The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Organic food-grade prices rise while feed-grade dip

Organic grain markets diverge as feed grain prices continue to stall Prices for food- and feed-grade organic grains diverged at the end of 2019, with food-grade commodity prices enjoying a bump over last year while feed-grade prices continue to lag, according to Mercaris, a market data service and online trading platform for organic, non-GMO, and […]

Cosmic Crisp®: New non-GMO apple aims for the stars

A long-term collaborative effort between researchers, tree fruit growers, and industry partners in Washington State has produced a prize apple—bred to be the sweetest, tangiest, crispiest apple anywhere, holding its freshness for up to a year in storage. The Cosmic Crisp®, a non-GMO hybrid known as WA 38, was conceived two decades ago by horticulturalist […]

USDA confirms that certified organic products can make non-GMO claims

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) recently released labeling guidelines stating that organic certification is sufficient for meat, poultry, and egg product to make non-GMO claims. The guidelines clarify how companies can make “negative” or non-GMO label claims that a GMO ingredient is not used in the production of meat, poultry or […]

Wisconsin organic and non-GMO farmer values working with nature over profits and yields

Randy Hughes works 5,000 acres of fertile land in southern Wisconsin, and is surrounded by fields of genetically modified corn and soybeans. But although he understands why his neighbors choose GM crops, he’s chosen his route for personal and business reasons—trying to put “core values above increasing profits or yielding the most bushels.” Hughes Farms […]

Myth busted: Non-GMO corn hybrids rarely perform as well as GMO hybrids

By Tiffany Frash, Spectrum Non-GMO To help us dispel this myth, let’s reference data from the 2019 Corn Performance Test conducted by the University of Kentucky’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. For this test, the University worked with companies offering seed available for sale in the state of Kentucky. Spectrum Non-GMO was included. Testing plots were […]