Pushback in the Trump administration, as to whether pesticides will be blamed for America’s health woes in the upcoming MAHA Assessment Report, to be released on May 22nd.
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Pushback in the Trump administration, as to whether pesticides will be blamed for America’s health woes in the upcoming MAHA Assessment Report, to be released on May 22nd.
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Great to see the Regenerative Organic Certified and Real Organic Project logos prominently featured in The Wall Street Journal.
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Supermarkets are giving more shelf space to big-name products, and funding is drying up for food and drink entrepreneurs.
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As Bayer is bogged down in lawsuits, a different but highly toxic herbicide from Corteva is making headway with farmers.
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Via the Indigo Carbon marketplace, farmers are now being paid to sequester carbon dioxide.
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Kroger generated some $22 billion in sales last year from its private-label products, or about 18% of the company’s total, up from $15 billion of sales in 2011.
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Despite the rulings that glyphosate causes cancer, many farmers are sticking with the toxic pesticide — for now.
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The unintended side effects of animal gene editing confirm the fallacy that scientists know how gene editing works “all the time, under all conditions.”
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With a brutally competitive retail environment and a huge push to lower costs for consumers, it is uncertain whether organic brands will be able to raise prices?
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The German chemical giant wants the recent $289M glyphosate verdict overturned and is seeking a new trial.
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As some employees threaten to unionize amid an uncomfortable streamlining of operations, some brands are seeing an uptick in sales after Amazon’s purchase of the company last year.
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Kroger has partnered with the UK’s Ocado, who has mastered automated fresh food delivery and is beating Amazon in this category.
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Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods has dramatically altered how other food companies are selling their products to consumers.
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With its purchase of the Nebraska-based brand of organic fresh chicken, Smart Chicken, Tyson Foods is deepening its commitment to its organic food strategy.
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The trend in farm-to-table restaurants around the country isn’t just to buy local but to serve food from your own farm.
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Despite what the two companies may be saying, merging the two cultures has not been seamless. What it means for Whole Foods in the long-term remains to be seen, but many fear the company has lost its way.
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Oversupply and a growing interest in plant-based alternatives have made life very challenging for organic dairy producers.
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Groundwater pollution, infrastructure burdens and noxious smells have caused many American farm towns to oppose Big Ag’s meat processing plants.
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Since its splashy entrance into the U.S. market a few months ago, German supermarket chain Lidl has seen a steady decline in traffic.
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Whole Foods has ended its practice of allowing brand representatives to promote their products in the store or to check that they are being displayed correctly. A big blow to local vendors.
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In order to show that it can compete with Amazon-owned Whole Foods, Kroger has made major price cuts, invested more in technology, and added meal kit options to some of its stores.
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A new condo development in Brooklyn is giving residents the opportunity to grow their own vegetables.
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A massive influx of organic grains from abroad have resulted in 20-30% price declines in corn and soy. American farmers are crying foul, alleging fraud.
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In an interesting interview, the CEO of Danone, Emmanuel Faber, discusses the future of organic and the pending $10 billion WhiteWave acquisition.
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