The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

$200M facility in Ohio will farm AquaBounty’s genetically engineered salmon

By 2023, 10,000 metric tons of genetically modified salmon will come to market each year from a land-based Ohio fish farm being built by AquaBounty. The developer of the first GM animal approved for human consumption in the U.S. is investing $200 million in a 479,000-square-foot facility, expanding by eight times the capacity of its […]

Tariffs on Indian organic soy imports likely to create big shift in U.S. organic trade

Mercaris analysis spells out potential for CVD to bring financial implications, reshape industry The Department of Commerce has finished their countervailing duty (CVD) investigation into organic soybean meal from India and the first memorandum, released at the end of August, gives insights into what the final decision will be in January 2022, says Mercaris in […]

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. […]

New paper: Organic farming significantly lessens reliance on pesticides, reduces dietary risks of pesticide residues in foods

A new paper from the Heartland Health Research Alliance (HHRA) published in the peer-reviewed journal Agronomy reports significantly lower use of pesticides in organic farming and reduced risks of pesticide residues in foods. Organic farms use pesticides far less often and less intensively than on nearby conventional farms growing the same crop (see the chart […]

Corporate studies affirming glyphosate safety have major flaws, report finds

Reflecting a worrisome trend of regulators using industry-funded research and ignoring red flags, a new analysis of corporate-backed studies on glyphosate safety (Roundup) reveals serious flaws. The Institute of Cancer Research at the Medical University of Vienna’s 187-page report found that only two of 53 safety assessments met current international scientific standards. The others used […]