Organic News

USDA invests $2 million in value-added organic grains

Cornell University is leading a project to spread consumption of diverse and ancient grains in the Northeast and Midwest, funded by a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The three-year project will develop infrastructure for organic cultivation and marketing of grains including bread wheat, naked barley, hulless oats, rye, emmer, spelt, […]

Northeast’s leading organic soybean processor expanding operations to meet strong demand

By Joe Sylvester Boyd Station, a Pennsylvania-based processor of organic soybeans, is expanding this year with a $2.6 million grant from the state to help meet strong demand for its organic soybean oil and meal. The grant will be used to improve rail access at the company’s soybean processing facility, and allow Boyd Station to […]

Above Food acquires leading regenerative organic legume proteins & specialty grains brand

Above Food Corp., owner of Above Food Brands and Purely Canada Foods, has bought Farmer Direct Organic Foods (FDO), a certified organic specialty legume proteins and grains business. The union will combine FDO’s Regenerative Organic supply chain and product portfolio with Above Food’s certified organic terminal, the largest in Canada. Farmer Direct Organic has facilities […]

Nature Bio Foods opens state-of-the-art organic foods cleaning plant

Nature Bio Foods recently opened a new state-of-the-art facility in Mandeep, India to process organic grains, oilseeds and cereals. The processing lines include best-in-class cleaning and grading machines made by Cimbria, one of the world’s leading organic processing equipment manufacturers. A Bühler Group optical sorting machine uses the latest MultiVision technology. The facility is completely […]

Chipotle looks to increase sourcing of organic, regenerative, and local food for restaurants

Chipotle Mexican Grill announced that achievement of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals will now be linked to compensation for executives. Ten percent of the annual incentive bonus given to officers will be tied to objectives in the categories of Food & Animals, People, and the Environment. Chipotle has committed to increasing the pounds of […]