Good Nutrition is Good Business: Vicious pesticide cycle, 8 fatal press pitch flaws, See the eye doc

Friday 16 August 2013

Vicious pesticide cycle, 8 fatal press pitch flaws, See the eye doc

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August 16, 2013

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How GMOs forced farmers onto a soil-ruining herbicide treadmill

Chuck Benbrook, one of the premier researchers on how genetic engineering impacts pesticide use, talks implications of and alternatives to current practices.

Industry cross section

8 fatal flaws to avoid when pitching the media

Here are some of the more grievous examples of poor PR presentation that are sure to get news of your natural product ignored.

Vitamin intervention could save millions of lives

Two billion people suffer from hidden hunger, and deficiencies cost $180 billion each year. Enter supplement intervention.

Natural brands launch healthy lunch website

What do you get when four top natural foods brands create a healthy lunch how-to website? One A+ resource to educate customers just in time for back to school.

Commentary

It's National Eye Exam month—I'll go if you do

Along with encouraging customers to get their eyes checked this month, be sure they take a look at the necessary nutrients that promote good eye health.

Your health

4 perfect snack pouches

Packed with nutrients, snack pouches are an easy, portable snack to satiate both kids and adults. Plus, new blends offer filling add-ins like chia and quinoa.

Most popular

Is carmine the next pink slime? [video]

INFRA retailers ink distribution deal with KeHE

Merchandising via strategic experimentation

The Lucky's way of doing, growing business

Consumers shifting to plant-based omega-3s

Poll

Tell us: What's the top reason people are taking omegas?

Today's takeaway

"American farmers are spraying so much glyphosate that people are being exposed to it from multiple routes: breathing it, drinking it and eating it. Glyphosate exposure has dramatically increased in the last three to four years."
— Chuck Benbrook in How GMOs forced farmers onto a soil-ruining herbicide treadmill