The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Nature’s Path supports 15 community gardens with more than $100,000 in grants through its Gardens for Good Program 

Nature’s Path, North America’s largest certified breakfast and snack food company, is awarding 15 community gardens $7,500 each through its annual Gardens for Good program. Gardens for Good celebrates the meaningful work organic community gardens do across North America. “Community gardens play a vital role in increasing access to organic food for everyone,” says Jyoti Stephens, VP Mission & Strategy at Nature’s […]

USDA restores Organic Certification Cost Share Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) recently announced that they would be restoring reimbursement rates for the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP), which provides reimbursements to organic farms and handling operations, to 75% of the certified organic operation’s eligible expenses, up to a maximum of $750 per scope. This brings the […]

Senator Welch introduces bill to reduce barriers to organic agriculture

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has supported a new senate bill reducing challenges to switching to organic agriculture. Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the Opportunities in Organic Act of 2023 to help farmers embrace organic through easy-to-access tools, expert technical assistance, and flexible funding for underserved farmers and ranchers.  The legislation will likely be followed […]

Roberts Seed sprouts profits in cleaning organic and non-GMO grain

By Mary Jane Skala, Kearney Hub Staff Writer “When you sit down to dinner, thank a farmer.” So says a sign on a cabinet in the busy office just west of Axtell. That cabinet sits in the Roberts Seed offices of Joe and Leisha Roberts. Their specialty grain and grain-related products company supplies certified organic […]

Organic food sales topped $60 billion in 2022

Organic sales grew by 4% despite inflation challenges Organic food sales in the United States in 2022 broke through $60 billion for the first time, hitting another high-level mark for the resilient organic sector. Total organic sales—including organic non-food products—were a record $67.6 billion, according to the 2023 Organic Industry Survey released in May by […]