Defying the scientific consensus about the harm that chlorpyrifos causes to children, the Trump administration’s EPA announced its decision to allow it to remain on the market.
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Defying the scientific consensus about the harm that chlorpyrifos causes to children, the Trump administration’s EPA announced its decision to allow it to remain on the market.
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Although the overall market size is not huge — $17M in sales — stores in Vietnam are suffering from shortages of organic food, as demand has outstripped supply.
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Organic kumbucha maker Health-Ade received a $20M injection of capital from The Coca-Cola Company, a transaction which took place in May.
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Called Stratum, the tool leverages data captured from brick-and-mortar and digital transactions, enabling brands to better position their products with consumers, both in-store and online.
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An estimated 524,000 children work unimaginably long hours in America’s grueling agricultural fields, and it’s all perfectly legal.
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According to figures released by The Good Food Institute and the Plant Based Foods Association, plant-based food sales jumped 11% in the past year, with non-dairy yogurts growing by an astronomical 39%.
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A recap of last week’s Organic Produce Summit in California, which attracted 1,600 attendees, nearly 300 retailers and 148 exhibitors.
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A profile of how the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association is working to connect young farmers with mentors, educational resources, and each other.
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The incredibly dangerous assault on pollinators continues, this time with the EPA’s allowance of sulfoxaflor, which the agency considers “very highly toxic” to bees.
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USDA investigators last week identified a second GMO wheat variety from samples found in a fallow farm field in Washington state.
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Health-conscious mothers are increasingly eschewing American formulas and going to extreme lengths to import organic German formulas not approved by the FDA.
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The Real Organic Project’s Dave Chapman discusses why hydroponics is such an enormous problem for our industry and how large scale industrial producers are taking over the USDA organic label.
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According to Gordon Haskett Research Advisors, price cuts have come primarily in two categories — produce and dairy — while other items have largely stayed the same or, in the case of bread and snacks, even increased.
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After years of falling farm income and an intensifying U.S.-China trade war – JPMorgan and other Wall Street banks are massively decreasing their agricultural loan portfolio.
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In its Spring Planting Special Report, Mercaris found that less than 3% of U.S. organic field crop acres were located in areas impacted by this spring’s most significant flooding.
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Politicians in Luxembourg have called for all farming practices become 100% organic by 2050, a step up from the country’s commitment to be 20% organic by 2025.
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An important op-ed about how we are failing farmers — and ultimately ourselves.
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Austria’s lower house of parliament passed a bill banning all uses of the super-toxic weedkiller glyphosate.
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An interesting look at why pistachios may be a better long-term choice than almonds and other nuts.
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The Wisconsin-based organic cooperative eliminated about 5% of their general and administrative positions, and approximately 950 employees remain at the company.
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Organic food and dietary supplements company The Nue Co. announced a $9 million Series A funding round, which was led by Waldencast.
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Managing Director Birgit Cameron explains the company’s mission to demonstrate how the agri-food industry has the potential to be part of the solution to the environmental crisis.
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A well-deserved profile of John Bobbe, who has been spearheading an extremely important yet low-profile effort to fight back against fraudulent imported organic grains.
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Four industry veterans weigh in on how booming interest in organic food has changed the industry and what it means for farmers, policymakers and eaters.
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