A growing number of Iowa farmers are adding oats, rye, and other small grains into their corn and soybean crop rotations to regenerate soils, reduce soil erosion and fertilizer runoff to protect waterways, and provide benefits to family farms.
Consumers are increasingly demanding healthier, organic, and more sustainably produced foods. As a result, food companies and farmers are responding with initiatives to build soil health and reduce the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers.
Imperial Sugar becomes the latest major food brand to earn non-GMO verification. The company recently announced that multiple products under the flagship retail brands Imperial Sugar® and Dixie Crystals® have secured Non-GMO Project verification.
Leading Canadian non-GMO food soybean supplier Sevita is capitalizing on the growing worldwide demand for non-GMO foods. Sevita participates in research, production, processing and export of grains and oilseeds to markets all over the world including Japan, South Korea, Western Europe, Taiwan, mainland China and other markets of Southeast Asia.
The new GMO labeling law being developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture might have some influence on what ingredients and foods qualify as non-GMO. Highly processed sugars and oils are examples. Also, some food industry experts think that it’s time for a national standard for non-GMO labeling.
