National Organic Standards Board proposal addresses GMO threat to organic seed
Genetic integrity proposal aims to inform farmers about GMO levels in organic seed, measure GMO contamination in corn seed
In this issue
The sobering details behind the latest seed monopoly chart
As four seed companies now control more than 60 percent of the global market, a seed policy expert argues that consolidation poses…
1 min read03 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterMissouri farmer charged in $140M organic grain fraud scheme
A farmer and business owner from Chillicothe, Missouri has pleaded guilty to marketing over $140 million of corn, wheat, and soybeans as…
1 min read04 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterRevoked Midwest farm allegedly sold 150,000 bushels of fake “organic” corn
State agriculture department says if additional buyers had not been contacted, alleged fraudulent sales would not have been uncovered
3 min readUSDA officials said they were guarding against organic food fraud. Congress decided they need help.
New regulations on blocking fraudulent “organic” food imports into the U.S. went into effect in late December, as part of the 2018…
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Number of U.S. organic farms increased 56 percent in 5 years
The number of organic farms in the United States grew by 56 percent from 2011 to 2016. According to data from the…
1 min read07 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterWe don’t have enough organic farmland. Why not?
It’s an interesting statistic—with U.S. organic food sales doubling in the last decade, and organic acreage increasing by 20 percent in seven…
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Why organic farming can help feed the world sustainably
Meeting SDG2 is about more than just ramping up food production, says the Soil Association’s Sarah Compson
1 min read09 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterOrganic products maintain strong growth in fast-moving consumer goods industry
Organic sales in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry continue to surge, accounting for over $21 billion in sales and up 9…
1 min read10 · Organic NewsGrowing an organic farming oasis in New York’s Black Dirt region
The jet black, nutrient-dense dirt in Orange County, New York has been compared to “special dark” chocolate as opposed to its “milk”…
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New Jersey farm brings local, organic food to low-income counties
A 12-acre organic farm will begin growing fresh produce in 2019 for low-income residents of Morris and Passaic Counties in New Jersey—and…
1 min read12 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter2019 Midwest Shippers Association/Specialty Soya & Grains Alliance member commodity grower contracts now available
Midwest Shippers Association/Specialty Soya & Grains Alliance recently announced that their 2019 listings of grower contracts for identity preserved, organic, non-GMO, and…
1 min read13 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterMercaris launches new initiative to see if organic farmland can support higher real estate values
By Jessie Bovay, Mercaris director of business development United States farmland is a major asset class and its value is important for…
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Legal hemp: A 2019 boon for stressed American farmers
U.S. farmers have been hit hard lately—Chinese tariffs impacting sales, tobacco and dairy dipping, commodity prices low. The recently signed 2018 Farm…
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Natural food/drink product launches with GMO-free claims grew 366 percent in Canada in the last 10 years
While natural food and drink appears to have gone mainstream in Canada, it seems confusion around what “natural” actually means has inspired…
1 min read16 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterCorn miller is “off and running on non-GMO”
LifeLine Foods, based in Columbia, Missouri, recently announced it had received Non-GMO Project verification for its corn ingredients while experiencing its best…
1 min readFoodChain ID has record month for Non-GMO Project verification product submissions
FoodChain ID, a market leader in Non-GMO Project Verification services, saw a record month for Non-GMO Project Verification product submissions. “New product…
1 min read18 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterHow African scientists are improving cassava through conventional breeding to help feed the world
The cassava plant, whose starchy roots bring food and income to over 800 million people, has not gotten its due in terms…
1 min read19 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterEven major food companies hate the new US rules for GMO food labeling
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s GMO labeling guidelines are so “toothless” (according to Quartz) that even food giants like Nestlé, Mars, and…
1 min readNew labeling rule paves way for GM salmon to enter US market
With introduction of the United States Department of Agriculture’s final ruling on labeling of GMOs, GM salmon may soon officially enter the…
1 min read21 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterNew analysis raises questions about EPA’s classification on glyphosate weed killer
Researcher says the EPA has disregarded substantial evidence that the popular herbicide is linked to cancer.
1 min read22 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterIn a blow to Bayer, judge to allow controversial evidence in Roundup cancer trials
A federal judge overseeing lawsuits alleging Bayer AG’s Roundup weedkiller causes cancer recently ruled to allow evidence of Monsanto’s behind-the-scenes attempts to…
1 min readFrench court bans Monsanto weedkiller on safety grounds
A French court recently canceled the license for one of Monsanto’s glyphosate-based weedkillers over safety concerns and placed an immediate ban on…
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A Killing Season: Dicamba herbicide upends the agriculture industry, pitting neighbor against neighbor in a struggle for survival
When Arkansas farmer Mike Wallace was murdered in late 2016 in a dispute over herbicide drift damage, it was before thousands of…
1 min read25 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterDicamba damage to honeybee forage threatens beekeeper livelihoods
Drift from the weedkiller dicamba, in vogue again because Roundup has created resistant “superweeds,” has damaged thousands of crop acres—among them, American…
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Paper claiming “extreme” GMO opponents are ignorant contains many flawed assumptions
A new survey labels GM food opponents ignorant extremists. Claire Robinson asks whether the evidence stands up A new paper published in…
3 min read27 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterScientists have “hacked photosynthesis” in search of more productive crops
Photosynthesis, the process through which plants take in carbon dioxide and produce food using energy from the sun, has been working well…
1 min read28 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterExperts agree: New GMOs can be detected
A French scientist and other experts rebut claims that genome-edited products cannot be distinguished from natural products, and thus cannot be detected…
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