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USDA pumps up organic services

05/16/2013

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack wants all agencies under his jurisdiction to make it standard operation procedure to address the needs of the organic sector.
New organic advisory council forming

05/10/2013

The Organic Trade Association is founding a farmers advisory council.
Earthbound Farm may be sold

05/07/2013

Organic grower-shipper Earthbound Farm has hired Barclays to sell the company, according to a Reuters report.
Earthbound VP says company will share food safety information

05/01/2013

BALTIMORE — Food safety should not be a competitive advantage as far as Will Daniels is concerned, and the senior vice president of Earthbound Farm backed that up by announcing the company will open its wash line and facilities to give competitors information on beefing up their own food safety programs.

Daniels made the announcement during his speech at the Food Safety Summit May 1. Event organizers said about 1,500 people registered for the three-day event. He said he plans to begin finalizing the details of the Earthbound Farm facility tours as soon as he returns to California.
PIM expands organics, adds to cooler space, launches pea deal

04/15/2013

Pacific International Marketing has expanded its organic vegetable program in Santa Maria, added to its cooler space in the valley and begun marketing snow and snap peas.