Non-GMO News

Tri-State and Redwood join forces to operate and market a premium non-GMO and organic soybean crush plant in Indiana

Tri-State Crush, LLC, a non-GMO soybean crush facility located in Nappanee, Indiana, and The Redwood Group, LLC, a commodity supply chain solutions and merchandising company in Mission, Kansas, recently announced the formation of a strategic relationship that will create an additional outlet for local producers to market their organic and non-GMO production and better connect the end-users […]

Forester Farmers Market chicken now Non-GMO Project Verified

A brand of premium chicken products produced by Ozark Mountain Poultry (OMP) is now 100 percent certified by the Non-GMO Project. Forester Farmers Market® chicken is non-GMO, antibiotic-free, cage free, 100% all- natural with no added hormones or steroids, and fed an all-vegetable diet. The chicken can be purchased at Sam’s Clubs nationwide, Midwest-based Kwik […]

Non-GMO and organic seed trial data now online

The US Testing Network (USTN) announced that its non-GMO and organic seed yield trial data is now available online. USTN was launched in 2009 when a few cutting-edge seed corn retailers and breeders decided it was time to build something they couldn’t find—a yield trial testing network for their non-GMO and organic hybrids. Sarah Carlson […]

New zinc-enriched non-GMO corn set to improve nutrition in Colombia

The first zinc-enriched corn variety developed for South America was released in Colombia this past February in an effort to combat malnutrition in the country. Developed using traditional non-GMO breeding techniques, this biofortified corn variety has naturally higher concentrations of zinc, an essential mineral that plays an important role in human development. It is estimated that […]

Ensuring non-GMO and organic flour for bakers

Consumers want their baked goods to be as honest and nutritious as their dairy, fruits, and vegetables—so they look for logos such as Certified Organic or Non-GMO Project Verified. “The largest issue is meeting the requirements for those niche ingredients,” said Keith Smith of Cargill. Testing and verifying flour is essential, along with documentation from […]