Washington, D.C.—The Organic Trade Association (OTA)’s Laura Batcha presented testimony before the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, during a hearing titled “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Horticulture and Urban Agriculture.” Batcha—OTA’s Executive Director and CEO—outlined key organic industry priorities for the next farm bill,...
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Agriculture has published the Origin of Livestock final rule for organic dairy, according to a USDA press release. The changes are intended to promote a fairer and more competitive market for organic dairy producers, by making sure that certified USDA organic dairy products are produced...
Washington, D.C.—New data released by the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA), Good Food Institute (GFI), and SPINS shows that U.S. retail sales of plant-based foods grew 6.2% in 2021 as compared to 2020, bringing the total plant-based market value to an all-time high of $7.4B. Overall, according to a press...
Dr. Bronner’s announced its role as presenting partner of the new documentary film, Coextinction. An award-winning documentary on the extinction crisis, Coextinction debuted at film festivals in 2021, and will be distributed by Blue Ant Media and officially released globally in 2022, the company shared. Dr. Bronner’s helped fund the impact...
Austin, TX—Vital Farms has published its inaugural Sustainability Report, an overview of the company’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) progress with respect to each of its stakeholders, including farmers and suppliers, crew members, customers and consumers, communities and the environment, and stockholders. Opening the report, President and CEO Russell Diez-Canseco...
Virtual—The Naturally Informed event Immunity: Mastering the Market offered a vast amount of information, all focused on immunity—from a data viewpoint, a scientific viewpoint, a business viewpoint, and more. For instance, here’s some fast facts, displaying the sheer range of perspectives showcased in this event: Immunity supplement sales have declined...
A number of brands have joined forces to create the Clean Oil Crew, raising awareness about the effects of vegetable and seed oils. LesserEvil, A Dozen Cousins, Cappello’s Primal Kitchen, and RIND Snacks all try to keep vegetable and seed oils out of their products by using butter, ghee, olive...
Certified B-Corp Good Culture announced the completion of $64 million in Series C funding led by Manna Tree, with participation from SEMCAP Food & Nutrition and celebrity investor Kristen Bell. The company said it secured funding from sources aligned with its mission to create foods that are healing for people...
London—The Sustainable Food Awards, organized by Ecovia Intelligence, and designed to recognize industry leaders who are helping build the sustainable food field, are now open for entries. The awards are open to food & beverage brands, retailers & distributors, ingredient firms, packaging companies, NGOs, certification agencies, and related firms. The international...
Washington, D.C.—The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has announced a “public listening session, with request for comment, regarding upcoming standards development activities, including feedback about specific recommendations received from the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB).” The Organic Trade Association (OTA) stated in a press release that this session is the...
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