The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Benson Hill’s non-GMO soy portfolio achieves ProTerra Sustainability Certification

Benson Hill, Inc. is one of the first U.S.-based companies to receive the international ProTerra Certification, a rigorous global standard that sets the bar for sustainable agricultural practices and labor practices as well as segregated non-GMO programs and more. The company completed audits of its Creston, Iowa, and Seymour, Ind., plants as well as two […]

Europe produced 1 million tons of certified non-GMO soybeans in 2022

Donau Soja’s Protein Partnership Program aims to increase production of non-GMO soybeans in Europe With 2022’s harvest, more than 1 million tons of Donau Soja / Europe Soya-certified non-GMO soybeans, all of them deforestation- and conversion-free, were produced in Europe. This is equivalent to more than 10% of overall European soy production. Overall, EU soybean […]

Transitioning the Minnesota family farm to a certified organic dairy

When you have an opportunity to inherit a 320-acre farm with little infrastructure that’s belonged to the family for over 100 years—what to do with it? Carrie and Derek Redden used it to manifest a farming dream. Raising beef cows and chickens as a hobby had piqued a desire to build an organic dairy farm—even […]

University of Georgia study aims to help farmers transitioning to organic production

With the continuing demand for organic food, a three-year study done at University of Georgia hopes to refine best practices for farmers interested in transitioning to organic. The research began with a focus on land previously pastured or currently unmanaged “derelict” farmland. Kate Cassity-Duffey is lead researcher for the USDA-funded study, “Breaking New Ground: Reducing […]

Lower organic yields dampen the upside of environmental and climate cost savings, German study finds

Though organic agriculture yields still lag behind conventional, organic farming could save as much as $4.33 billion in climate and environmental costs, a ten-year German study has found. The EU aims for organic farming to occupy 25% of arable land by 2030. The Munich Technical University study included data from 40 organic and 40 conventional […]