Leading food retailer requires regenerative claims to be validated by an approved third-party certifier or recognized assessment   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Stephanie Wuorenma Phone: 202-446-2138 Office: Terrebonne, OR (Pacific Time Zone) Email: info Website: agreenerworld.org A GREENER WORLD COLLABORATES WITH WHOLE FOODS MARKET TO VALIDATE REGENERATIVE CLAIMS —Leading food retailer requires regenerative claims to …

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    February 11, 2025 | View as Webpage       While we do see losses in conservation, there is also a long history of species coming back from the brink thanks to the tireless dedication of people who care. So when our monitoring work at Xerces turns up bad news, like another sharp …

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Help Protect Impacted Farmers View as Webpage   Dear Dennis, As you may have heard, the past few weeks have been a whirlwind of uncertainty for those impacted by the recent freeze on federal funding. We know this has affected countless people across the U.S. and beyond in real and concrete ways throughout a range …

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What is AGW? Why do we do what we do? Want to learn more about certification and/or making the most of the certifications you have? View as Webpage   Dear Dennis, Since AGW’s farmer network includes a wide variety of farmers, both certified and not, we would like to use this particular update to re-introduce …

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed to list the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act...     January 30, 2024 | View as Webpage     Support Federal Protections for the Monarch Butterfly   Sign on to Xerces' public letter advocating for strong protections under the Endangered Species Act.   The U.S. …

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    January 28, 2025 | View as Webpage       Species from the Karner blue butterfly to the American burying beetle have all seen their conservation efforts improve thanks to being listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. While the process of listing a species can be slow, small conservation actions in our …

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Hong Kong is Asias’s culinary capital and the eight-largest export market for U.S. consumer-oriented agricultural and food products. USDA Accepting Applications for Agribusiness Trade Mission to Hong Kong WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2025 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service is now accepting applications for its agribusiness trade mission to Hong Kong, scheduled for …

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USDA Trade Mission to Expand Exports in Thailand, Southeast Asia WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spearhead a trade mission to Bangkok, Thailand, from Feb. 3 - 6, 2025, to expand agricultural exports and strengthen trade ties in Southeast Asia. The mission includes nearly 40 agribusinesses, trade organizations, and representatives …

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USDA Trade Mission to Expand Exports in Thailand, Southeast Asia WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spearhead a trade mission to Bangkok, Thailand, from Feb. 3 - 6, 2025, to expand agricultural exports and strengthen trade ties in Southeast Asia. The mission includes nearly 40 agribusinesses, trade organizations, and representatives …

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will begin to accept and process notifications for the introduction of certain modified plants that meet the regulatory definition of “regulated article” under 7 CFR 340 (2019) on February 7, 2025. We are restarting the notification procedure following a December 2, 2024, …

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