November/December

Organic markets continue their search for stability

Organic prices and production on track to bring more market turmoil over the year ahead By Ryan Koory, vice president of economics, Mercaris Market fundamentals for organic corn and soybeans appear set to diverge again over 2022/23 as U.S. production and imports continue to buck expectations. After two years of record supplies, organic soybean markets […]

Origin Milk aims to bring innovation and disruption to dairy with regenerative organic and A2 milk

The U.S. dairy industry is facing challenges with small family dairy farms going out of business, growing consumer demand for plant-based dairy alternatives, and increasing awareness of the negative environmental impacts of large dairies. Amidst these big problems, one small company wants to fundamentally change dairy production to a regenerative organic, nutrient-dense, and environmentally- and […]

Mexico plans to buy non-GMO corn from the U.S., other countries as it moves ahead with GMO ban

U.S. farmers say they can meet Mexico’s needs for non-GMO corn Mexico plans to contract with farmers in the U.S., Argentina, and Brazil to buy non-GMO yellow corn as the country moves closer to its scheduled ban of genetically modified corn in 2024, according to the country’s deputy agriculture minister, Victor Suárez. Mexico to increase […]

New book reveals vital link between soil health and human health

We all know that diet greatly influences health. In What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health, geologist David R. Montgomery and biologist Anne Biklé show how the crises of human and planetary health are rooted—literally—in the soil on our farms and ranches, and how we can solve them by […]

Regenerative Organic Certification: the “going beyond organic” label gains traction

There’s a buzz around regenerative organic agriculture, says Elizabeth Whitlow, executive director of the Regenerative Organic Alliance (ROA). Farmers, scientists, big food companies, and even the U.S. government are paying keen attention to soil—its health, its availability, and its huge potential to repair a “broken” agricultural system and help alleviate the dire impacts of global […]