The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

EU’s proposed deregulation of new GMOs puts non-GMO food production at risk

In July, the European Commission presented its legislative proposal on “plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed.” It will water down or even abolish the current safety and transparency standards and puts the European Union’s GMO-free agriculture and food production at risk. ENGA calls on the European Parliament and Ministers […]

Canada and the U.S. are using free trade rules to attack Mexican food sovereignty

Ongoing USMCA case will test the agreement’s bias in favor of biotech companies and genetically modified foods By Stuart Trew and Karen Hansen-Kuhn In December 2020, Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (known colloquially as AMLO) announced the government would be taking measures to replace the controversial herbicide glyphosate with sustainable, culturally appropriate alternatives. AMLO’s New Year’s […]

Second Minnesota man pleads guilty in organic crops fraud scheme

Following an earlier indictment of a Minnesota farmer in an alleged organic crops fraud scheme, a second Minnesota man has pled guilty to falsifying information in the same case. James Clayton Wolf pleaded guilty in May to wire fraud as part of a bigger scheme to sell $46 million in non-GMO corn and soybeans as […]

Organic agriculture transition partnership will support transitioning farmers and train future organic growers

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, through its organics program, will lead the Texas Transition to Organic Partnership Program, or Texas TOPP, designed to recruit, train, mentor and advise farmers who want to transition to organic production. Texas TOPP is one of six USDA regional initiatives promoting organic farmer-to-farmer relationships to build organic communities. The five-year partnership program […]

Organic Produce Summit offers bright future for organics

Organic Produce Summit attracts 1,800, the event’s largest turnout  New organic rules and regulations, the challenges facing Controlled Environment Agriculture, and the ability to effectively connect the benefits of organic fresh produce to consumers were among the hot-button topics explored at the seventh annual Organic Produce Summit (OPS), held in July in Monterey, California. With […]