The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Organic produce trade is growing between the U.S. and Mexico

Trade between the U.S. and Mexico in organic produce is booming, according to a recent report from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. In 2023, the top five organic exports from the U.S. to Mexico were apples, pears, grapes, spinach, and lettuce. Meanwhile, Mexico’s top five organic exports to the U.S. that year were avocados, strawberries, […]

Award-winning, sustainable dairy with a commitment to non-GMO

Berchtesgadener Land dairy has long been shaking things up in Germany! Founded in 1927, the mountain farmers’ co-operative has repeatedly attracted positive attention with its (at the time) “unorthodox” decisions such as its strong commitment to being non-GMO and organic. These principles have perhaps been key to the cooperative’s success. Based in Piding, Upper Bavaria, […]

Lotus Foods announces large investment in regenerative rice cultivation

In a significant milestone, Lotus Foods—pioneer in heirloom, organic and regenerative rice cultivation—announced an investment of $22.5 million from Grounded Capital to scale the company’s economic, social, and environmental impacts. The investment will focus on the value chain, from sourcing new global rice cultivation communities to growing and diversifying its customer base. The goals of […]

Nationwide partnership advances regenerative cotton

A nationwide partnership led by the Soil Health Institute’s United States Regenerative Cotton Fund (USRCF) is propelling sustainable cotton farming in the U.S. Currently, over 1,000 cotton farmers and advisors are engaged in the effort to adopt soil health management systems, the foundation of regenerative agriculture. “The soil health benchmarks SHI is providing are a […]

USDA grant project supports regenerative agriculture markets for small and/or underserved producers

A Greener World (AGW), Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI) and Soil Health Institute (SHI) will lead a USDA grant initiative focused on regenerative farming for small and underserved producers. Applications are open through September 9, 2024. Up to $4,000,000 is being awarded for the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities project to include 100 producers across the […]