November/December

International non-GMO markets are “successful and thriving”

International Non-GMO Summit brings together leaders of the non-GMO movement in EU and U.S.; unites against new GMO technologies The international non-GMO industry continues to grow but faces threats from the possible deregulation of New Genomic Techniques (NGTs), such as gene editing. These were key takeaways of the International Non-GMO Summit held in Frankfurt, Germany […]

USDA warns certifiers about fraudulent organic soybeans and soymeal from West Africa

Organic grain supplier says warnings will not stop the fraud The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program (NOP) has issued a letter to organic certifiers warning them about possible fraudulent imports of organic soybeans and soybean meal from West Africa, specifically from Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo. The NOP has directed the […]

Can certification programs prevent greenwashing of regenerative claims?

New report finds large corporations are diluting the meaning of regenerative agriculture; regenerative certifiers say validating regenerative outcomes will prevent greenwashing As the regenerative agriculture trend continues to grow, there are increasing concerns about greenwashing of regenerative claims. Multi-national biotech/pesticide companies such as Bayer and Syngenta as well as large food and agriculture companies such […]

The U.S.-Mexico trade war over GMO corn heats up

A new government in Mexico has pledged to carry on the fight to keep genetically modified corn out of the national diet By Timothy A. Wise / Truthdig contributor If the U.S. government was hoping a new president would weaken Mexico’s resolve to ban the cultivation and consumption of genetically modified corn, those hopes have […]