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OPN Connect Newsletter 57
Congressman Jimmy Panetta represents California’s Central Coast, the diverse region covering all of Monterey and San Benito Counties and southern portions of Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties. California’s Central Coast is the epicenter of specialty crop and organic agriculture producing over $5 billion annually.
Last week, we highlighted the new organic standard being developed by the Real Organic Project (ROP). The standard will exclude CAFO and Hydroponic production methods in organic in an attempt to “reclaim the original meaning of organic”.
By Melody Meyer
The South American organic apple and pear deal comes with a litany of challenges which continue to threaten the long term vitality and sustainability of production in Argentina and Chile. Increased production, declining returns, Argentinian inflation and major advancements in controlled atmosphere storage are among the challenges importers face in the South American organic fruit deal.
Western organic vegetable producers should be looking at stronger markets until mid-April as the harvest shifts from the winter desert districts of California and Arizona to the coastal valleys.
- How a Food Packaging Company is Changing the Industry for the Better
- Any Talk About Regenerative Agriculture Must Involve Policy: Clif Bar Exec
- New Study: Organic Farming Reduces Nitrogen Pollution
- Organic Produce Exporters Explore Global Opportunities
- Stockton is Rebranding
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