The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

New “Bioengineered” GMO labeling law denounced as weak, complicated, and full of loopholes

The new U.S. GMO labeling law, called the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS), took effect on January 1st and was widely criticized by both opponents and supporters of GMO foods. Andrew Kimbrell, executive director of the Center for Food Safety, which filed the lawsuit said: “These regulations are not about informing the public but […]

Clemson aims to boost organic rice production in salty coastal region

Developing salt-tolerant rice cultivars is the mission of the Clemson University-led project iCORP (Increasing Coastal Organic Rice Production). South Carolina’s premier rice, “Carolina Gold”—a culinary staple in Southern regional circles since colonial times—has been in scant supply for years. Its former land has experienced saltwarer intrusion, changing it to marshy wetland unsuitable for agriculture. Clemson […]

Delaware Valley University receives organic farming grant

The Organic Farming Program of Delaware Valley University (DelVal) has received a major investment—a grant from the William Hearst Foundation. The funds will enable the school to offer summer programming for the Organic Farming Certificate Program (OFCP) and boost marketing for the Organic Farming Program. The OFCP is prioritizing the next generation of organic farmers […]

October adds additional challenges to organic soybean meal trade

U.S.-India organic trade outlook still in flux according to Mercaris The hits keep coming for U.S.-India organic trade—that’s the takeaway from Mercaris in November on the cusp of a number of changes in October out of India. The impacts came in late October when the Indian Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) […]

PURIS launches new facility that doubles its pea protein production capacity

PURIS, a pioneer in plant-based food systems, recently announced that its new production facility in Dawson, Minnesota is officially online. The state-of-the-art facility more than doubles production capacity for the company, making PURIS the leading supplier of pea protein in North America and accelerating its mission to build a sustainable food system. The Dawson facility, which was retrofitted from an […]