Sentences with phrase «said organic producers»

Speaking at the Soil Association conference in Manchester on Wednesday (9 February), Mr Kendall said organic producers needed to convince consumers about the quality of their produce rather than making claims which might not stand up.

Not exact matches

The retailer later asked the farmer to invite other U.S. livestock producers to discuss distribution of organic and grass - fed meat, Harris said.

Irwin Simon, who is also the CEO, said the producer of organic and vegetarian foods could be sold so it can be taken to the next level.

«I never would have dreamed that my business that started in a mason jar in my kitchen would end up being the world's biggest producer of organic sprouted grains and flours in 10 short years,» Sutton says.

The USDA said it based its decision on concerns regarding how it may raise the cost of organic goods for producers and consumers.

Audrey Darrow, President of Earth Source Organics, a leading producer of raw dark chocolate, says that their gluten free, vegan, organic, kosher, and raw product and manufacturing certification is very import to their growing customer base.

He says it's heartening to see more beef producers applying for organic certification.

«We recognise that drought places enormous stress on organic producers who are trying to keep feed and adequate nutrition up to their stock,» says Chief Certification Officer Michael Baker.

Chief certification officer, Michael Baker, says demand from suppliers for exports has resulted in the increase in applications from beef producers for organic certification.

Joanne says, «The new onboarding program will make the transition to organic farming easier for producers.

Chief certification officer Michael Baker, says the change would bring Australia into line with international organic standards, make Australian organic producers more competitive on the international market and give producers converting to organic a market to sell In Conversion produce.

Milk Link said it would pay producers an extra 1.75 pence per litre (ppl) for organic milk, taking its organic milk premium to 10ppl.

«In order to secure UK supply for our customers it is essential that we support the next generation of organic dairy producers,» said Kari Daniels, the group's trading director for chilled food.

The sentiments were reflected by group chief executive officer Peter Tuborgh, who said that he expected organic milk needs to continue rising requiring a greater number of producers to ensure the segment continues to thrive.

The Nordic manufacturer, which claims to be the largest producer of organic milk, says it is hoping to offer improved incentives for farmers to ensure it can offset a production shortfall.

General Manager of Sales and Category, Lynley Radford, says sourcing certified organic milk gets harder every year, and having walked up and down many a dairy track to talk to farmers about converting, she appreciates how difficult it is for producers to get organic certification.

Australian Organic's general manager of commercial, Joanne Barber, says, «The Naturally Good Expo will be a great opportunity for certified organic producers, processors and wholesalers to be seen amongst the organic and natural industry.

Michael says it's important that this change is not seen to give producers short cuts to organic certification, rather it reduces bureaucracy.

«A break in the ability of UK organic producers to export to the US would be extremely damaging if not fatal,» he says.

France's Danone said on Thursday it would double the size of its U.S. business by buying organic foods producer WhiteWave Foods Co for $ 10.4 billion in its largest acquisition since 2007.

Mr Kerr said the international food industry was dominated by multinationals that enjoyed the benefits of scale such as Nestle or the French group Danone, the world's biggest producer of organic food since this year's US$ 12.5 billion purchase of US organic food producer WhiteWave.

He says, «The Guidelines will help organic producers and mining companies understand their rights and responsibilities.

Australian Organic's Greg Paynter says Guidelines for organic producers and resource development companies has been a long time in the making.

«Verification officers, employed by these certification bodies, conduct on - farm and facility inspections to ensure that organic producers are conducting their operations according to the Canadian Organic standard,» the agency said.

At Clif Bar, the company is tackling the yield gap by investing in plant breeding, contributing to an agriculture fund that helps provide technical assistance to educate growers and investing in infrastructure that will help reduce the distance that organic producers must transport their crops from the farm gate to the aggregator or processor, which is a significantly longer distance than for most conventional producers, Dillion said.

«The transitional certification program developed by OTA reflects perspectives from across the supply chain, and will provide an on - ramp to producers while safeguarding organic as the gold standard of food label claims,» said Nate Lewis, Farm Policy Director for OTA.

«The organic industry has been fighting for this rule for years,» said Jesse Laflamme, Owner and CEO of organic egg producer Pete and Gerry's Organics.

In the information panel section, producers can say which of their ingredients are organic so long as they have been certified, and they can also state the percentage of their ingredients which are organic, even if the overall product itself can not pass for the USDA's organic certification.

Producers of organic, kosher and other foods ought to be able to say so as long as their claims are subject to government verification.

We also need to develop an organic farming concept and breed new varieties with higher concentrations of the oils, says Kai Grevsen, adding that he and his colleagues also collaborate with an organic herb producer who makes fields and a drying facility available for part of the experiment.

Our results conclude that heirloom dry beans offer small - scale organic producers economic incentives and a niche in direct - to - consumer markets within the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota regions,» the authors said.

Ellison says the fact that producers keep putting multiple claims on their products, even though broad claims like «organic» and «humanely raised» encompass almost all of the other production attributes, suggests that producers may be skeptical that consumers know the full definition of these labels.

The workshops will focus on cultural practices, organic regulations, incentives and certification fees, and also offer producers a chance to meet with potential marketers such as Ardent Mills, he said.

«The research portion of the project has been designed to generate data that will clarify the benefits and risks to producers during and following the organic transition period,» Adams said.

There's also an environmental side to organic agriculture that will be attractive to some producers, he said.

«Arden Mills is running a private initiative to increase organic wheat production in this region, offering some incentives to producers, and we have teamed up to help connect them with producers in Texas,» Adams said.

It is thus important to check with manufacturers to question the medium used to grow nutritional yeast and to ensure that their products are free of GMOs.9 Some brands use organic ingredients for the growing medium, which is favorable for preventing contamination with GMOs.This having been said, no nutritional yeast producers have yet received official non-GMO certification.

While Cuba's small, organic honey industry aims to reap the rewards of increased trade with the United States, honey producers in other regions are under threat, industry officials said.

Locally grown fruits and vegetables, including grapes, strawberries, potatoes, and apples, have been shown to have up to 25 times more pesticides than internationally accepted levels, Agence France - Presse reports.Some of the country's organic producers say they are struggling to keep up with demand for their products, which have thus far generally been a niche market for the rich.