organic
Organic Produce Summit to host on-line session with Albertson’s Jim Donald
Jim Donald, Albertson’s co-chairman, wiil join retail industry veteran Kevin Coupe for a virtual conversation about the role of organics, how the COVID-19 pandemic is altering consumer buying habits, and the future of the food industry... more »
Double-digit increases in organic fresh produce sales reported by OPN
Total organic fresh produce sales and volume continue their double-digit growth over last year, with May sales and volume increasing 16% from the same period in 2019, according to the May 2020 Organic Produce Performance... more »
Organic Trade Association seats new board members and officers
In a running start for the 2020-2021 governing year, the Organic Trade Association’s Board of Directors seated two new members, welcomed back three others, and appointed representatives to serve as leaders on the board and... more »
Organic Trade Association membership named Members of the Year
The Organic Trade Association on June 9 honored all of its members with its Member of the Year Award, applauding the resilience, commitment and community spirit shown by the entire organic supply chain in dealing... more »
Louis Bromfield’s roots paved the way for organic agriculture
He spent much of his childhood on an Ohio farm, but Louis Bromfield grew up to be a Pulitzer-winning author who socialized with the likes of Ernest Hemmingway and Gertrude Stein in France. Then he... more »
Field Fresh Farms expands distribution in response to market changes
Watsonville, California-based Field Fresh Farms, a grower/shipper of conventional and organic produce, has responded to market changes and consumer demand created in part by the COVID-19 pandemic, by building upon existing relationships and expanding its... more »
Ownership change takes place for Agricultural Solutions LLC
Plant City, Florida-based Agricultural Solutions LLC, an agribusiness that develops sustainable innovations to improve agriculture through the enhancement of plant and soil microbiomes, announced June 1 that it has ended its financial partnership with Intergro... more »
Lawsuit over hydroponics in organic program gets USDA response
The USDA this month filed a legal reply to a lawsuit over its policy allowing hydroponic grow operations to be certified as organic. The March 2 lawsuit brought by the Center for Food Safety (CFS), a group of... more »
