The Consumer Brands Association (formerly known as the Grocery Manufacturers Association) has launched an advisory board to provide “thought leadership and strategic oversight for the industry as it moves forward in seeking appropriate regulation of CBD.”
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Kroger predicts global tastes, nostalgic flavors and functional foods will influence the way we eat in the year ahead.
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A fungus called Pestalotiopsis has wiped out up to 1/3rd of some organic strawberry farms in Florida.
Read Article An analysis of recent warning letters underscores the notion that FDA is focused its enforcement efforts on CBD and is not targeting hemp extracts per se.
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The nutrition-packed beans are a hit in Europe but not well known in the U.S.
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According to a report from the Organic Produce Network, the top 10 categories drive 61% of dollars and 69% of volume.
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A profile of Randy Constant, an organic farmer who masterminded one of the biggest and longest-running frauds in the history of American agriculture.
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Though not an organic brand, Quorn is introducing something that will sure to be followed by companies in our industry — carbon labels.
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As the increase in subsidies from the European Union began to increase in 2017, so did the consumption of organic milk in schools.
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A new study out of Texas A&M confirms that insects present in the fields of organic farms cause a stress response in the plant, which increases antioxidant compounds.
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While the Amazon rainforest burns to make room for monoculture crops, Hawaii is betting the farm on agroforestry.
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Women in leadership is a proven benefit for businesses of all sizes, but companies in the natural products industry often fail to promote women to executive positions.
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In Kenya, genetically-engineered cotton seeds designed to resist African bollworm, have officially been approved for commercial planting.
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The fruit’s global surge in popularity has fueled exports and attracted violent cartels to the trade in ‘green gold’.
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A new blockchain pilot project offers a physical and digital trail of organic cotton, making traceability, transparency and reliability inevitable.
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The International Coffee Organization said in its November report that coffee consumption will exceed production in the 2019/2020 coffee year, creating a global deficit of about 502,000 bags.
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Some advocates are working to close a loophole that they say has created unintended consequences, including destruction of vulnerable ecosystems anathema to the label’s promise.
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According to a new report from organic wine fair Millésime Bio, global organic wine sales in 2023 will more than double its 2013 number, accounting for 3.5% of the worldwide market.
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The Cosmic Engagement Officer (CEO) of Dr. Bronner’s discusses his cannabis and environmental activism, including his newest venture – Brother David’s.
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A recap of the third-annual Organic Grower Summit in Monterey, California, where participants came from 30 different states.
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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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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 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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