The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Dave Campbell of Lily Lake Organic Farm announced as 2022 Organic Farmer of the Year

The Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) recently announced Dave Campbell as the 2022 Farmer of the Year. Campbell and his wife Mary are the owners and operators of Lily Lake Organic Farm in Maple Park, Illinois. This prestigious award recognizes one Midwest farmer/farm family each year for outstanding land management, innovative farming practices, and the outreach they do to teach others how organic farming […]

2021 sees rise in acreage for organic grains

Organic grain acres in the U.S. jumped to 9.1 million in 2021, with 40,000 of those filled with organic soybeans. Organic and non-GMO market data service Mercaris said organic soybean harvesting operations grew 13%, in addition to growth in the acres harvested per producer. “This expansion in organic soybean acres follows the stark increase in prices over […]

Global organic market: Unprecedented growth in 2020—organic retail sales grew by $15 billion and exceeded the $132 billion mark

Organic farmland and retail sales both continued to show strong growth worldwide, according to data from 190 countries (data as of the end of 2020). Published by FiBL and IFOAM – Organics International, the 23rd edition of “The World of Organic Agriculture” shows the positive trend seen in past years continued into 2020. The global organic market […]

Investors demand $2.5 billion from Bayer over Monsanto acquisition

Close to 320 of the company’s investors have filed a possible class action lawsuit against Bayer, asking for about $2.5 billion in damages. The suit, filed in Cologne, Germany, claims the shareholders were deceived about the economic liability regarding consumer U.S. lawsuits against the owner of Monsanto’s Roundup over harm caused by the weedkiller. Bayer […]

Study: Non-GMO Project has greater influence on consumer purchases than GMO labeling

A study from Cornell University has found that the Non-GMO Project could benefit from the new National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS). Faculty members Aaron Adalja and Jura Liaukonyte examined sales data from cereal products in Vermont after the state enacted its own GMO labeling law in 2016. They found that consumer purchases of products made with GMOs […]