The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Texas grape growers sue over dicamba herbicide drift damage

Neal Newsom has battled many foes since 1986 to protect his 150 acres of grapevines near Plains, Texas, including cold weather and hailstorms. But in recent years he’s up against the agro-chemical dicamba herbicide sprayed on nearby GM cotton crops. Newsom filed a lawsuit recently with 56 Texas grape growers, seeking $1 million in damages […]

Non-GMO lecithin supplier LECICO announces new director

LECICO, global supplier of non-GMO specialty lecithins and phospholipids, has a new managing director—Sarah Bradley, CEO of Kerfoot, also an Avril Group company. Bradley will manage global growth in the food, nutrition and pharmaceutical markets. Bradley announced that Philipp Sommer will become business director at LECICO. Sommer joins from leading distribution company Nordmann, where he […]

Croatia to build country’s first non-GMO soybean processing plant

Croatia’s first non-GMO soybean processing plant is being built in Vukovar-Srijem County in the eastern part of the country. Croatia’s soybean producers recently attended a presentation about the Croatian Centre for GMO-free soybean processing. The project will cost 1.4 million kuna ($225,876). The facility will process 30,000 tons of Croatia’s non-GMO soybeans per year. Non-GMO […]

After 75 years, Noble Research Institute changes focuses to regenerative agriculture

For 75 years, the Oklahoma-based Noble Research Institute, which was started in 1945 by Lloyd Noble as a way to revitalize the agriculture industry following the Dust Bowl, has focused its research on plant science. But the Noble Institute recently announced that it will focus all of its operations on regenerative agriculture and set its […]

Patagonia, Gucci, and Timberland embrace the “farm-to-closet” movement using regenerative agriculture

Conscientious consumer choices—it’s happening in the food realm as demand soars for sustainably produced items. Can it work in the $1.3 trillion fashion industry? The list of fashion brands eager to source even a small portion of their raw materials from regenerative farming operations is growing—including Patagonia, Allbirds, Timberland, Mara Hoffman, Christy Dawn, and luxury […]