The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

April organic poultry processing plummets 24% year-to-year

Numbers vary sharply from 3% conventional U.S. poultry slaughter decline The U.S. saw a “massive” reduction in organic broiler slaughter in April, creating serious implications for the rest of the organic food supply chain, according to the Monthly Market Update from Mercaris. USDA is reporting a decline of 24% year-to-year for organic poultry, a number […]

Nature’s Path advances regenerative organic agriculture with new product launch, certification of family farm

Nature’s Path, the family-owned organic breakfast and snack food company, celebrated the 50th anniversary of Earth Day by launching a limited-edition product that brings to life the company’s vision of combatting climate change. Nature’s Path believes that tackling climate change can begin with the food we eat, and that is why, in addition to their […]

Cargill-led fund to pay U.S. farmers for carbon capture, advance conservation efforts

Grain processing giant Cargill, Inc. has launched a new program to pay U.S. farmers for capturing carbon in their soils and reducing fertilizer runoff. The Soil & Water Outcomes Fund, which is a partnership with the Iowa Soybean Association and third-party verification company Quantified Ventures, will then sell the environmental credits created to polluters such […]

Ray Archuleta: man on a soil health mission

At his popular presentations on soil health, Ray Archuleta, a soil scientist with the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), often tells his audience: “Cover crops are your first step to freedom!” Archuleta is one of NRCS’s and one of the nation’s leaders in emphasizing soil health to farmers. His message is that many modern […]

Fismer Lecithin GmbH, Totalfoods join forces to lead Brazil’s non-GMO lecithin market

Two leading companies are now working together in the Brazilian market. The Brazilian company, Totalfoods and Fismer Lecithin GmbH have decided to combine forces. Totalfoods with Masuo Okada and Ricardo Okada is considered the leading company in the Brazilian oil mill market. Okada has been working in this industry for more than 40 years and has also held […]