The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

“Regenerative Organic Certified” is 2020’s biggest trend, says Whole Foods

Taking the organic label a few steps further, a new certification standard is moving into the mainstream. Regenerative Organic (ROC) will apply to foods made with organic ingredients, sourced from farms embracing pasture-based animal welfare, offer fair labor and economic stability for workers and communities, and prioritize soil health, biodiversity, carbon sequestration, and land management. […]

Minnesota farmers discover the rewards of cover crops

The Midwest has been beset by floods this past year, exacerbating an erosion problem stemming from decades of industrial agriculture’s mono-cropping. But seven farmers near Dundas and Faribault, Minnesota, are going against the centuries-old practice of fall tilling (leaving fields bare all winter)—instead they’re planting cereal rye and tillage radishes. They’re thrilled to find earthworms […]

A Big Idea

A Midwestern farmers’ network is trying to save our soils, one field at a time.

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 […]