The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Scientists 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 of controlling Citrus Greening Disease, which has devastated citrus farms in Florida and also threatens California.  The new treatment effectively kills the bacterium causing the disease with a naturally occurring molecule found in wild […]

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 set to be virtual-only this year due to the pandemic. The November 9-10 event, hosted by HighQuest Group, will bring together processors, manufacturers, merchandisers, producers and others who have a vested interest in […]

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 from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s Soybean Breeding Program. The university’s Soybean Breeding Program has produced 59 varieties since its inception in 1990, and 22 varieties over the past 15 […]

Organic 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 17 percent and volume up 18 percent from the same period in 2019, according to the Q2 2020 Organic Produce Performance Report released exclusively by the Organic Produce Network and Category Partners.  Organic fresh produce in Q2 […]

Clif 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 royalties for resulting patents. That has left organic agricultural research dependent on meager USDA handouts—in 2019, $20 million out of the $2.9 billion research budget went to organic. As pesticides and synthetic fertilizers […]