NEWS: Sens. Schiff, McCormick Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Barriers to Organic Farming
U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) introduced new, bipartisan legislation, the Opening Programs to Organic Farms Act, to require the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to assess how to lower barriers for organic farmers to access USDA programs.
Big Food “failing to meet hype” on regenerative agriculture
There is a “widening credibility gap” in how the world’s biggest food companies are putting regenerative agriculture plans into practice, the FAIRR investor network argues in a new report.
The study, which assesses 78 publicly listed agri-food companies, praises some companies for “strong” governance, ambition, measurement and support for farmers but highlights how pledges have been dropped and the gaps in measuring action.
No company has set a target to reduce pesticide use as part of their regenerative agriculture programmes, FAIRR added.
A growing need for organic produce acreage
Transitioning from conventional farmland can be a challenging, but rewarding, endeavor
Farm groups saved Bayer in court over RoundUp cancer claims. Five days later, Bayer called for tariffs on the ingredient farmers rely on
The German multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company isn’t supplying them aspirin—they’re a lead company that develops agricultural technology that farmers rely on. Now the company is at the receiving end of ire from farm groups after asking the federal government to slap import duties on Chinese-made glyphosate, a key ingredient in weedkiller Roundup, because it’s allegedly being dumped in the U.S. and sold below “fair value.”
Regenerative agriculture struggles to resonate as shoppers seek personal benefits
Consumers increasingly care about how their food is produced. However, technical terms, such as “resilient” and “regenerative” agriculture, are unlikely to influence buying decisions unless they are linked to clear personal benefits, according to new research from the EIT Food Consumer Observatory.
