The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Focus on soil health revitalizes citrus grove decimated by citrus greening disease

Citrus greening (HLB) is a devastating disease that is threatening the citrus industry in the United States. Genetic engineering has been hyped as a solution to the disease. But a Florida citrus grove owner has found that focusing on soil health by planting cover crops revitalized his citrus trees after they had been decimated by […]

California cotton fields: Nathanael Siemens on a 10-acre model toward regeneration

Farmers are adopting regenerative agriculture methods such as no-till, cover crops, and diverse crop rotations to row crops such as corn and soybeans. California farmer Nathanael Siemens is exploring how regenerative practices could apply to cotton systems. Siemens, the son of a third-generation California farmer, was inspired to apply regenerative practices to cotton after taking […]

Study finds Argentinians would pay more for non-GMO foods

Argentina is a huge producer of genetically modified crops; over 99 percent of its soybean production (60 million tons in 2016) is GMO. With no mandatory labeling rules, consumers don’t have freedom to choose non-GMO foods. UK researchers from University of Reading and Newcastle wanted to measure willingness to pay for non-GMO “milanesa de soja,” […]

Awareness of non-GMO label in Germany nearly doubles, first non-GMO labeled salmon product enters the market

Awareness of Germany’s “Ohne GenTechnik” (without genetic engineering) label is growing, with 58% of Germans saying they are aware of the label, according to the results of a recent survey by market research company Splendid Research. The online survey conducted in late August involved 2,500 respondents, a sample that Splendid Research said was a population-representative […]

Non-GM produce earns “halo effect” under new labeling laws

Consumers were more willing to buy unlabeled produce after being shown food tagged as “genetically modified,” a new Cornell University study revealed. The research comes shortly before the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard requiring GMO disclosure labels on foods becomes effective January 1, 2020. Co-author Miguel Gómez of Cornell’s Charles H. Dyson School of Applied […]