The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Natural pest control saving billions of dollars

Biological control of insect pests—where “natural enemies” keep pests at bay—is saving farmers in Asia and the Pacific region billions of dollars, according to researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia. Dr. Kris Wyckhuys from UQ’s School of Biological Sciences said biological control involved the careful release of an exotic natural enemy from a […]

Glyphosate Residue Free Certification market reaches $204 million

The Detox Project recently released the first ever data on the Glyphosate Residue Free certification market in September, after reviewing 2020 second quarter data provided by their data partners SPINS. SPINS found that the Glyphosate Residue Free market has reached USD $204 million, an increase of 58.2% year on year. Glyphosate Residue Free certification is […]

EPA proposes phasing out most GMO Bt crops due to insect resistance

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to phase out more than 40 varieties of genetically modified Bt corn and cotton over the next three to five years. The move is an attempt to reduce insect resistance, which is plaguing the GMO corn and cotton varieties, rendering the varieties ineffective and causing farmers to use […]

Mexico plans to ban GM corn imports, stirring potential conflict with U.S.

Retiring environment minister Victor Toledo announced recently that Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador plans to ban imports of genetically modified corn, a dramatic move for relations within and without the country. Toledo, a strong, critic of GMOs, sees the move as a “watershed in the country’s environmental history.” López Obrador wants to protect the […]

Lawsuit filed to protect states’ labeling of genetically engineered seeds

Alleges federal “Bioengineered Food” law improperly prohibits state seed labeling Center for Food Safety (CFS) has filed an amended complaint in their ongoing litigation challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) “bioengineered” (more commonly known as “genetically engineered”) food labeling rule, challenging the law’s prohibition on states’ labeling of genetically engineered seeds. The new filing adds […]