Non-GMO News

Austria celebrates popularity of non-GMO food with promotions, education

It’s the 25th anniversary of Austria’s referendum against GMOs in food and agriculture—and also of the founding of ARGE Gentechnik-frei, Europe’s most successful platform for certification and labeling of GMO-free food. In the light of non-GMO being an essential priority and standard for consumers, for two weeks in June all major grocery stores promoted their […]

BASS sees strong demand for non-GMO corn

BASS Genetics, Inc., (Danube, MN) has been developing non-GMO corn hybrids since 2005; the varieties they’ve sold since 2017 are saving farmers money, creating strong yields, and feeding an increasingly popular market. BASS (Baumgartner Agricultural Science and Service) recently received $53,662 from Ag Products Utilization Commission (APUC) to help develop another highly competitive non-GMO corn […]

Non-GMO Project stands with Straus Family Creamery, other dairy farmers, as synbio milk accelerates

GMO “animal-free” dairy threatens non-GMO, organic producers During June Dairy Month, the Non-GMO Project joins American dairy farmers in calling out synthetic dairy, which is quietly appearing in grocery store coolers throughout North America. In recent years, “animal-free” dairy proteins have found their way into everything from ice cream to cream cheese to snack bars, but many shoppers, […]

China’s non-GMO “seawater rice” could boost food security

A salt-tolerant rice, produced with conventional breeding, is being touted as a booster to China’s food security. Developed by scientist Yuan Longping, the rice has reported a yield of 4.6 metric tons per acres last year, higher than the national average for standard rice. However, current researchers are supposedly trying to introduce GM traits into […]

Benson Hill’s new TruVail™ non-GMO soy protein brand reduces carbon and water use

Benson Hill food tech company has launched a new line of domestically sourced, non-GMO plant-based protein ingredients with unique sustainability benefits. The TruVail brand derives from proprietary Ultra-High Protein (UHP) soybeans, reducing need for additional processing steps typically required to concentrate protein levels. The non-GMO ingredient can be used for bakery, cereal, snacks, and meat […]