January/February

Bionutrient Food Association aims to increase nutrient density of foods

Dan Kittredge, executive director of the Bionutrient Food Association, grew up on his family’s organic farm in Massachusetts. His parents led the Northeast Organic Farmers Association of Massachusetts for more than 30 years. His mother, Julie Rawson, was the founding executive director of NOFA-Massachusetts and his father, Jack Kittredge, was editor of Natural Farmer news […]

Despite critics, organic farming thrives in heart of U.S. corn country

By Keith Schneider People searching for ways to limit the toll industrialized American agriculture takes on communities, land, and water may want to make a visit to Clear Creek Acres in northern Iowa. With just shy of 800 residents, West Bend, Iowa is barely a blip on a prairie landscape, but it has become home […]

Nearly 70 seed companies take Seed Integrity Pledge for Safe Seed to provide non-GMO seeds

As GMO seeds start becoming available to home gardeners, Seed Integrity Pledge for Safe Seeds hosts a database of seed companies that have pledged to not sell GMO seeds and plants. Seventy garden seed companies have taken the Seed Integrity Pledge for Safe Seeds, a new initiative to ensure a non-GMO seed supply is available […]

Grain buyers offer contracts to grow organic and non-GMO grains in 2025

The following companies are offering contracts to farmers to grow non-GMO and organic grains in 2025: Ag Partners Co-Op, Seneca, KS Phone: 913-609-0029 Email: michael.moritz@AgPartnersCoop.com Contact: Michael Moritz Contracts offered: Non-GMO soybeans. Clark Specialty Grains, Gothenburg, NE Phone: 308-537-2004 Email: contact@clarkspecialtygrains.com Contracts offered: Conventionally and organically grown Non-GMO Project Verified white, yellow, blue, and pink corn. Consolidated […]

Dead in the water: GMO salmon company AquaBounty shuts down operations

First commercialized GMO animal a market failure following rejection by largest food retailers, food service companies and court challenges Following decades of controversy, widespread market rejection and legal and regulatory challenges, U.S.-based biotechnology and aquaculture company AquaBounty Technologies recently announced it will stop production of all genetically engineered AquAdvantage® salmon, cull all its remaining fish […]