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...Karn Manhas, Terramera founder and chief executive, said crop protection was essential to maintain productivity but growers also needed to reduce the environmental impact of crop agriculture....
...We’ll look at PetMed’s pay-per-click advertising, which drives a relatively small portion of traffic but gives the company a bit more control than it has over its organic search results....
...The US, the world’s top corn and soyabean grower, has become an importer of organic corn and soyabeans. In the organic food trade, smaller companies are absorbing some of this growth....
...Casey O’Neill is acting chair of the Emerald Growers Association, which represents cannabis farmers in the Emerald Triangle....
...“Healthcare companies reported the strongest organic growth of all sectors — 11 per cent revenue growth and 22 per cent earnings growth — and ranked the highest on beats,” he says....
...Many deals have been worth over $10bn, including Medtronic’s $48bn acquisition of Covidien and Valeant’s $62.5bn pursuit of Allergan....
...“Q-Med is a strategic asset for us.”...
...AstraZeneca cemented such a move with its purchase of biological medicine-focused companies such as CAT and MedImmune....
...Mr Goldman says his board was supportive, including Gary Hirshberg, a leader in the US organic food movement who heads Stonyfield Farms, the organic yoghurt company that has been majority-owned by Group...
...They can also choose between organic, Fair Trade or Rainforest Alliance-certified coffee as part of their contribution, the US retailing giant says, to “sustainable agricultural practices that protect the...
...(Some would add the purchase of organic food to the list, although worldwide organic farming would require more land than the earth possesses.)...
...A number of committed growers, producers and farmers I have spoken to are thrilled to see the arrival of Whole Foods in particular....
...It is an outline for the next farm bill and offers money to help fruit and vegetable growers shift to organic farming....
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