The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

AgriSecure and Farmer’s Business Network, Inc. partner to encourage more farmers to transition to organic

Strategic investment from leading FBN network will help farmers capture profitable organic opportunities

The organic food industry thrives on regulation

Without strict standards, the organic label would become worthless. So why is the White House rolling them back?

Monsanto-supported “coexistence” meeting focuses on bashing organic

Two speakers with ties to Monsanto devoted much of their presentations to criticizing organic farming and food at an educational session that was supposed to focus on agricultural coexistence between organic and other farming systems. The session, “Embracing Agriculture Co-Existence: Organic, Conventional, and Biotech,” was held at the IFT Annual Meeting and Expo held in […]

Experts: focus on the positives when talking to conventional farmers about organic agriculture

Criticizing conventional agriculture will turn farmers against organic, say speakers at Organic Confluences Summit

Mail-order DNA, DIY gene tinkering: looming catastrophe?

Gene editing technology has become accessible to biohackers of all ages and stripes—sending ripples of alarm through academic and non-scientific circles alike. “To unleash something deadly… could really happen any day now,” said Dr. George Church, leading synthetic biologist. Using tools like Crispr-Cas9, hackers “glue” DNA fragments (easily purchased on Science Exchange, a Craigslist for […]