The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Minnesota farmer faces $19.7 million judgment, prison sentence in organic fraud case

A federal court has ordered a Minnesota farmer to forfeit property toward a $19.7 million judgment after he pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a scheme to sell conventional grains as organic. James Clayton Wolf and Adam Clifford Olson will be sentenced in a U.S. District Court in Minnesota in a scheme to sell $46 […]

Organic produce sales and volume edge up again in Q3

For the second quarter in a row, organic fresh produce grew slightly in year-over-year sales and volume in the third quarter of 2023, according to the Q3 2023 Organic Produce Performance Report issued by Organic Produce Network and Category Partners. Overall, organic fresh produce dollar sales and volume increased by 2% and 1.9%, respectively, for Q3 2023 […]

As consumers flock to organic foods, lawmakers urge more federal grants for farmers

Supporters eye uncertain farm bill as a vehicle for measure By Samantha Dietel U.S. lawmakers are pushing a bill that would boost support for organic farmers amid rising demand for their products. U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and Angus King of Maine, alongside U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree of Maine and Annie Kuster of New […]

New IFOAM publication establishes safety and risk assessment protocol for new GMO technologies

The IFOAM Seeds Platform has published the Global Safety & Risk Assessment Protocol for New Genomic Technologies, a new guidance for governments and the private sector for the assessment and regulation of new GMOs (also called NGTs or New Genomic Technologies). This new and highly disruptive technology is an existential threat to organic and agroecological systems worldwide and […]

Brazil’s rapid GMO soy expansion linked to increased childhood leukemia deaths

As the top global GM soybean producer and pesticide consumer, it’s not surprising Brazil is the focus of research on health impacts of industrial agriculture. A recent study from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in collaboration with the University of Denver and University of Wisconsin-Madison illustrates the link between expanded soybean production and pesticide use with a jump in childhood […]