Small-scale meat producers have long suffered from a lack of access to processing facilities, and COVID exacerbated this problem.
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Small-scale meat producers have long suffered from a lack of access to processing facilities, and COVID exacerbated this problem.
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Biodiversity loss could flatten corporate profits. Investors are scrambling to figure out which firms hold the most risk.
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In data coming out of the Organic Trade Association, the industry achieved very tepid growth in 2021, not much of a surprise after the panic buying and supply chain challenges in 2020.
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An absolutely ominous situation is unfolding in the state that produces the most organic food in the country.
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With food-at-home prices in April 2022 up a staggering 10.8% vs April 2021, consumers are beginning to change their behavior in numerous ways.
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Studies show that these chemicals can leach into food and drinks, causing infertility, birth defects and harm to brain development.
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Out of 67 cooking oil products tested in 2021 and 2022, only one organic canola oil brand was reported to contain any detection of PFAS.
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Agtech startup NanoBio Designs LLC says its technology is able to reduce genetic testing of seeds from days to minutes.
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More fallout from the NYT investigation about fraud in the Indian organic cotton market.
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Let’s hope that rational minds prevail and do not allow this science experiment to proceed.
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Some UK organic farmers are being paid a milk price that is lower than the price some of their non-organic competitors get.
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A publishing company linked to the most powerful agricultural lobby group in the U.S. is releasing children’s books extolling the benefits of pesticides and nitrogen fertilizers.
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Some very discouraging truths about how the organic label is viewed by consumers.
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According to new data, the overall plant-based foods sector reported a significant slowdown (but still positive) growth for 2021 vs. 2020, with plant-based meat sales seeing flat growth while other categories grew by single digits.
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‘Forever chemicals’ were found in bowls, bags, plates and wrappers, even from some companies that say they’ve phased them out.
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Maine Farmland Trust and Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association raised $255,000 to aid farmers who have had to remove their products off market shelves while testing for PFAS.
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Paper pots have been the source of much debate at the National Organic Standards Board, and now there is an organic one.
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Funding will be provided to partners who implement climate-smart production practices, activities and systems on working lands; measure/quantify, monitor and verify the carbon and greenhouse gas benefits associated with those practices; and develop markets and promote the resulting climate-smart commodities.
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According to data released by NielsenIQ, this figure underscores the impact supply chain challenges have had on food retailers.
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Similar to The Washington Post’s story a few years ago about fraudulent organic grains from Turkey and Ukraine, this article exposes just how easy it is for bad actors in India to manipulate the USDA’s antiquated and porous paper-based system. Here is the response to the NYT article from the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS).
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California accounts for nearly 20% of US organic farms and acreage.
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While farming coffee will be more challenging in a warmer climate, some countries will be able to grow more cashews and avocados, a new study finds.
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U.S. sales of organic fresh produce surpassed $9 billion for 2021, the first time the market has reached that mark, but didn’t match the double-digit gain from the previous year.
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PFAS were found in the soil, well water and produce of an organic farm in Maine, causing serious concern throughout the entire state.
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