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Bonterra Organic Vineyards gets ‘climate neutral’ certification, publishes carbon data
Bonterra Organic Vineyards announced November 17 that it has achieved Climate Neutral certification for its entire business, and publicly published i... more »
Organic garden seeds startup raises $15M for innovation, growth
A startup brand for retail organic garden seeds, Back to the Roots, recently said it has raised $15 million in new funding to accelerate product innov... more »
E. coli outbreak traced to organic baby spinach
The Minnesota Department of Health and Minnesota Department of Agriculture are working with the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, the U.S. ... more »
Biopesticide startup wins $500K in Grow-NY biz competition
Empire State Development and Cornell University's Center for Regional Economic Advancement recently announced $3 million in prizes of Grow-NY. Grow... more »
Organic Grower Summit cultivates a new generation of organic farmers
The Organic Grower Summit, which is presented by Western Growers and the Organic Produce Network, will take place Dec. 1-2 in Monterey California, wit... more »
University of California to beef up connections to organic ag
After pioneering the organic movement in the 1970s, California now leads the nation in the number of organic farms, total organic acreage and overall ... more »
Atlanta organic produce grower named ‘Changemaker’ by Triscuit
Triscuit, known for its woven wheat crackers, recently announced that Atlanta organic produce grower Jamila Norman of Patchwork City Farms and two oth... more »
Washington state studies postharvest preservation for organic fruit
Increasingly popular with consumers, Washington-grown organic apples and pears thrive in the region’s dry, disease-discouraging climate. Off the ... more »
$100M invested in fund focussed on turning farmland organic
Farmland LP, a farmland manager focused on converting conventional farmland to organic in the U.S., recently announced that its second fund, Vital Far... more »
Vic Smith, ‘a grower’s grower’ to be honored at OGS 2021
The Organic Grower Summit, Presented by Western Growers and the Organic Produce Network will honor long-time organic grower Vic Smith as the recipien... more »
Organic Trade Association reviews action at the U.S. organic standards board
On October 19, the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) kicked off its three-day biannual public meeting via live webinar. For each NOSB meeting... more »
Value of integrated pest management shown in Purdue study of corn, watermelon
Many farmers rent bee hives to pollinate crops, but they could tap into the free labor of wild bees by adopting an as-needed approach to pesticides, a... more »
