The decision to ban this brain-damaging chemical is a major win for health and environmental groups.
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The decision to ban this brain-damaging chemical is a major win for health and environmental groups.
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To keep its product mix on the cutting edge, The Fresh Market has teamed up with a New York-based venture studio to help identify innovative food and beverage brands.
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Consumers of some Arla dairy products in Finland can now view varied and up-to-date information on the welfare of cows.
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Private-equity firm Permira Holdings is considering the sale of its organic personal care business, which could fetch as much as $200 million.
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In California, near immense industrial farms, small plots are rented out to field laborers so they can try to create their own organic farm businesses.
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This gives credence to the idea that organic products certified through Regenerative Organic Certification and The Real Organic Project can charge slightly more for their products — an argument that I have been making for quite a while.
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Until December 31st, Patagonia is matching donations to grassroots environmental organizations, including numerous organic ones, through its Action Works platform.
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Hälsa has taken an investment from Danone Manifesto Ventures, the venture arm of Danone, as well as former Stonyfield Organic CEO Gary Hirshberg and Orgain CEO Andrew Abraham.
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Sparked by proposed USDA regulations that would drastically alter the certification process for industrial hemp, two lawmakers from Oregon want the agency to make changes before it finalizes rules for domestic hemp production.
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In a landmark decision, South Africa has rejected the commercial cultivation of Monsanto’s GMO corn, citing doubts about its claims of drought tolerance and yield.
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This December, the USDA will begin conducting the 2019 Organic Survey to gather up-to-date data on organic crops and livestock in the United States.
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Many organic farming and trade groups have signed a joint letter urging Secretary Sonny Perdue to support the proposed Origin of Livestock rule and to end the delay in issuing a final rule.
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U.S. Right to Know takes a look at Cargill’s new GMO stevia sweetener and says that the company is hoodwinking consumers.
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According to the 2019 Mazars Food & Beverage Industry Outlook, respondents are expecting sales growth that is 6% less than last year, and they also cited that boosting sales and improving operations were their top internal concerns.
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Despite the 2018 Farm Bill that legalized hemp CBD, the FDA is taking steps to halt this burgeoning market.
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Citing health and environmental concerns, the Mexican government says it won’t allow a 1,000-ton shipment of the super-toxic herbicide glyphosate into the country.
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The company owes more than $10 million after pleading guilty to illegally using a banned pesticide on Maui crops.
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Launched just a few weeks ago, Minnesota-based Blue Nest caters to consumers who want to eat meat from animals that have been raised in a regenerative manner.
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Founded in 2015, Tridge has built a global network of sustainable producers and links them to buyers at home and abroad.
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Focused on winning the U.S. grocery market, particularly in brick and mortar, Walmart is revamping its produce departments and will have segmented organic offerings.
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The American Public Health Association wants a moratorium on new CAFOs until public health concerns are addressed.
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A bill that would reinstate a regulation banning certain pesticides, including neonicotinoids, from wildlife refuges was approved by the House Committee on Natural Resources on Nov. 20th.
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Next week in Iowa, the leading presidential candidates in the Democratic party will have a Q&A session with farmers and residents to discuss the future of regenerative and organic agriculture in their state.
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Fermented Sciences, the maker of the leading organic hard kombucha brand Flying Embers, has closed a $25M Series B round co-led by the Ecosystem Integrity Fund and PowerPlant Ventures.
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