Business, Food, Food Deserts, Food Policy IGrow PreOwned 1/18/19 Business, Food, Food Deserts, Food Policy IGrow PreOwned 1/18/19

Dollar Stores Are Taking Over the Grocery Business, and It’s Bad News for Public Health and Local Economies

A new report shows growth of dollar stores in low-income and rural communities furthers inequity and pushes out local businesses.

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Farming, Food, Food Policy, Nutrition IGrow PreOwned 1/18/19 Farming, Food, Food Policy, Nutrition IGrow PreOwned 1/18/19

Despite Small Wins, the New Farm Bill is a Failure of Imagination

Maintaining the status quo in the farm bill might feel like a victory to some, but long-time farm bill expert Dan Imhoff says it still won’t support the kinds of agriculture we need most as the climate warms.

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Agricultural Industry, Food Policy, Farming IGrow PreOwned 12/16/18 Agricultural Industry, Food Policy, Farming IGrow PreOwned 12/16/18

Adelaide Puts Food, Not Developments at the Top of the City-Fringe Menu

So much so, its city fringe farm land is being legally protected.

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Food, Food Policy, Organic, USDA IGrow PreOwned 9/23/18 Food, Food Policy, Organic, USDA IGrow PreOwned 9/23/18

Dirty Feed, Done Dirt Cheap: Are Consumers Who Shell Out for Organic Meat Eating a Bunch of Bull?

The animal may have grazed on chemical-free Iowa pasture all summer, what did it eat during the off-season and where were the feed’s ingredients grown?

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Food Policy, Hydroponics, Lettuce, Urban, USDA IGrow PreOwned 8/28/18 Food Policy, Hydroponics, Lettuce, Urban, USDA IGrow PreOwned 8/28/18

The Quality Standards for Hydroponic Lettuce

While hydroponic crops have a lot of external benefits like water savings and food safety, those benefits are not shown when a hydroponic butterhead is graded

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Food Policy, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 8/24/18 Food Policy, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 8/24/18

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree Explains Why Food Is An Important Issue for All Americans

Pingree is currently the only organic farmer serving in U.S. Congress. She is a leader on food policy, including issues involving local food, food waste and organic agriculture.

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Food Policy, Agriculture IGrow PreOwned 8/11/18 Food Policy, Agriculture IGrow PreOwned 8/11/18

USDA Invests $21 Million to Encourage Low-Income Families to Buy Healthy Food Options

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced 24 grants totaling $21 million to help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants increase their purchases of fruits and vegetables by providing incentives at the point of purchase.

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Environment, Farm, Food, Food Policy, Policy, Systems IGrow PreOwned 8/10/18 Environment, Farm, Food, Food Policy, Policy, Systems IGrow PreOwned 8/10/18

Foreign Beef Can Legally be Labeled “Product of U.S.A.” It’s Killing America’s Grass-Fed Industry.

How rampant mislabeling puts America's grass-based cattle producers out of business.

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Agricultural Technologies, Environment, Food, Food Policy, Food Safety, GMO, Systems IGrow PreOwned 8/9/18 Agricultural Technologies, Environment, Food, Food Policy, Food Safety, GMO, Systems IGrow PreOwned 8/9/18

From Farm to Fork: The Regulatory Status of Non-GMO Plant Innovations Under Current EU Law

Do Non-GMO NBT Products Need a GMO-like Pre-market Risk Assessment and/or Authorisation?

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Food Policy, Sustainability IGrow PreOwned 6/26/18 Food Policy, Sustainability IGrow PreOwned 6/26/18

Innovation And Design In Vertical Agriculture And Sustainable Urban Ecosystems

As the global population grows, so too does food demand as well as constraints on land and natural resources. By the year 2050, the world’s population will approach 10 billion people, and at least 2 out of 3 people will live in urban centers.

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Food Safety, Food Policy IGrow PreOwned 5/9/18 Food Safety, Food Policy IGrow PreOwned 5/9/18

Jury Hits Pork Giant For $50M For Hog Operation's Nuisance

A federal jury on Thursday awarded more than $50 million in damages to neighbors of an industrial hog operation found responsible for intense smells, noise and other disturbances so bad people couldn't enjoy their rural homes. 

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Food Safety, Food Policy IGrow PreOwned 5/5/18 Food Safety, Food Policy IGrow PreOwned 5/5/18

All US fruit Detained Upon Arrival In China For Seven Days

Effective immediately, China's Customs has been instructed to detain and inspect all US fruit shipments for seven days upon arrival into China for pesticide residue testing.

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Food Policy, Sustainability IGrow PreOwned 5/1/18 Food Policy, Sustainability IGrow PreOwned 5/1/18

Report Back From EcoFarm on Eliminating Hunger

In his keynote speech at EcoFarm 2018, John Ikerd proposed that “Eliminating hunger is the first requisite of agricultural sustainability.”

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Farming, Food Policy IGrow PreOwned 4/5/18 Farming, Food Policy IGrow PreOwned 4/5/18

What Does The New Regenerative Organic Certification Mean For The Future of Good Food?

Organic is not enough. Or that’s the thinking behind the new Regenerative Organic Certification(ROC) that was officially launched at the Natural Products Expo West trade show last week.

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