Non-GMO Trend

The startup taking on Bayer with cheaper, non-GMO seeds

Five-year-old Farmers Business Network, Inc. (FBN) has inserted itself in the Big Ag GMO seed market—by introducing a brand of non-GMO seeds that due to advances in breeding, farming practices, and chemical formulas, can compete with GMOs. FBN co-founder Charles Baron believes growers should have more power. “There’s no reason you should have the lowest […]

New partnership announced for climate-smart, non-GMO corn production in Colombia

Non-profit organization AGROSAVIA—Colombia’s leading agricultural research and technology body—has joined with International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) to develop high-yielding non-GMO corn varieties for Colombian growers. A U.S. $1 million investment will fund the five-year partnership. CIMMYT will donate 2,000 advanced lines—combining native and conventional varieties—for […]