From apple packing houses in Washington state to farmworkers in Florida and a California county known as “the world’s salad bowl,” outbreaks of the novel coronavirus are emerging at U.S. fruit and vegetable farms and packing plants.
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From apple packing houses in Washington state to farmworkers in Florida and a California county known as “the world’s salad bowl,” outbreaks of the novel coronavirus are emerging at U.S. fruit and vegetable farms and packing plants.
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With the cancelation of Expo East, New Hope will soon launch Spark Change, a digital product discovery, education and connection platform.
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Cornucopia’s new campaign is empowering a consumer response to the “factory-farm takeover” of organic agriculture.
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Nestlé is acquiring a majority stake in Vital Proteins, a maker of collagen bars, beverages, capsules and powders.
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The day after last week’s Organic Insider story on dicamba, the Center for Food Safety formally asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the EPA in contempt for refusing to abide by a federal court order for suspending use of the pesticide.
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Brandjectory is a new online platform that aims to help foster relationships between early-stage CPG brands and investors.
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Miyoko’s claims that state ag officials are violating the company’s First Amendment rights by insisting the offending term be removed from its labels.
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Another reminder about who is in control of our governments.
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An important piece on why the JEDI (justice, equity, diversity and inclusion) Collaborative is needed more than ever right now.
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GREAT READ: Among other things, a look at how the company is trying to legalize psilocybin therapy.
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The arrangement covers products certified to the USDA organic regulations or Taiwan organic regulations that are grown or produced in the United States or Taiwan; or have their final processing or packaging in the United States or Taiwan.
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In April, the organic certifier CCOF had introduced hybrid inspections (both virtual and in-person) but is now offering 100% virtual inspections for some operations.
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In the 2020 Organic Industry Survey released yesterday by the Organic Trade Association, organic non-food sales surged to over $5 billion, a gain of 9.2%.
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Armed with a $1 million budget, the University of California system’s first-ever institute for organic research has opened its doors to develop and adopt effective tools and practices for organic farmers.
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The UK reported that organic farmland grew by 2.4% last year, reversing a decline from 2018.
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Innova Market Research reports that from 2017 to 2019, meat products with organic claims experienced a 9.8% CAGR during that period.
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People familiar with the negotiations as saying that the deals have yet to be signed and Bayer is likely to announce the settlements in June.
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The company, whose formulations extend the shelf-life of numerous organic fruits and vegetables, has just closed a massive $250M round of financing.
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Organic Dairy Farmers of Australia, the largest organic milk producer in the country, has entered voluntary administration — something very similar to our Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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CEO Jack Sinclair pinpoints innovation, smaller stores and a more targeted audience as three of the pillars that will help define this retail chain’s path forward.
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The boom in hemp cultivation after the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill has created a supply bulge that the industry is still working through, observers say.
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A new report from The Organic Center discusses how choosing organic meat can lower the risk of antibiotic resistance and pesticide exposure, in addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Although the targets are not yet legally binding and will be subject to an impact assessment, the European Commission wants organic farmland to reach 25% by 2030 and the use of chemical pesticides to be reduced by 50%.
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Michael Pollan examines our broken food system and how we got here. An excellent read.
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