Farmworkers, environmental groups file legal action demanding Roundup ban
A recent groundbreaking legal action calls on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to immediately suspend and cancel the dangerous herbicide glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup. Glyphosate’s registration is illegal,…
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Organic Trade Association expands leadership team
Co-CEOs Tom Chapman and Matthew Dillon will take organic into a new era The Organic Trade Association (OTA) recently announced the new…
2 min read03 · Organic NewsCurrent trends and challenges for global organic agriculture
In February 2024, the 25th edition of “The World of Organic Agriculture” will be launched by FiBL (Research Institute of Organic Agriculture) and IFOAM – Organics International.…
4 min read04 · Glyphosate ControversyBayer’s Roundup-cancer trial losses mount
Juries in Philadelphia ordered Bayer to pay nearly $3.5 million and $2.25 billion in separate lawsuits after jurors found that the company’s…
1 min readOrganic Valley welcomes dozens of family farms into the cooperative amid farm crisis
As farmers and rural communities face the effects of increased consolidation, organic dairy cooperative seeks not just more milk but more farmers.…
1 min read06 · Non-GMO NewsBenefits of non-GMO corn
By James J. Hoorman, Hoorman Soil Health Services Farmers are starting to buy seed for this year to get the early discounts.…
3 min read07 · Non-GMO NewsBenson Hill sees gains in non-GMO soybean breeding program
Benson Hill, Inc., an ag tech company aiming to unlock the natural genetic diversity of plants, has announced that recent advances in its…
2 min readThe U.S. push for GMO corn is out to lunch
Glyphosate’s association with cancer grows like a weed By Ernesto Hernández-López So-called “Free trade” promises lower prices and more supply, but it…
4 min read09 · Regenerative AgricultureSoil health expert: “Mimic life and nature’s principles; don’t genetically splice it”
Speakers at the Big Soil Health Event like Ray Archuleta urge farmers to build soil health, diversify crop production, build plant immunity…
4 min read10 · Regenerative AgricultureStudy: Soil health management positively impacts Delaware River Watershed
A collaborative project from the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) and the Soil Health Institute (SHI) found that soil health management…
1 min readGrain buyers offer contracts to grow organic and non-GMO grains in 2024
Grain buyers offer contracts to grow organic and non-GMO grains in 2024 The following companies are offering contracts to farmers to grow…
2 min read12 · Market NewsTwo companies supplied more than half of corn, soybean, and cotton seeds in 2018-20
Corteva and Bayer—two giant agricultural seed providers—accounted for more than half the U.S. retail seed sales of corn, soybeans, and cotton in…
1 min read13 · GMO NewsGenetically modified crops aren’t a solution to climate change, despite what the biotech industry says
By Anneleen Kenis, Lecturer in Political Ecology and Environmental Justice, Brunel University London and Barbara Van Dyck, Research Fellow in Political Agroecology,…
4 min readThe American Chestnut Foundation pulls support for embattled GMO American Chestnut Tree
A much-hyped GMO solution to reviving the American Chestnut Tree in the U.S. is withering on the vine—like other GMO promises. In…
1 min read15 · Regenerative AgricultureRegenerative Agriculture and Food Systems Summit
The Regenerative Agriculture and Food Systems Summit USA 2024 is set to take place in Chicago this March 12-14, focusing on the…
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