OE: Organic Cotton Met Challenges, Sees Bright Future
Organic cotton weathered the global economic storm during the 2008-09 farming season, albeit with challenges, according to a new report by Organic Exchange (OE) documenting growth and challenges in the global organic fiber sector. Production grew 20 percent over 2007-08 to 175,113 metric tons (802,599 bales) grown on 625,000 acres (253,000 hectares). Organic cotton now represents 0.76 percent of global cotton production. more...
Bob’s Red Mill Now Employee-Owned
Bob Moore celebrated his 81st birthday with an announcement he had been waiting years to make. He told his employees February 15 that Bob’s Red Mill (Milwaukie, OR) was now an employee-owned company. more...