September/October

Hälsa oatmilk yogurt: taking clean label to another level

What “100% clean” means, and why it matters Behind a little (5.3 oz) container of Hälsa Oatgurt™, and woven into its packing label, lies a grand story of innovation, persistence, and passion to bring gut health to people and to our challenged planet. Helena Lumme and Mika Manninen, co-founders of Hälsa Foods (Hälsa means “health” […]

Synthetic biology products entering the market unregulated, unlabeled—and even with non-GMO claims

Up until a few years ago, the only genetically engineered products in the marketplace were agricultural crops—corn, soybeans, cotton, canola, and a few others. These were developed using transgenic technology—taking genes from one species and inserting them into the DNA of a crop such as corn or soybeans. But in recent years, products made using […]

New organization aims to be “connector” to scale regenerative agriculture

Great Plains Regeneration to focus on helping region’s farmers build soil health, develop markets for regenerative agriculture products, revive rural communities A new organization has emerged to encourage adoption of regenerative agriculture practices across the U.S. Great Plains. Great Plains Regeneration (GPR) was founded by a team of farmers and regenerative agriculture leaders to provide […]

Perennial Fund aims to drive the next great revolution in agriculture: regenerative organic

Fund provides capital to support farmers through transition to organic By Brandon Welch Industrial agriculture has subverted the economy of nature, degraded planetary ecosystems, and created some of the largest challenges humanity has ever faced, such as climate change and the loss of biodiversity and fertile soils. The modern industrial agricultural system has gutted rural […]

U.S. farmers “hungry” for partnership with Mexico to supply non-GMO corn

If Mexico needs non-GMO corn to supplement domestic production, Midwest grain suppliers and farmers say they can meet their needs While U.S. agribusiness and biotechnology groups criticize and threaten Mexico over its bans on glyphosate herbicide and genetically modified corn, Midwest farmers like Graham Christensen say they would be happy to supply our southern neighbor […]