The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Busting the Myths on New GMOs

As the European Union is preparing to decide on whether and how to deregulate new GMOs, Slow Food look sat the most frequent claims made by the biotechnology and seed industry to promote new GMOs and their deregulation. Spoiler: they’re misleading, if not deceptive. Myth #1: Changes brought by new GM techniques (or “genome editing”) to […]

The end of organic (as we know it)

By Jim Riddle, Organic Independents LLP, Blue Fruit Farm The fundamental concepts of organic farming have always been, “Feed the Soil, not the Plant,” and “Healthy Soil leads to Healthy Crops, Healthy Animals, Healthy People, and a Healthy Planet.” Now, those concepts have been turned on their heads with a recent Appeals Court ruling that […]

Crisis coalition seeks to help drought-impacted organic dairy farmers

Emergency relief is required for Western organic dairy producers to stave off shutdowns due to ongoing drought conditions. Straus Family Creamery of Petaluma, CA organized the Western Organic Dairy Farming Crisis Coalition in August 2022 to seek immediate help. Several organic dairies anticipate an average loss of $250,000 this year, to follow into 2023 if […]

ADM’s new extrusion facility will meet EU demand for non-GMO textured soy proteins

Last year, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) purchased SojaProtein, European provider of non-GMO soy ingredients. It recently opened a new extrusion facility in Serbia, extending production of non-GMO textured soy to include origination and extrusion capabilities. “Our new extrusion facility not only increases the supply of locally sourced, non-GMO textured soy protein in Europe, which is […]

FoodChain ID Group, Inc. acquires Cosmocert S.A. 

FoodChain ID Group, Inc., a provider of food safety, quality, and sustainability solutions for the food and agricultural industry, has acquired Cosmocert S.A., a leading organic certification and inspection company in Greece providing internationally and regionally recognized certification standards. Located in Athens, Greece, and founded in 2013, Cosmocert has grown rapidly to become one of the premier certification […]