Geneticists at The University of Florida are developing a cow that is able to withstand the earth’s rising temperatures due to global warming. And the U.S. government just gave the school $733,000 to pursue this insane experiment.
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Geneticists at The University of Florida are developing a cow that is able to withstand the earth’s rising temperatures due to global warming. And the U.S. government just gave the school $733,000 to pursue this insane experiment.
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With 15% of French citizens eating organic on a daily basis, it should come as no surprise that the organic chocolate market experienced such rapid growth.
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An excellent and fascinating recap of the panel discussion that took place at the Fancy Food Show, which included experts from Whole Foods, Walmart, Peapod and others.
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Love this! A new program will help consumers identify products that are working to protect pollinator health.
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Europol is reporting that organic fraud is a serious issue plaguing Europe.
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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.
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In 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.
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With demand for organic produce continuing to surge, the supply gap is growing larger as well.
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An interesting look at the complexities and intricacies of the global organic spice market.
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With rainfall patterns becoming more unreliable, organic farmers who treat their soil well are the ones who will thrive.
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A fascinating look at the challenges of growing organic coffee in California and why more farmers in the state are switching to this crop.
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Hosted 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.
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As 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.
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Two 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.
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The Washington Post exposes how algal oil came to be allowed in organic and why it remains in the industry today.
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This new feature should be on the radar screen of social media managers at organic food brands.
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Don’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.
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The demand for natural and organic ingredients in beauty products could change the industry forever. A very positive development.
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Interestingly, while the UK suffered a 3% decrease in overall organic farmland, the area of land converting to organic grew by 22%.
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Soaring 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.
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Washington’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.
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India’s biotech regulatory agency has approved Bayer’s GM-mustard, which activist Vandana Shiva has called a “fraud perpetuated on nation.”
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A 27-year-old from Chennai quit his job in IT and developed a very unique program to encourage organic farming. And it’s working.
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The 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.
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