Tag: organic
USDA to spend $120MM on specialty crops research, organic production
- General News
USDA announced an investment of nearly $121 million to advance research and Extension activities that aim to solve key challenges facing specialty crop and organic agriculture producers.
Dole targets new generations of organic banana and pineapple shoppers
- General News
Tapping its quarter century of organic produce growing and marketing experience, Dole Food Company is specifically targeting Gen Y, Gen Z and Baby Boomer consumers in more than a dozen U.S. markets identified by Dole for expanded organic marketing efforts due to above-average indexing in organic consumption.
Holding company acquires organic retail chain GreenAcres Market
- Retail
Healthier Choices Management Corp. today announced the acquisition of GreenAcres Market, an organic and natural health food and vitamin chain with five store locations in Kansas and Oklahoma.
Green Growth: The importance of organic promotion
- Produce Blueprints
How important is promotion to organic sales? Our contributors confirm marketing activity can be key to solid retail sales.
Green Growth: Extending the organic category
- Produce Blueprints
Origin Organic Farms, a Delta, BC-based greenhouse operation, began all-organic production in 2006 and launched its OriginO brand the next year.
Green Growth: Organic makes regional gains
- Produce Blueprints
Sales of organic fruits and vegetables once varied widely from region to region across the United States, but those differences are no longer so dramatic, according to the USDA.
Green Growth: Organics continue to flourish
- Produce Blueprints
More than two decades after the U.S. Department of Agriculture implemented standards for organic production and processing, the category has zoomed from niche to mainstream status.
Mission Produce notes organic avocado growth ahead of OPS
- General News
Mission Produce, Inc. a world leader in sourcing, producing, and distributing fresh Hass avocados, today released insights on the thriving category performance of organic avocados in the U.S. ahead of the Organic Produce Summit (OPS) in Monterey, Calif, from July 10-11, 2024.
USDA expands insurance options for specialty and organic growers
- General News
These expansions and other improvements build on other recent RMA efforts to better serve specialty crop producers and reach a broader group of producers.
Giumarra expands organic avocado program
- General News
The Giumarra Companies announces the expansion of its organic avocado program tailored for grocery retailers and foodservice operators.