The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

National Audubon Society launches regenerative grasslands partnership with Panorama Organic meats

National Audubon Society has announced the Audubon Conservation Ranching Initiative—a collaboration with the U.S.’s largest producer of 100% grass-fed, grass-finished certified organic beef. The commitment will impact one million acres of certified organic U.S. grasslands and create individual habitat management plans with every family rancher in the Panorama Organic network—34 ranchers, spanning eight states. “With […]

Kansas’ Elevate Ag is boosting farmer success with regenerative agriculture and natural products

Kansas farmer Arman Miller launched Elevate Ag in 2019, after experimenting with a natural manure and calcium product that significantly benefited his crop. Now the company offers consultation with Midwestern and Southern farmers, pushing regenerative agriculture to increase farmer profits while reducing chemical inputs. “What we’re trying to go back to is farming with biology, […]

Oat milk trend continues as Coca-Cola Co. unveils oat milk line, JOI launches oat milk powder

Oat milk is now the second-leading plant-based beverage, and now Coca Cola has joined the trend with the launch of its oak milk line under the Simply brand with new Simply Oat. Lactose-free, vegan, gluten-free, and non-GMO, the oat milk offerings are made with oat extract, oat flour, filtered water, cane sugar, natural flavors, and […]

Glyphosate herbicide linked to preterm births

Exposure to a chemical found in the weed killer Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides is significantly associated with preterm births, according to a new University of Michigan study. The study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, found that the presence of the chemical in women’s urine in late pregnancy was linked to an increased risk for […]

Government watchdog issues scathing report of Trump EPA abuses to approve dicamba weedkillers

Agency deliberately ignored policy to approve dicamba in 2018 A recent report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) details how senior officials at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ignored the agency’s policies to approve three dicamba herbicides—FeXapan, XtendiMax, and Engenia—in 2018. The OIG, a federal agency that reviews EPA decisions and policy for abuse […]