In the dynamic world of agriculture and agritech, businesses often evolve to meet new challenges, markets, or technologies. Changing your business name can better reflect your mission, align with new offerings, or support international expansion. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you successfully navigate a business name change. 1. Assess the Reasons for Changing Your [...]
In case you missed it, here is our most recent issue of our AgriSystems Newsletter... Organic News You Can Use! AgriSystems Summer Newsletter 2017
Guest Blog by Compass Natural - July 2017 - OTA TASK FORCE On May 12, 2017 the Washington Post published an article documenting how three shipments of fraudulent “organic” corn and soybeans entered the United States from Turkey. Documents and interviews indicated that the shipments containing millions of pounds of corn and soybeans had been [...]
REGULATORY UPDATE National Organic Standards Board Meeting Highlights Spring 2017 NEXT MEETING: Oct 31 - Nov 2, 2017 in Jacksonville FL https://www.ams.usda.gov/event/2017-national-organic-standards-board-nosb-meeting The Spring 2017 National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting was held in Denver Colorado from April 19th -21st. It was well-attended by the public, and the USDA National Organic Program welcomed FIVE new [...]
Agrisystems International had the opportunity to attend this year’s Organic Policy Conference as part of ORGANIC WEEK in Washington D.C. in May. The purpose of the conference was to bring OTA members together with our Nation’s Representatives — to network, to discuss the state of the Organic Industry, and to ensure that Organic Priorities are [...]
REGULATORY UPDATE National Organic Standards Board Meeting Highlights Fall 2016 NEXT MEETING: April 19-21, 2017 in Denver Colorado Spring 2017 NOSB Meeting Information The Fall 2016 National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting was held in St. Louis, MO November 16th-18th. This is the first time Missouri was selected to host one of the bi-annual public [...]
June 27, 2016 Senate Introduces Bill to Overturn Vermont’s Mandatory GMO Labeling Law in Favor of Watered-Down National Standard By Steven Hoffman GMO labeling proponents were planning on celebrating on July 1 – the date when Vermont’s GMO labeling legislation became the first mandatory GMO labeling law of the land. The small state’s bold [...]
U.S. Sales of Organic Products Grew 11% to $43.3 Billion in 2015 By Steven Hoffman, Compass Natural Driven by a groundswell of steadily rising consumer demand for healthy, environmentally friendly food produced without the use of toxic, synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, antibiotics and growth hormones, irradiation, genetic engineering, and often inhumane treatment of animals, sales [...]
June 20, 2016 Guest Blog - Steven Hoffman, Compass Natural Today, more farmers are cultivating organically on more land in more countries than ever before, according to FiBL’s 2016 report, The World of Organic Agriculture, released in February 2016 in partnership with IFOAM Organics International. At the end of 2014, when data was last collected, [...]
Several new board members got down to business, Carrageenan was a Hot Topic, and an Expert Panel discussed Hydroponics. By Alesia Bock, AgriSystems International Since there were relatively few Sunset 2018 materials up for initial review, time was devoted to important discussions on the future of carrageenan on the National List, and whether Hydroponic/Bioponic methods [...]
