The Non-GMO Blog

Time for new approaches to US-Mexico corn trade

By Karen Hansen-Kuhn, opinion contributor As the world reels from the latest supply chain disruption, there is a growing movement internationally to rebuild resilience by increasing domestic production of food for local markets. This is a time for new solutions; unfortunately, there is growing pressure on trade officials to lock in business-as-usual approaches in this […]

As conventional prices rise, regenerative leader slashes costs

In the face of climbing input prices, Advancing Eco Agriculture (AEA), a leader in regenerative agriculture, is offering a fall promotion to lower prices and help more farmers transition to regenerative practices. The promotion includes all AEA and Tainio Biological products. “Our promise as a company is to help growers make more money with regenerative agriculture,” said […]

Pacific Northwest universities receive $50 million grant for climate-smart potato production

Potato growing that improves soil health and reduces carbon footprint—that’s what a $50 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to farmers and Native American Tribes is betting on. One of 70 projects of the USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program, the initiative will identify practices and crop rotation options to prevent the soil […]

New organic food and farming report recommends policies for upcoming Farm Bill

Three organic agriculture advocates have created a report that provides a roadmap for lawmakers to unlock the potential of organic agriculture in the 2023 Farm Bill and beyond. NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), the Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems at Arizona State University (ASU), and Californians for Pesticide Reform (CPR) wrote to highlight the […]

Study finds 300% increase in weedkiller levels in pregnant women in the Midwest

A new study has found that the average level of the controversial herbicide dicamba in the urine of pregnant women has increased 300% since 2017, the year widespread planting of dicamba-tolerant GMO crops began. Chuck Benbrook, executive director of the Heartland Health Research Alliance, which conducted the research, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: “We knew […]