Organics
The Florida strawberry crop for Well-Pict Berries, Watsonville, Calif., will be in peak harvest in February.
The Oppenheimer Group will be the first to import the organic green seedless Arra 15 table grape variety into North America.
Morning Kiss is offering organic Vidalia onions this spring, along with red, yellow and white onions from the Eastern U.S.
Companies are reacting in their own ways to the pandemic, from organizing donations of food and money, an attention to worker safety and a little levity to brighten employees’ days.
Whether you’re looking for organic Brussels sprouts, romaine hearts, tomatoes or just about any other vegetable this summer, supplies should be ample.
The Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) and Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) have extended the deadlines for surveys seeking input from organic producers, and those transitioning land to organic.
Ocean Mist Farms has promoted Katie Tossie to organic product manager.
Stemilt Growers, Wenatchee, Wash., will be shipping Artisan Organics brand peaches and nectarines soon, with the season beginning in mid-July.
Pacific Organic Produce, San Francisco, which markets under the Purity Organic brand, has hired Mike Rubidoux as sales manager.
The USDA’s Greg Ibach stirred a hornet’s nest when he recently said the agency’s National Organic Program may consider whether gene-edited crops could be allowed for organic growers.
Wholesum, an Amado, Ariz.-based fair trade, organic grower-shipper, published its Conscientious Company report for the 2018 fiscal year, highlighting social and environmental responsibility efforts.
The Organic Trade Association is seeking nominations for its annual Organic Leadership Awards, which honor a farmer, an individual that’s aided in the growth of the organic sector, and an emerging leader in the field.
Earl’s Organic Produce, San Francisco, has hired Kevin Cook as director of human resources.
The Organic Trade Association has hired Johanna Mirenda as farm policy director.
Danone is considering a sale of Earthbound Farm, the organic produce processor and distributor it acquired in 2016.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, citing lack of interest from growers, has put an end to a campaign for a national research and promotion program for organic produce and other products.
The Organic Farming Research Foundation and the Organic Seed Alliance have been given a $500,000 grant through the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s Organic Research and Extension Initiative.
The percentage increase of organic produce sales might be slowing, but organic grower-shippers say actual volume continues to grow.
Organic produce plays a role in the Chicago market, but that role may not be as pronounced as it is the West and the East.
Patagonia Orchards LLC has launched a new label — Organic Goodness.
Non-profit organic groups are asking organic producers questions to better understand where to focus research in the organic sector.
The Packer’s Global Organic Produce Expo — GOPEX — is providing attendees with a behind-the-scenes look at PortMiami, a hub of international trade and commerce.
The Packer’s Global Organic Produce Expo has added the Ecological Farming Association (EcoFarm) to its list of partners.
Avocados were the No. 1 item that consumers said they bought as organic at least some of the time, based on those commodities studied in Organic Fresh Trends 2019.
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. — Finding the right marketing channels in an increasingly competitive organic market was the focus of a session at the 40th annual EcoFarm Conference.
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. — Organic farming and marketing is not getting any easier, and a panel of organic supply chain experts at EcoFarm 2020 said the causes include regulations, competition and rising consumer demands.
Organics have been a part of the mainstream market for years now, and while the shoppers still see them as their own category, consumers tend to accept organically grown produce as an “added choice”.
DiSilva Fruit, Chelsea, Mass., is expanding its Morning Kiss Organic mandarin program.
Organics Unlimited, San Diego, has hired Jose Miguel Naranjo as logistics and operations assistant.
Shenandoah Growers, Rockingham, Va., has a spicy addition to its That’s Tasty brand line of organic stir-in purées — jalapeño pepper.