The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

The American Chestnut Foundation pulls support for embattled GMO American Chestnut Tree

A much-hyped GMO solution to reviving the American Chestnut Tree in the U.S. is withering on the vine—like other GMO promises. In a December press release The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) announced withdrawing their support for the “Darling 58” genetically engineered American chestnut tree “for several pending regulatory petitions that would authorize distribution of transgenic Darling trees […]

Genetically modified crops aren’t a solution to climate change, despite what the biotech industry says

By Anneleen Kenis, Lecturer in Political Ecology and Environmental Justice, Brunel University London and Barbara Van Dyck, Research Fellow in Political Agroecology, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) The European Commission launched a proposal in July 2023 to deregulate a large number of plants manufactured using new genetic techniques. Despite extraordinary attempts by the Spanish presidency to force […]

Two companies supplied more than half of corn, soybean, and cotton seeds in 2018-20

Corteva and Bayer—two giant agricultural seed providers—accounted for more than half the U.S. retail seed sales of corn, soybeans, and cotton in 2018–20. Through gradual concentration, today four firms (Bayer, Corteva, ChemChina’s Syngenta Group, and BASF) control the majority of crop seed and agricultural chemical sales. In 2015, six firms led global markets for seeds […]

Grain buyers offer contracts to grow organic and non-GMO grains in 2024

Grain buyers offer contracts to grow organic and non-GMO grains in 2024 The following companies are offering contracts to farmers to grow non-GMO and organic grains in 2024: Clark Specialty Grains Gothenburg, NE Phone: 308-537-2004 Email: clark@clarkspecialtygrains.com Contact:Jim Clark Contracts offered:Organic and conventional food-grade non-GMO yellow, white, blue, and pink corn.   Clarkson Grain Cerro […]

Study: Soil health management positively impacts Delaware River Watershed

A collaborative project from the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) and the Soil Health Institute (SHI) found that soil health management systems increase both environmental and economic benefits on farms. Supported by the William Penn Foundation, the project assessed the economics of soil health management systems (SHMS) in farms of different sizes in New […]