through re-imagined farming practices — even without Congressional approval.
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The New York Times is reporting that intense lobbying is going on behind the scenes for the USDA Secretary post. Organic advocates are pushing very hard for Rep. Marcia Fudge.
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Some distressing news out of Israel, where researchers say they have detected a successful ‘genome editing event’ in the cannabis plant, signaling the advent of GMO for cultivation.
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With business booming during the pandemic, Thrive Market’s CEO/co-founder Nick Green says the company is “barely scratching the surface.”
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Bob Kirchoff, the CEO of Organic Valley, discusses policy changes needed to ensure a healthy business climate and certainty for organic dairy family farmers.
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The Grocery Manufacturing Association was accused of not disclosing where its contributions to the 2013 “No on 522” campaign came from.
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Activists say the pesticide industry’s calculated move is straight from the tobacco playbook.
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Differentiated design for online sales and digital restaurant concepts are a few of the food trends that have emerged from COVID-19.
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