The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Fifth farmer pleads guilty in connection with organic fraud scheme

Five Midwest farmers engaged in scheme totaling nearly $140 million in fraudulent sales

National Organic Program takes no action on shipment of grain considered high-risk to organic fraud, then revokes accreditation of shipment’s organic certifier

Organic Farmers Association demands NOP do better to keep fraudulent grain imports out of the U.S.

Will suspension of Turkish organic certifier mean the end of suspicious corn and soybean imports from the Black Sea region?

Revocation of accreditation of the Control Union Certifications Turkeyoffice marks progress to protect the integrity of U.S. organic grain markets, but organic grain imports will continue

Defenders of organic integrity win victory for transparency and open government

Organic producers and stakeholders gain access to documentation of Trump decision to withdraw animal welfare standards for organic livestock

Farmers go organic in search of millennial dollars

It’s a striking statistic—as the total number of farms across the U.S. shrunk from 2012 to 2017, the number of organic farms jumped 27 percent. There were 18,166 organic farms listed, producing a doubling in the value of their organic farm products. Following several years of stagnant crop prices, particularly corn, soy, and wheat, farmers […]