The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

U.S. GMO crop acreage levels off, but still dominates corn, soybeans, and cotton

Acreage of genetically modified crops such as corn, soybeans, and cotton has leveled off but GMO varieties still account for more than 90 percent of the three crops. In 2018, herbicide-tolerant GMO soybeans accounted for 94 percent of all soybeans planted, the same percentage each year since 2014. Ninety-two percent of the corn planted in […]

Research finds consumers have “yucky” attitudes about genetically engineered foods

A new study finds that after more than 20 years of growth in genetic engineering in agriculture, consumers have largely remained skeptical, even to the point of being “grossed out” by the idea. The question of what constitutes “naturalness”—and consumers’ attitudes about it—lies at the heart of Washington University in St. Louis research from lead […]

Seed companies move to restrict dicamba spraying

Pushing back against widespread dicamba injury to non-target plants, the two largest independent U.S. seed sellers, Beck’s Hybrids and Stine Seed, are encouraging the EPA to disallow farmers from applying Monsanto’s herbicide during summer months. Dicamba is sprayed on Monsanto’s Xtend GM soybeans as a weed killer—but its volatility and drift potential caused an estimated […]

When dicamba drift hits home

Dicamba herbicide damage generates losses, polarizes communities

Dicamba and 2,4-D herbicides damaging vineyards, orchards, historic trees nationwide

Drift damage from dicamba herbicide continues to grow nationwide along with similar problems from 2,4-D herbicide. Drift is damaging crops, vineyards, orchards, and historic trees in many states. In Texas, dicamba and 2,4-D are causing massive damage to grape vineyards. After almost 30 years of growing grape vines, Texas grower Bobby Cox’s efforts collapsed in […]