The Food Marketing Institute revealed in its 2017 U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends that consumers want transparency, wellness information, clear quality standards and fair treatment of employees.
Read ArticleThe Food Marketing Institute revealed in its 2017 U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends that consumers want transparency, wellness information, clear quality standards and fair treatment of employees.
Read ArticleIn a fascinating interview, Chuck Benbrook, PhD, one of the country’s leading organic researchers, talks about a wide range of issues, from CAFOs, conflicts of interest, GMOs and conventional agriculture controlling science.
Read ArticleWith demand for organic produce continuing to surge, the supply gap is growing larger as well.
Read ArticleAn interesting look at the complexities and intricacies of the global organic spice market.
Read ArticleWith rainfall patterns becoming more unreliable, organic farmers who treat their soil well are the ones who will thrive.
Read ArticleA fascinating look at the challenges of growing organic coffee in California and why more farmers in the state are switching to this crop.
Read ArticleHosted by the Organic Produce Network and California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), the first-ever Organic Grower Summit will take place in Monterey, CA in December. Early interest appears to be strong.
Read ArticleAs HPP (high pressure processing) has become such an important part of the organic food industry, a trade group led by Suja, Evolution Fresh and Campbell has been formed. The goal is to create best practices and a certification logo for HPP.
Read ArticleTwo elementary schools in San Francisco are set to serve its students all-organic meals. In the pilot program that it ran, teachers reported that students were “calmer, more attentive, and complained less about stomachaches” when they ate organic.
Read ArticleThe Washington Post exposes how algal oil came to be allowed in organic and why it remains in the industry today.
Read ArticleThis new feature should be on the radar screen of social media managers at organic food brands.
Read ArticleDon’t be fooled by articles such as this one, which posits that organic cotton may not be a better option. Many people believe that GMO-cotton is responsible for the 250,000 farmer suicides in India.
Read ArticleThe demand for natural and organic ingredients in beauty products could change the industry forever. A very positive development.
Read ArticleInterestingly, while the UK suffered a 3% decrease in overall organic farmland, the area of land converting to organic grew by 22%.
Read ArticleSoaring temperatures in the Arctic caused ice to melt, and the entrance to the “failsafe” Global Seed Vault was flooded. Fortunately, the seeds are all safe.
Read ArticleWashington’s governor has signed legislation paving the way for organic certification for marijuana. Given that the federal government owns the term “organic”, navigating this will be a tricky legal endeavor.
Read ArticleIndia’s biotech regulatory agency has approved Bayer’s GM-mustard, which activist Vandana Shiva has called a “fraud perpetuated on nation.”
Read ArticleA 27-year-old from Chennai quit his job in IT and developed a very unique program to encourage organic farming. And it’s working.
Read ArticleThe Washington Post has done a massive investigation into Aurora Organic Dairy skirting the organic rules and certain organic certifiers not doing their jobs. Let’s hope this article sounds the alarm and that we get much greater enforcement at the USDA of organic rules. Consumers and small, family farmers deserve better.
Read ArticleIn favorable news, consumers in China are choosing to avoid GMO-soy oil, the main cooking oil in the country, because of safety concerns. This is a very big development and will create real problems for the government, who is pushing GMOs.
Read ArticleDespite what we’ve been told by Big Ag, GMOs will not feed the world. A new study shows that empowering women and girls is the key to feeding the world’s population.
Read ArticleSuppliers of organic grains have been very strategic and aggressive about planning for the surge in demand for organic grains. However, supply issues could be restraining growth from being even higher.
Read ArticleIt wasn’t long ago when there were serious concerns about shortages of organic milk. Now, there is an opposite worry, where demand is much less than supply.
Read ArticleIn a report by the Soil Association in the UK, a lack of standards for organic and natural beauty products has left 76% of consumers feeling very misled.
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