At a House Agriculture Committee, organic food executives urged politicians to ensure that the USDA provides strong leadership and oversight of the sector, particularly when the regulatory process fails to keep up with market demands.
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At a House Agriculture Committee, organic food executives urged politicians to ensure that the USDA provides strong leadership and oversight of the sector, particularly when the regulatory process fails to keep up with market demands.
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Certain policies, strongly promoted by the Gates Foundation, open Africa to the multinational seed companies in the name of modernization, but they undermine climate resilience and food security for Africa’s small-scale farmers.
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A new EPA rule proposal would shrink the areas where farmers must restrict human contact during pesticide applications, a move that exposes many more people to cancer-linked chemicals.
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The European Union spends $65 billion a year subsidizing agriculture. But a chunk of that money emboldens strongmen, enriches politicians and finances corrupt dealing.
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Neonicotinoids aren’t just harmful to pollinators — there is now evidence that they could be risky for fish, too.
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The maker of organic, plant-based milks and creamers will use the new investment to aggressively expand its geographic footprint and accelerate product development.
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“We may be approaching a threshold beyond which the agriculture that we’ve always known cannot support human civilization as we know it,” said Al Gore at a presentation in Tennessee.
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A leaked document shows Boris Johnson has no intention of maintaining high environmental standards after the UK leaves the EU.
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The acquisition adds ancient grains to Pipeline Foods’ offerings and further bolsters its focus on organic corn products.
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The Organic Trade Association’s Fiber Council is starting to promote its recently adopted ‘Best Labeling Practices for Textiles’ and its new ‘Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions’ program to the global textile sector.
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With guidance from Pipeline Foods, Rabo AgriFinance has developed a new loan product designed for U.S. farmers transitioning some or all of their acres to organic production.
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Bioversity International’s partnership with HowGood is set to make it easier for food brands to prioritize sustainability in their sourcing decisions.
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Trust and transparency will influence the U.S. retail and consumer landscape in the year ahead.
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Tom Vierhile, VP of Strategic Insights for Innova Market Insights, gives his take on what will be hot in 2020.
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Several companies are currently beta testing TraceTrust’s certification program, which is planned to launch by the end of the year.
Kroger is the latest retailer to announce it will standardize food labels to provide consumers with simpler, easier-to-understand information in a move to reduce food waste.
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The widespread environmental contaminants known as PFAS aren’t just associated with health problems — they cause them directly.
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Despite being one of the hottest ingredients in the organic food industry, pea protein is still unknown by 55% of the people surveyed by Streetbees.
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Danone Manifesto Ventures has invested in Forager Project, an innovative producer of organic, plant-based foods and beverages.
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The status of hemp-derived CBD remains in regulatory limbo.
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According to a new investigation, 95% of tested baby foods contained lead, 73% contained arsenic and 32% contained mercury.
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The fiasco with gene-edited cattle is just more proof that government oversight of this technology is essential.
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If only a fraction of U.S. farmers are profitable, what does the future hold for a healthy and sustainable food system?
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Due to challenges during spring planting, Mercaris predicts a 12% decline in organic corn production and a 14% decline in organic soybean production.
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