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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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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An inside look at the recent Local Supplier Summit in Boston, where the company emphasized the importance of small and local purveyors.
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Dubbed ‘Farming for Generations, the coalition intends to make the global dairy industry more sustainable by helping dairy farmers transition to regenerative agriculture practices.
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In an investigation by Politico, it was found that the Trump administration has stopped promoting government-funded research into how higher temperatures can damage crops and pose health risks.
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed new spending legislation with significant wins for organic, including those related to organic dairy and import fraud.
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Founded in 1912, Bragg Live Products has been acquired by an investor group led by Swander Pace Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group, singer Katy Perry, actor Orlando Bloom, and Pressed Juicery founder Hayden Slater.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel told her country’s lower house on Wednesday that glyphosate use will eventually die out – a stunning proclamation given that Bayer just purchased this product in its acquisition of Monsanto.
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The industry’s leading organic baking brand has just come out with its latest innovation — an organic line of low sugar, ready-to-eat baked goods.
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In a recent study conducted by Emory University in collaboration with The Organic Center, non-organic milk tested positive for illegal antibiotics, high levels of growth hormones and controversial pesticide contaminants.
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Not surprisingly, GE-salmon may first show up in U.S. restaurants or university cafeterias, which are not required to tell diners that their fish is genetically modified.
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Oreo-owner Mondelez is taking a majority stake in Perfect Bar-parent Perfect Snacks, which is doing roughly $70M in sales.
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Thrive Market has temporarily halted sales of hemp-derived CBD products after its merchant processor demanded it cease selling them amid uncertainty over their legal status.
Read Article It was just reported that the total number of USDA certified organic operations in 2018 was slightly above 43,000, up 4.4% from 2017.
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Maple Hill Creamery CEO Tim Joseph makes the case that multiple farming systems will co-exist in the future.
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