Organics
Well-Pict Berries, Watsonville, Calif., offers organic strawberries year-round, and the upcoming Florida season is off to a good start.
FiveStar Gourmet Foods, Ontario, Calif., is showcasing its latest organic products at The Packer’s Global Organic Produce Expo (GOPEX).
Awe Sum Organics, Santa Cruz, Calif., has hired Joe Feldman as director of sales and marketing.
Marketers moved nearly 60 million pounds of organic grapes in 2018, up more than 6.8 million pounds over the previous year.
Morning Kiss Organic, Chelsea, Mass., is celebrating Potato Lover’s Month — February — by promoting the vegetable’s nutritional attributes
The Center for Food Safety and growers of organic food are suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to stop the National Organic Program from allowing hydroponically grown produce from being certified organic.
Homegrown Organic Farms, Porterville, Calif., has rebranded, with a new logo and packaging design.
Organic farmers are part of a passionate group who want to contribute to the health and wellbeing of farming in the world, not only at their own farms.
Starr Ranch Growers, Wenatchee, Wash., will be using Apeel Sciences’ treatment or organic apples.
Apples, and more specifically, bagged apples, are seeing a boost in demand as consumers try to limit time spent on shopping trips.
The demand for organic has infiltrated the sweet Vidalia onion world — a demand that’s rising incrementally year after year, growers and marketers say.
Associations that represent organic growers are asking Congress for provisions in the next coronavirus relief package to help the sector survive the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making some changes in reporting organic acreage as the pandemic alters normal reporting patterns.
It’s hard to say what, if any, impact COVID-19 will have on sales of organic vegetables, but growers in California’s Salinas Valley tend to remain optimistic.
United Natural Foods Inc. is recalling packages of organic fresh basil from Colombia because it might be contaminated by Cyclospora.
Organic apples continue to find a reliable base of loyal consumers and attract new buyers as well, marketers say.
With the new year, all products certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as organic can be marketed as such in the United Kingdom, and certified organic products from the UK can be marketed as organic in the U.S.
Opportunities still outweigh challenges for organic produce growers and marketers, Roland Fumasi said at The Packer’s 2021 Global Organic Produce Expo.
The trend arrow is still pointing way up for organic produce, speakers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Organic Trade Association said at The Packer’s 2021 Global Organic Produce Expo.
Jeff Huckaby expects the Cal Poly organic center to be a significant asset for the industry in the coming years through talent development and research on key areas like weeding, soil health, fertility and automation.
Organic oranges brought in more than $36 million in 2019 and comprised 3.8% of the retail orange category. Lemons grossed a similar dollar amount but made a bit more of an impact on retail lemon sales.
The USDA National Organic Program today recognized the work of ten organic certifiers with our annual “Data Quality Awards.” Organic data reporting advances both market development and robust enforcement.
A new report from the Organic Produce Network showcases the growth of the category in 2020, from spotlights on top commodities to the performance of organics by region.
Santa Cruz, Calif.-based Awe Sum Organics is soon bringing Southern Hemisphere grown organic pears to the U.S.
Organizers of the Organic Produce Summit 2021 have moved the dates of this year’s event from July to Sept. 15-16 in Monterey, Calif.
A ruling issued March 19 by the U.S. District Court in San Francisco has upheld the legality of U.S. Department of Agriculture certification of organic hydroponic operations.
February organic pear and apple sales verified that the pandemic year has been incredibly positive for both categories.
Yakima, Wash.-based Sage Fruit has seen an increased volume of organic apples, pears and cherries, said Chuck Sinks, president of sales and marketing.
Wenatchee, Wash.-based CMI Orchards will feature bigger volumes of organic fruit in 2021, according to Joel Hewitt, sales manager.
Chelan Fresh will feature organic Rockit, organic Cosmic Crisp and expanding supplies of organic SugarBee apples.