1. Eating Sustainably Is One of the Easiest Ways to Combat Climate Change, Experts Say

The power of the fork has never been so profound. As temperatures around the world continue to warm at alarming rates, individuals are asking themselves what lifestyle changes they can make to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. The largest impacts lie in voting and purchasing power—government and industry will need to make significant changes for countries to meet long- and short-term emissions goals. The easiest way to make a meal more sustainable is to eat less meat and more organic, plant-based foods—the closer they were grown, the better, according to the experts.   Read More

2. Bayer Launches Portfolio of Organic Vegetable Seeds

Bayer is expanding its expertise to include more vegetable seed offerings. The freshly launched Vegetables by Bayer will bring to market more organically produced seeds in three key crops for the greenhouse and glasshouse sectors: tomato, sweet pepper, and cucumber. This expansion will then be followed by tomato rootstock varieties in 2023. Varieties will be sold under both the Seminis® and De Ruiter® vegetable seed brands.     Read More

3. Strong Organic Grape Sales Lead to an Early Season Finish for Fruit World

California organic grape sales have been strong this season, so much so that it’s factoring into an early end of the season for one grower-shipper. For Fruit World in Reedley, CA, organic Thomcord grapes, a hybrid of the Concord and Thompson grapes, had volume that was as expected this season. “The quality and flavor of the Thomcords was top-notch this year. We’re really proud of those grapes,” says Bianca Kaprielian of Fruit World. Strong sales helped push a two-to-three-week early end to the season.    Read More

4. Scientists Seek Better Ways to Keep Organic Fruit Fresh

Increasingly popular with consumers, Washington-grown organic apples and pears thrive in the region’s dry, disease-discouraging climate. Off the tree, however, organic fruits are at the mercy of physiological disorders and fungi that can rot and destroy more than a third of the annual harvest before it gets to the table. This fall, scientists at Washington State University are launching new research to find safe, organic-friendly ways to defeat post-harvest diseases and foodborne illnesses in apples and pears while extending their storability.    Read More

5. Albertsons Selects Procurant for Perishables Order Management

Procurant, a cloud-based software company transforming the global food supply chain, announced the successful implementation of the Procurant One technology platform for purchasing and order management across Albertsons Cos. Inc., including brands Albertsons, Safeway, Jewel-Osco, Acme, United Supermarkets, and Vons.    Read More