Global organic market: Unprecedented growth in 2020—organic retail sales grew by $15 billion and exceeded the $132 billion mark
Organic farmland and retail sales both continued to show strong growth worldwide, according to data from 190 countries (data as of the end of 2020). Published by FiBL and IFOAM – Organics…
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2021 sees rise in acreage for organic grains
Organic grain acres in the U.S. jumped to 9.1 million in 2021, with 40,000 of those filled with organic soybeans. Organic and…
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Dave Campbell of Lily Lake Organic Farm announced as 2022 Organic Farmer of the Year
The Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) recently announced Dave Campbell as the 2022 Farmer of the Year. Campbell and his wife Mary are the owners and…
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USDA’s organic survey will gather data on organic agriculture production
A survey sent to all known certified organic farms and ranches within the 50 states will help the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural…
1 min readIndiana growers steer toward organic farming as market booms
According to the USDA’s 2019 Survey of Organic Agriculture by Commodity.com, the number of organic farms jumped 50% in the last ten years.…
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Organic agriculture promotes overall biodiversity, study finds
A Saskatchewan-based study from Dalhousie University concluded that organic agriculture contributes to overall biodiversity, partly due to crop diversity (crop rotation) that…
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Saving the banana the non-GMO way
By Jonathan Matthews and Claire Robinson For over 20 years in news story after news story they’ve been telling us that only genetic…
3 min readBenson Hill’s new TruVail™ non-GMO soy protein brand reduces carbon and water use
Benson Hill food tech company has launched a new line of domestically sourced, non-GMO plant-based protein ingredients with unique sustainability benefits. The…
1 min read09 · Non-GMO NewsChina’s non-GMO “seawater rice” could boost food security
A salt-tolerant rice, produced with conventional breeding, is being touted as a booster to China’s food security. Developed by scientist Yuan Longping,…
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Natural Products Expo West returns as in-person event
Largest event in $274 billion industry attracts 57,000 attendees Informa Markets’ Natural Products Expo West, part of the New Hope Network family of…
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LECICO’s CSR initiatives pay off with coveted Platinum EcoVadis certification
Leading international supplier of lecithin and phospholipids for the food ingredients market, LECICO, recently received a Platinum medal by independent sustainability assessor…
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Patagonia Provisions introduces Organic Kernza Fusilli
Patagonia Provisions’ new Organic Kernza Fusilli is a perennial grain pasta and a recipient of a 2022 Good Food Foundation Good Food Award. Kernza…
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Soil Carbon Initiative launches new regenerative farm certification
First-of-its-kind regenerative agriculture seeking 100 farmers to begin go-to-market pilots this spring. The Soil Carbon Initiative (SCI), the first-ever independently verified, outcomes-based…
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Soil Regen introduces Regenerative Certification process
Soil Regen is now offering a two-step verification process for food growers, to analyze their soils to determine the impacts of farm management…
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Danone North America’s soil health initiative sees significant progress
Danone North America recently announced the year four results from its comprehensive soil health program, which was launched in 2017. The five-year soil…
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Kellogg’s InGrained™ program aims to help rice farmers reduce climate impact
Cereal giant Kellogg’s has initiated a five-year program to ameliorate the environmental impact of growing rice—a staple feeding 4 billion worldwide. Rice…
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Corn-based ethanol could harm climate more than gasoline, study shows
A new study brings bad news about corn-based ethanol—a biofuel promoted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as being relatively clean environmentally. The study,…
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Movement to ban GMO corn imports gains support in Mexico
Mexico has a ban (recently affirmed by the Supreme Court) on growing genetically modified corn, but it still imports 16 million tons,…
1 min read19 · GMO NewsPatient receiving GMO pig heart transplant dies
The first person to undergo transplant surgery and receive the heart of a genetically modified (gene-edited) pig died on March 8, 2022.…
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FDA greenlights gene-edited cattle as safe to eat
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved the sale of beef from gene-edited cattle. In a press release, Dr. Steven M.…
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GMO zebrafish escape into the Brazilian wild—will GM salmon do the same?
In the “first documented case of a genetically engineered animal that has escaped containment and reproduced in the wild,” glowing zebrafish from…
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The poison in our daily bread: Study finds high levels of weedkiller in common supermarket foods
The results of the most comprehensive glyphosate testing of food products ever conducted in the U.S. were recently released by The Detox…
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