The EPA has proposed dropping a rule requiring safety zones when spraying pesticides, just as farmworkers are deemed ‘essential’ during the pandemic.
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The EPA has proposed dropping a rule requiring safety zones when spraying pesticides, just as farmworkers are deemed ‘essential’ during the pandemic.
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Due to food shortages, the USDA is making it easier for low-income participants in the Women, Infant and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program to fill their grocery carts.
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Venture capitalist Mark Rampolla discusses a very different environment that is ahead of us.
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Americans may soon see less selection and more expensive food in the coming months.
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Companies such as Numi Tea and Bread Alone have become Climate Neutral Certified.
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The Natural Products Association has started a campaign to reverse Gov. Jared Polis’ order, which was issued on April 9th.
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Brightfield Group predicts that one key segment of the CBD market will drive sales in the months ahead.
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The ninth circuit court of appeals is being asked to overturn the EPA’s approval of a Monsanto herbicide that is allegedly a threat to farm crops across the U.S.
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Online grocery shopping demand is so great during this coronavirus pandemic that some Whole Foods Market and Kroger stores are being turned into fulfillment centers.
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Concealing the identities of the food and beverage companies that spent $11 million to defeat a GMO-labeling initiative in 2013 has proven costly for the Grocery Manufacturers Association, now known as the Consumer Brands Association.
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“A member who used to order every three weeks and did about 1/3rd of their grocery shopping on Thrive Market, now might shop every week and be doing 80-100% of their shopping with us,” said Nick Green, the company’s CEO and co-founder.
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The producer of organic and Non-GMO commodities and specialty foods has secured $60M in funding from Oaktree Capital and Engaged Capital.
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The 15-year-old organic ice cream brand has ceased operations, citing unsustainable business conditions.
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According to a report from the Organic Produce Network and Category Partners, total organic fresh produce sales for the first quarter were up 8%.
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The Walmart Grocery app grabbed the No. 1 ranking position across all shopping apps in the U.S. on April 5th.
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In a report from NCSolutions, consumers are entering a new stage of shopping behavior characterized by higher sales of non-essential food items such as cookies, chocolate and ice cream.
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A group of North Carolina investors, including Earth Fare’s founder, plan to revive a handful of the bankrupt chain’s stores.
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As borders harden during the pandemic, some countries look to hold on to their own food.
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Over the past year, sales of avocado oil grew by an eye-popping 24%.
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Founder Matt McLean, his wife and several beverage industry partners have purchased Uncle Matt’s back from Dean Foods.
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The EPA just announced that soybean farmers in 25 states are now able to spray a pesticide that the agency has determined is likely to cause cancer and can drift hundreds of feet from where it is applied.
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Mexico’s Senate recently passed a federal law to promote and protect native corn.
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With its previous acquisition of Earth Circle Ingredients in 2018, Cambridge Commodities continues to build its foothold in the U.S.
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Hydroponics and aquaponics — two growing methods that many people believe are illegal in organic — may now have some real food safety concerns.
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