COVID-19, the gut microbiota and glyphosate: What are the links?
By Michelle Perro, MD; executive director GMOScience At-a-glance UK scientists (Prof. Glenn Gibson, Dr. Gemma Walton, Dr. Kirsty Hunter and Prof. Tim Spector) requested that Matt Hancock (the country’s health secretary) call…
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Pandemic inspires healthier, organic food choices
As Americans have more time to cook during lockdown, and are concerned about protecting against the coronavirus, more dollars are pouring into…
1 min read03 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterHow is COVID-19 impacting organic farmers and businesses?
By Laetitia Benador When COVID-19 struck, farmers were already facing significant challenges. Low prices combined with rising production costs, labor shortages, and climate…
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Latest research shows that sustainability is surviving COVID-19
Consumers buying more or as many organic products as they did prior to pandemic Products carrying a sustainability claim, including organic, have…
1 min readSupplySide West, Organic Grower Summit tradeshows cancelled due to COVID-19; MOSES Organic Farming Conference goes online
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to shut down food and agriculture tradeshows and conferences. SupplySide West and Food Ingredients North America and the…
1 min read06 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterWill our small farms survive the pandemic?
Before COVID-19, the locavore, farm-to-table movement was thriving. But without restaurant markets, forced into retail sales, many small farmers are in trouble.…
1 min read07 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterGleaning: honored tradition revives to connect surplus food with hungry people
The gathering of harvest leftovers, once a protected right of the poor, is being resurrected in COVID-19 times. The pandemic has generated…
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“Dirt therapy” led soldier to organic farming
Harvey farm goal: Feed every customer like they're family By Alex Modesitt, Tribune-Star In the time between patrols and post, Matthew Harvey…
4 min read09 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterUSDA announces new rules to crack down on fraud
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced its “Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) Proposed Rule” to stop fraud in organic imports and domestic…
2 min read10 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterClif Bar sets high bar for funding organic research at universities
For nearly 40 years, conventional agribusiness has steered research activities at ag universities, incentivizing development of new crop varieties through offers of…
1 min readOrganic fresh produce sales register double digit growth in the second quarter of 2020
Total organic fresh produce sales and volume registered double digit growth in the second quarter of 2020, with April-June 2020 sales increasing…
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Arkansas farmer finds “non-GMO is all about profitability”
Non-GMO soybeans mean profit for farmer Adam Chappell. Non-GMO crops make up 90% of Chappell’s acreage, and he often sources low-cost seed…
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6th annual Organic & Non-GMO Forum goes virtual
The sixth annual Organic & Non-GMO Forum, which last year attracted hundreds of attendees from 7 countries and 31 U.S. states, is…
1 min readScientists discover first effective treatment for citrus-destroying disease
New license agreement commercializes innovative, safe technology By Jules Bernstein University of California Riverside (UCR) scientists have found the first substance capable…
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Study: cover crops, no-till could slow climate change
Cover crops combined with no-tillage systems can increase soil organic carbon, which could help slow climate change on farms, according to a…
2 min read16 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterTexas cotton farmer “agvocates” for regenerative practices, nutrient stewardship
Jeremy Brown grows cotton near Lubbock, TX. He decided in 2013 to farm differently from his dad and granddad’s way. His 4,000-acre…
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Plant-based food sales outpacing total food sales during COVID-19
New data recently released by the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) and SPINS®, the leading provider of wellness-focused data and market analytics,…
2 min read18 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterBrazil’s meat giant joins plant-based burger platform, seizing pandemic opportunity
The coronavirus pandemic has created a silver lining in the plant-based meat industry. Concerns over meat shortages, stemming from meatpacking plant shutdowns,…
1 min read19 · NewsGroundskeeper wins appeal against Bayer over his cancer linked to glyphosate
But court reduces damages to $20.5 million Bayer suffered another defeat in the legal battle over the link between its Roundup herbicide…
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Lab tests find high levels of glyphosate in conventional hummus, chickpeas
Independent tests commissioned by the Environmental Working Group found glyphosate, the weedkiller linked to cancer, in more than 80% of non-organic hummus and…
1 min read21 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterDicamba weedkiller damage continues across the U.S.
The controversial herbicide dicamba continues to wreak havoc in the U.S. as reports of drift damage by the weedkiller continue to mount…
1 min read22 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterMultiple natural food brands promote Glyphosate Residue Free certification
When an Environmental Working Group report located traces of the herbicide glyphosate in many popular breakfast cereals, consumer radar perked up. “Glyphosate…
1 min readLawsuit challenges “Bioengineered” GMO food labeling
Retailers and advocates argue USDA rules discriminate against tens of millions of Americans, exempt most GMO foods, mislead consumers, and restrict retailer…
3 min read24 · The Organic & Non-GMO Report NewsletterBayer’s latest GM corn is resistant to 5 herbicides
Ten-billion dollar settlement over Roundup (glyphosate) cancer lawsuit? A $400 million settlement over dicamba (XtendiMax) damage? You’d think those figures would give…
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AquaBounty’s farmed salmon now in U.S. stores
AquaBounty, developer of genetically modified salmon, is releasing its first conventional Atlantic salmon raised at its Indiana fish facility, said CEO Sylvia…
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