This is ominous. President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the USDA, FDA and EPA to ease rules for approving genetically modified crops and other agricultural biotechnology.
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This is ominous. President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the USDA, FDA and EPA to ease rules for approving genetically modified crops and other agricultural biotechnology.
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Neal Laferriere, an organic farmer at Blackberry Botanicals in West Virginia, wants to know what his organic certifier is hiding and not being fully transparent?
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FoodShot Global’s Victor Friedberg has created a unique collaborative capital investment platform that offers a “capital continuum” to support long-term transformations to the food system.
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A new ‘Ag of the Middle’ program helps small producers scale up so that they can compete in a food system designed to benefit larger farms.
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RE Botanicals has become the first USDA certified organic CBD brand to achieve Glyphosate Residue Free certification.
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Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) announced that the U.S. House Appropriations Committee approved an agriculture and rural development spending bill that will, among other things, help grow markets for local and organic agriculture.
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Organic farmers are forced to use large amounts of plastic, much of which goes right into the landfill.
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The USDA announced the discovery of unapproved GMO wheat plants in Washington state and said there is no evidence that it had entered the food supply.
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AquaBounty Technologies has announced the start of GMO salmon production at the company’s Indiana farm, a week after it has received its first shipment of GMO salmon eggs.
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Best known for its stevia, monk fruit, and botanical ingredients, Layn Corp has announced plans for a U.S. facility capable of processing a minimum of 5,000 tons of hemp biomass per year for full- and broad-spectrum oil, distillate and crystallized CBD isolate.
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The FDA’s first public hearing on cannabis and CBD generated emotional pleas on both sides of the debate and left plenty of unanswered questions.
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A complete breakdown of where 2020 candidates stand in regards to agricultural policy.
Read Article Under immense pressure, the USDA has said that all yet-to-be-certified “organic” hydroponic operators must abide by the rules of the mandatory three-year transition period. However, it did not address operations that have already been grandfathered in.
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North America’s leading organic cereal brand has just become a founding partner in Loop, a new global shipping platform aimed at eliminating waste by disrupting the world’s reliance on single-use packaging.
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Happy Family Organics has become the first organic baby food brand in the U.S. to pledge to make its packaging fully reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.
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France added 5,000 organic farms last year, and its total organic acreage now accounts for 7.5% of all farmland in the country.
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Extreme weather is one of the biggest threats to food production around the world, and with the effects of climate change intensifying, disruptions are becoming more common.
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Organic, plant-based meal delivery service Sakara Life has named Mike Bagale, who was the executive chef at Alinea — the country’s #1 rated restaurant — as its first “artist in residence”.
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Despite controversial lawsuits and rising awareness about glyphosate’s health risks, new data analysis shows that the use of this chemical has increased across the Midwest.
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At NYC’s Sustainable Cosmetics Summit, it was revealed that 68% of American females purchase natural and organic beauty products.
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An upcoming vote of the California Fish and Game Commission could set in motion the listing of four species of native bumble bees as endangered, sealing their fate for survival.
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According to the International Food Information Council’s annual Food and Health Survey, there is still real confusion about what plant-based means.
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Cusa Tea, which claims to be “the world’s first organic instant tea company,” closed on a $2.5M investment round.
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Perdue Farms is hoping to end the disconnect in the American beef industry, a result of misleading ‘grass-fed’ and ‘product of USA’ labels.
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