The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

U.S. organic sales break through $50 billion mark in 2018

Sales hit a record $52.5 billion as organic becomes mainstream, says Organic Trade Association survey

Organic farmers describe challenges dealing with herbicide drift

Drift from glyphosate and dicamba weedkillers is “vandalism and trespass,” causing losses of crops, income, and organic certification for farmers

A decade of pesticides, GMOs, and alternatives to chemical-intensive farming

Four experts discuss how the last 10 years have seen an increase in pesticides—and crops bred to resist them—even as consumer concerns have mounted.

Two billion dollar judgment against Bayer/Monsanto in glyphosate cancer trial was “devastating rebuke” to company’s science

For the third time in less than a year, a California jury has delivered a stinging blow to Bayer-Monsanto, finding that the company’s Roundup weedkiller caused cancer in a California couple and awarding them a staggering $2.055 billion in damages. In May, a jury in Alameda County Superior Court found that glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup, […]

I’ve been a farmworker all my life. Here’s why you should buy organic food

Rudy Arredondo, founder and president of the National Latino Farmers and Ranchers Trade Association, knows firsthand the “blow” of toxic chemicals. At age twelve, he worked to direct crop-dusting planes onto fields, and felt the impact of the toxic spray. At times with no protection, farmworkers have unwittingly exposed themselves to chemicals, resulting in chronic, […]