This study study calculated the cost of water pollution, pesticide exposure, greenhouse gas emissions and soil erosion for several types of produce.
June 13, 2017
Organic fruit specialist Eosta, The Netherlands, accounting firm EY (formerly Ernst & Young), New York, and other partners revealed the first results of a groundbreaking pilot program that demonstrates how organic fruit production has a positive economic impact on agriculture, the environment and consumer health.
Organic sales in the United States totaled around $47 billion in 2016, reflecting new sales of almost $3.7 billion from the previous year.
May 24, 2017
The robust American organic sector stayed on its upward trajectory in 2016, gaining new market share and shattering records, as consumers across the United States ate and used more organic products than ever before.
The new plant would create more than 90 jobs initially and up to 150 total new jobs over the next five years.
April 10, 2017
Aurora Organic Dairy (AOD), a producer and processor of store-brand organic milk and butter, announced plans to construct a new dairy processing facility in Columbia, Mo.
Petit Pot, San Francisco, debuted its luxurious and creamy new line of refrigerated Pot de Crème (French for delicious pudding) and Riz Au Lait (French for delicious rice pudding), and what is said to be the only organic rice pudding on the market.
The study of 100,000 households conducted in 2015 and 2016 reported that more households than ever bought organic food on a regular basis throughout 2016.
March 24, 2017
New findings from Nielsen, New York, released by the Organic Trade Association (OTA), Washington, D.C., show things have changed in the kitchens of American households across the country.