The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Whole Foods Market and Mad Agriculture announce national biodiversity highway initiative

Whole Foods Market and Mad Agriculture, a Colorado-based nonprofit that helps farmers transition to regenerative ag, recently announced a collaboration to launch a national biodiversity highway initiative aimed at reconstructing native ecosystems across American farmland. The program seeks to create a connected highway of climate-resilient habitats restoring biodiversity, improving soil and water health, and strengthening […]

Non-GMO Project’s Equitable Transfer Program supports Choputa’s mission to bring ancient African grain Fonio to U.S. consumers

Company’s ancient African supergrains are an innovative non-GMO option for U.S. breakfast tables The Non-GMO Project recently announced that Choputa is the latest recipient in its Equitable Transfer Program (ETP). Choputa will receive funding to support the costs associated with renewal for Non-GMO Product verification of its products. Choputa is focused on reintroducing fonio—a climate-resilient, ancient West African supergrain—to modern breakfast […]

India considering importing non-GMO soybeans and corn from U.S.

India is reportedly considering importing non-genetically modified soybeans and corn from the U.S. as part of an impending mini trade deal, according to Ramesh Chand, a member of India’s premier public policy think tank, Niti Aayog. “I believe India would’ve probably agreed to import soybean and corn from the U.S. in the mini-deal, if it […]

Nature’s Path Announces 2025 Gardens for Good: Plant it Forward™ winners

Nature’s Path Organic Foods has announced the winners of its 2025 Gardens for Good: Plant it Forward™ grant program. Twenty exceptional organic community gardens—10 in the U.S. and 10 in Canada—have been selected to receive a $6,500 grant to grow their efforts in nourishing communities with fresh, organic food. Since the program’s launch in 2010, Gardens for Good has awarded nearly $1 […]

Federal court shuts down challenge to core organic “grower group” standards

In a win for organic advocates and stakeholders, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently ruled in favor of preserving the essential organic “grower group” certification. In 2024, a federal district court held that the challenger, a U.S. organic hazelnut grower, had failed to show how the lawful application of the challenged USDA grower group […]