In the first quarter of 2023, there were 1,030 transactions that raised roughly $1 billion, compared to 1,349 deals totaling $1.3 billion in the first three months of 2022.
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In the first quarter of 2023, there were 1,030 transactions that raised roughly $1 billion, compared to 1,349 deals totaling $1.3 billion in the first three months of 2022.
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News releases suggest that James Wolf, 65, admitted to purchasing conventionally-farmed grains from a supplier and then reselling the grains labeled as organic.
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Instead of funding proven solutions to reduce the food sector’s huge climate footprint, the USDA-led AIM for Climate Summit has backed costly and unnecessary technologies, according to the International Alliance for Climate and Agriculture.
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Organic produce was the top seller of all categories, totaling $22 billion and accounting for 15% of all fruit and vegetable sales in the country.
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Studies show more than 95% of Americans have “detectable levels” of PFAS in their blood.
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Court records state 48-year-old Mark Haines sold grain that he said was organic, when in fact it violated the USDA’s organic program.
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There’s a strained supply of rice due to the ongoing war in Ukraine and weather woes in rice-producing economies like China and Pakistan.
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How do your favorite organic eggs rate?
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The group’s priorities include increasing reimbursement rates for organic certification costs and providing more robust technical assistance to transitioning organic producers.
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As if running a food and beverage company wasn’t hard enough.
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New research in collaboration with Oregon State University found moisture plays a key role in soil’s ability to store carbon.
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Some fascinating data for organic brands targeting the U.S. Hispanic market.
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Hundreds of farmers and climate activists rallied in Washington, D.C. to call for significant climate provisions in the farm spending bill Congress hopes to pass this year.
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Companies at the recent CAGNY conference said even though they are in financially healthy positions, any deals they make will likely be smaller purchases.
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With consumer concerns about inflation mounting, spending at the grocery store is taking a real hit.
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In the Organic Produce Network’s report, sales of onions grew 15.4%, cucumbers 11.3% and potatoes 10.7%.
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There are 60 days for interested parties to comment on this draft recommendation before the FDA considers finalizing it.
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Florida orange growers are facing what’s forecast to be their smallest crop in nearly 90 years.
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The Specialty Food Association Trendspotter Panel just released its top trends from its recent Winter Fancy Food Show held in Las Vegas.
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It has been suggested the so-called forever chemicals identified in Danish organic eggs originated from fishmeal, which is used as an ingredient in chicken feed.
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A horrifying development but something that may very well happen in the U.S.
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The EU organic movement has taken legal action to stop environmental labeling, such as Eco-Score, which it argues is “misleading” to consumers and “unfair” to organic production.
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The price gap between organic and conventional is the largest it has been in the past four years.
Read Article A second Minnesota farmer has been indicted on charges stemming from a $46 million fraud scheme.
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