The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Monsanto weed killer linked to bee deaths

The world’s most widely used weed killer may also be indirectly killing bees. New research from the University of Texas at Austin shows that honey bees exposed to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup, lose some of the beneficial bacteria in their guts and are more susceptible to infection and death from harmful bacteria. […]

Manitoba targeted for non-GMO soybean production to fill export opportunity

Though Western Canada has been dominated by genetically modified soybean acres, seed companies are developing high protein varieties to expand Manitoba’s Red River Valley non-GMO soy production. In contrast to Ontario and Quebec, food grade soybeans are very scarce in Manitoba and Saskatchewan—less than 1 percent of soybean output in Manitoba. Quebec and Ontario growers […]

U.S. start-up nurtures market for organic and non-GMO crops

Surging consumer demand led entrepreneurs to establish “identity preserved” venue

“Free-From” Foods Are Changing the Way Your Meals Are Produced

More and more consumers want foods free from genetically modified ingredients, gluten, pesticides, and antibiotics and food companies are responding. Sales of such “free-from” foods are poised to grow 15 percent, or $1.4 billion, in the U.S. between 2017 and 2022, according to Euromonitor data. The U.S. is the largest global growth market for the […]

Now GMO supporters want to deny consumers the right to know if their foods are non-GMO

Supporters of genetically engineered foods don’t like consumer transparency. They staunchly opposed efforts to label such foods in the U.S. for many years even though a majority of consumers support such labeling. Now, in another attack on consumer transparency, GMO proponents want to deny Americans the right to know if their foods are non-GMO. An […]