Experts: focus on the positives when talking to conventional farmers about organic agriculture
Criticizing conventional agriculture will turn farmers against organic, say speakers at Organic Confluences Summit
In this issue
Monsanto-supported “coexistence” meeting focuses on bashing organic
Two speakers with ties to Monsanto devoted much of their presentations to criticizing organic farming and food at an educational session that…
3 min read
The organic food industry thrives on regulation
Without strict standards, the organic label would become worthless. So why is the White House rolling them back?
2 min read04 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterAgriSecure and Farmer’s Business Network, Inc. partner to encourage more farmers to transition to organic
Strategic investment from leading FBN network will help farmers capture profitable organic opportunities
1 min read
Nature’s Path leaves Organic Trade Association as protest to save organic
Company to invest in farming, research and associations that best reflect its vision for how organic can protect and enhance the health…
1 min read
Pennsylvania gives $500,000 to Rodale Institute to fund organic research
Bipartisan Support for Increased Funding for Research on Organic Agriculture
2 min read07 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterOrganic farms on Canadian Prairies getting larger
In a survey of agricultural data from 2016, the number of organic crops grown rose sharply on Canadian prairies from 2013 to…
1 min readOrganically Grown adopts “trust” ownership model to avoid corporate takeover
In a pioneering move by an organic agriculture pioneer, Organically Grown Company (OGC) has sold itself to a “purpose trust” that will…
1 min read
South Korean company creates organic “Oasis” in Brazil
South Korean organic brand Doalnara owns and operates a large organic farming community in Brazil. Due to a lack of farmland in…
1 min read10 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterMidwest farmers dig deep to invest in soil
Soil health boosts nutrition, combats climate change
1 min read
FoodState® rides the wave
Certified B Corporation, certified Glyphosate Residue Free, Big “T” transparency, “Real Food,” and more
3 min read
Forester Farmers Market chicken now Non-GMO Project Verified
A brand of premium chicken products produced by Ozark Mountain Poultry (OMP) is now 100 percent certified by the Non-GMO Project. Forester…
1 min read
Tri-State and Redwood join forces to operate and market a premium non-GMO and organic soybean crush plant in Indiana
Tri-State Crush, LLC, a non-GMO soybean crush facility located in Nappanee, Indiana, and The Redwood Group, LLC, a commodity supply chain solutions and…
1 min read
New Mexican president supports production of native non-GMO maize/corn, rejection of GMO corn
The victory of Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his Morena party in July’s Mexican elections has stunned international observers. The center-left insurgency…
1 min read
Ireland further restricts cultivation of GMOs to preserve GMO-free status
The Irish government approved transposition of an EU directive allowing it to opt out of growing GM crops approved elsewhere in the…
1 min read
GMA, major food companies say foods containing GMO refined ingredients should be labeled
Farm groups oppose labeling of foods containing refined ingredients from GMOs
1 min read
Study finds that mandatory labels reduce GMO food fears
As the U.S. Department of Agriculture prepares guidelines for labeling products that contain genetically modified ingredients, a new study from the University…
1 min read18 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterSurvey finds that proposed GMO labels lower consumer acceptance and less willingness to pay under various labeling options
Nearly half of U.S. consumers avoid GMO foods; large majority concerned about human health impact
1 min read
Consumer advocates criticize NSF’s non-GMO certification of sweetener derived from GMO yeast
They say NSF’s True North non-GMO certification of Cargill’s EverSweet synthetic biology sweetener sets a “dangerous precedent;” product would not be certified…
3 min read
EU court rules that products from gene editing should be regulated as GMOs
In a major victory for opponents of genetically engineered foods, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) recently made a precedent setting decision…
2 min read
Rats fed GM stacked-trait corn developed leaky stomachs
Changes seen are reminiscent of those caused by chemical irritants
1 min read22 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterGM grass invades Oregon—Scotts not responsible for cleanup
It was an uninvited guest, but one that won’t ever leave. Genetically modified creeping bentgrass is causing irrigation problems for farmers and…
1 min read
Dicamba disaster year 3: states reporting record spray drift complaints
1 million acres damaged, drift complaints up 50 percent in Iowa, 75 percent in Indiana, 400,000 acres damaged in Arkansas
2 min read
Monsanto trial begins over Roundup/cancer connection
Over 400 farmers, consumers, and landscape workers have sued Monsanto, claiming its Roundup weed killer triggered non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a blood cell cancer—and…
1 min read
Following exit from GMA, major food companies launch Sustainable Food Policy Alliance
Founding member companies include Danone, Mars, Nestlé USA and Unilever; Alliance seen “further marginalizing” Grocery Manufacturers Association
2 min readFind the suppliers behind these stories
Every company lists what it supplies, with certifications checked against public registries.