The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Accelerating the regenerative revolution: The Nature Conservancy invests in agri-tech firms to speed progress toward ambitious soil health goals

By establishing portfolio of emerging companies targeting soil health, TNC aims to prime the pump for sustainable innovation across investment sectors As investor interest coalesces around the potential of emerging agricultural technology to boost the sustainability of global food systems, a pioneering initiative from The Nature Conservancy (TNC) aims to encourage cross-sector commitment to innovations […]

Research finds that soil health practices increase net income for farmers, cut costs

Research led by the Soil Health Institute and Cargill has found that soil health systems increased net income for 85% of farmers growing corn and 88% of farmers growing soybeans, while reducing farmers’ costs to grow corn and soybeans. Improving soil health can help farmers build drought resilience, increase nutrient availability, suppress diseases, reduce erosion […]

Cover crops are covering more farmland across the globe

In North America, cover crop acreage doubled from 2012 to 2017—from 5 million to 10 million acres. Farmers across the globe are trying it out, finding strategies that help sequester nutrients, reduce or eliminate erosion, and improve soil health. In the Himalayan foothills, Krishnendu Chatterjee has been farming biodynamically for 20 years, raising tea on […]

Volatility is decimating Brazil’s non-GMO supply chain

When genetically modified organisms (GMOs) entered Brazil’s market in 2003, 30% of the country’s soybean production was already using GMO seed, illegally sourced from Argentina. Since commercialization of GM Roundup Ready soybeans was approved in 2005, the illegal GM crops were also legitimized, proliferating GMO usage in Brazil. The state of Paraná was instrumental in […]

Purely Canada acquires value-added grain and protein ingredient terminal in Saskatchewan 

Plant-based protein ingredient provider Purely Canada Foods Corp., a subsidiary of Above Food Corp., has purchased a high-capacity grain and protein ingredient processing terminal in Kindersley, west central Saskatchewan. The facility will be able to process and ship up to 100,000 metric tons of value-added grain and protein ingredients. Senior pulse manager David Nobbs looks […]