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AppHarvest -- an indoor vertical farming ag tech company based in Morehead, Kentucky -- is shipping out its first harvest of beefsteak tomatoes to national and regional grocery store chains including Kroger, Publix, Walmart, Food City, and Meijer.

Craft pickle brand SuckerPunch Gourmet’s new look shifts the focus from its iconic prizefighting mascot to the bold flavors and high-quality ingredients that set the brand apart from the competition, while also balancing the visual priorities of in-store and online marketing. The new branding and packaging, rolling out early this year, comes as the company expands its footprint in new categories and appeals to a more diverse consumer-based with recent and upcoming ...

Pesticides that we are using and destroying the soil through the way we are growing our products. but this comes from the g.m.o. labeling. so this is a win for the environment. >> and maybe if we can support the walmart approach to the organic farming, we can support them supporting the local farmers to get less of the squeeze out, because supporting the local farmers is what we need to do as well. >> this is for prepared foods and not fresh produce. >> and dont you think it is going to go that ...

Different than nongenetically modified food. its one of the real injustices in our country that gmos are not labeled. >> how can we get them labelled? what do we have to do? >> we have to constantly ask our politicians to support gmo labeling. >> so write to your congressman and senators. >> absolutely. continue to buy organic food, because gmos are prohibited. buy non-gmo products and people need to be involved. if we dont have our voices is heard, nothing is going to change. >> thank you for c...

Spend so much money on trying to avoid gmo labeling and the movement is getting bigger and bigger. >> sara slayman, womens rights activist from texas. when this bill first passed, you said you considered leaving texas. you stayed there to fight and what has the response been? >> the people are exhausted. we have done our part and thats why i join you in demanding reform of the filibuster in the senate. we cannot allow another generation to be saddled with these idealogical votes. we need reform ...

Like monsanto? >> we need as many people to stand up to these biotechs and corporations as possible. >> and we welcome tonight to the ed show rachel parent, a gmo activist and founder of kids right to know. rachel is 14 years old. shes been working on this for the last several years. its become her passion, and she certainly has caught the attention of a lot of people, especially big corporations who threw a ton of money at this initiative in the state of washington to defeat it. rachel, welcome...

More interested, and saw some of the studies that happened with rats and realized this is such a huge issue. someone needs to stand up to this. why not me? i can make a difference, and so can everyone else. >> what kind of pushback are you getting for speaking out about this? >> really i havent gotten that many pushbacks at all. in fact, i have gotten a lot of support, and im so thankful for that support. thats what really keeps me going, and, you know, its funny that the corporations spend so m...

And u.s. patent office says its unique and different. its one of the real injustices in our country that gmos are not label labeled. >> what do we have to do? >> we have to constantly ask our politicians to support gmo labeling. >> write to senators and congressmen and have your voice heard. >> we need people involved. continue to buy organic food. buy nongmo products and people need to be involved. if we dont have our voices heard, nothing will change. >> max, thank you for coming on an pointin...