The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Planting perennial prairie strips—environmental boon, while increasing agricultural production

Less erosion, reduced nitrogen runoff, and loads more butterflies and microorganisms—sound worth it? Planting perennial prairie strips on farms provides these benefits, and more. Missouri farmer Frank Oberle has been using one-mile-long prairie strips for over 15 years—strips of 30-120 feet wide placed along waterways, through fields, or in terrace channels—seeding them with native flowers […]

Demand for non-GMO soybeans is “staggering”

U.S. soybean exports may have a record-breaking year for 2021—not just for the China market, but representing a vigorous, diverse base responding to the demand. “It won’t be a record to any one particular country…something we take pride in is our diverse footprint of U.S. soy going out,” said U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) CEO […]

Non-GMO seed solution could substantively expand U.S. sorghum acres

S&W Seed Company has developed a cropping solution for sorghum that destroys grassy weeds—a major breakthrough that could significantly expand the overall U.S. sorghum market size that has decreased in recent years. The Double Team™ Sorghum Cropping Solution program was developed by S&W and ADAMA Ltd. ADAMA’s First Act™ herbicide provides this non-GMO herbicide-tolerant solution. […]

Farmers see promise in hybrid rye as regenerative solution to weed problems

Ragweed is wreaking havoc in corn fields in the Midwest. The giant weed, which Iowa organic farmer Tom Frantzen calls an “evolutionary monster,” is resistant to glyphosate herbicide. Fortunately, farmers like Frantzen have a new solution that is helping them deal with ragweed—hybrid rye. Ragweed hammered Frantzen’s organic soybean crop, cutting yields in half in […]

Research introduces a regenerative food chain process that’s safe, yet profitable

A regenerative and socially responsible approach to food production and distribution is crucial to long-term food security and fundamental to our ecological and human well-being, according to a study by an acclaimed researcher at Clemson University. Recently published research by Burlington Industries Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management Aleda Roth introduces and compares two types […]