2017

GMO-ethanol corn contamination raises concerns about another “StarLink” disaster

Food corn buyers say Syngenta’s Enogen GMO corn is contaminating non-GMO white corn fields, creating a potential “trainwreck;” may be linked to bad masa flour in California.

Debunking “alternate facts” about pesticides used in organic farming

A deeper look into the dubious claims that organic farmers use toxic pesticides

First non-GMO verified oil mill in Northeast offers unique oils, non-GMO meal

Netaka White has made a career of producing useful items from raw materials, but his latest venture represents a particularly broad leap: from crushing canola and sunflower oils to generate on-farm biodiesel, to filtering and cold-pressing non-GMO streams of those oils to create tasty, aromatic, and nutritious culinary oils. White and his co-founder and co-owner […]

2017 Non-GMO and Organic Grain Production Contracts

The following companies are offering contracts to farmers to grow non-GMO and organic grains in 2017. Prairie Choice Grains, LLC Tampico, IL Email: info@prairiechoicegrains.com Contact: Gilbert or Jaron Contracts offered: pending. Roberts Seed, Inc. Axtell, NE Phone: 308-743-2565 Email: robertsseed@gtmc.net Contact: Joe Roberts Contracts offered: Barley, corn, milo, peas, rye, and soybeans. South Dakota Soybean Processors Miller, […]

Non-GMO corn produces competitive yields with GM corn in Ohio tests

A test of corn growth performance in Ohio found that non-GMO corn produced yields that were competitive with genetically modified corn varieties, which is counter to biotechnology industry claims that GM crops produce higher yields than non-GMO.