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OPN Connect Newsletter 157
Retail Terminology, Gerard D'Amore at NOSB, AgSquared, Independent & Natural Food Retailers at OPS and More...
Produce industry veteran, Gerard D’Amore has been appointed to serve on the handler seat of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), a 15-member voluntary board that assists the National Organic Program (NOP) in developing standards for substances used in organic production.
An examination and discussion of the opportunities and obstacles, as well as the advantages and disadvantages in attracting consumers for independent and natural food retailers will be the topic of the second of three educational sessions at Organic Produce Summit 2020.
Certified, natural, irradiation, plant-based, GMO, fruit-flavored additives, processed, unprocessed, free-range, 100% organic, sustainable, genetically engineered. What do all these terms mean to consumers? Ron Pelger emphasizes the need to rectify consumer confusion in our terminology.
Farm management software system AgSquared lives in the field, in the board room and everywhere in between, connecting farm workers, field managers, agronomists, sales teams, and business decision-makers, and helping them manage and document their work and make well-informed decisions.
1. Braga Named Walmart Produce Supplier of the Year
2. Matt Roy Joins Tanimura & Antle
3. Millennials Meet Their Match in Organic Produce
4. Woodford County Leads Illinois in Organic Farming
5. Hydroponic Growers Defend their Use of Organic Label from Outside the Courtroom
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