The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Number of U.S. organic farms increased 56 percent in 5 years 

The number of organic farms in the United States grew by 56 percent from 2011 to 2016. According to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, there were 14,000 certified organic farms in the US in 2016 compared to 9,140 in 2011.  California remains the U.S. leader in the number of organic […]

USDA officials said they were guarding against organic food fraud. Congress decided they need help.

New regulations on blocking fraudulent “organic” food imports into the U.S. went into effect in late December, as part of the 2018 Farm Bill. America imports organic corn, soybeans, and coffee from 100 different countries—but recently many of those shipments have proven not to be organic. Millions of pounds of “organic” corn and soybeans were […]

Revoked Midwest farm allegedly sold 150,000 bushels of fake “organic” corn

State agriculture department says if additional buyers had not been contacted, alleged fraudulent sales would not have been uncovered

Missouri farmer charged in $140M organic grain fraud scheme

A farmer and business owner from Chillicothe, Missouri has pleaded guilty to marketing over $140 million of corn, wheat, and soybeans as organic when at least 90 percent of the crops were non-organic. Randy Constant deceived at least ten customers between 2010 and mid-2017; he recruited three Nebraska farmers into the scheme, who grew crops […]

The sobering details behind the latest seed monopoly chart

As four seed companies now control more than 60 percent of the global market, a seed policy expert argues that consolidation poses major risks to our food supply.