The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Long-term analysis shows GM cotton no match for insects in India

Supporters of genetically modified Bt cotton in India have long touted increased yields and reduced pesticides to justify its production. But that argument does not hold up under the first long-term study of Bt cotton impacts in India by Glenn Davis Stone, a Washington University in St. Louis anthropologist, in the journal Nature Plants. Bt cotton, […]

First map shows global hotspots of glyphosate contamination

Agricultural scientists and engineers have produced the world’s first map detailing global “hot spots” of soil contaminated with glyphosate, a herbicide widely known as Roundup. The map is published as the world’s eyes fall on glyphosate and concerns about its potential impact on environmental and human health. Last year in the U.S. the owner of […]

Non-GMO corn acres remain steady in 2019, non-GMO soybean acres down 1%

U.S. farmers planted seven million acres of non-GMO corn in 2019 and 4.3 million acres of non-GMO soybeans, according to Mercaris’s 2019 Organic & Non-GMO Acreage Report. Non-GMO corn acres planted in 2019 were essentially the same as in 2018, while non-GMO soybean acres were down 1% from 2018. Non-GMO corn acres were slightly lower […]

Wonder Bread now builds strong bodies the non-GMO way

The iconic Wonder Bread brand has become the first mainstream sliced bread brand to become Non-GMO Project Verified. Wonder Bread, with its famous slogan “Builds strong bodies 12 ways,” can now add non-GMO verification to the list. Sonia Bongiorno, senior manager of marketing brand build at Weston Foods, says that in addition to the importance […]

Non-GMO seed-breeding company to open U.S. office

Israel-based non-GMO seed-breeding specialist Equinom, Ltd. will open offices in the U.S. to serve the North American market. This move will accelerate the company’s penetration into the global food market and bring it closer to key farming communities and grain handlers, as well as to food and food ingredient companies. Since Equinom supports agronomists, trades with […]