Organic and Non-GMO Market News

Anheuser-Busch initiative aims to help farmers transition to organic, boost organic industry

Anheuser-Busch Company’s “Contract for Change” will provide long-term contracts to farmers, pay premium prices for transitional and organic crops

U.S. farmers stalk fraudulent imports to save their markets

He didn’t intend to become an organic detective, but today, John Bobbe spends time assiduously tracking down “fake organic” grain imports and trying to block shipments from hurting U.S. growers. In April, a large freighter left Georgia, stopped at ports in Turkey, and headed for Morehead City, North Carolina where it unloaded a large amount […]

Germany’s demand for non-GMO foods erodes market for U.S. GMO soy, says USDA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently reported that German shoppers’ ongoing preference for Ohne Gentechnik (“without genetic engineering”) labeled food is “driving demand in the market for non-GMO animal feed, leading to marketing opportunities for growers and producers of non-GMO feed ingredients and additives, while eroding demand for U.S. exports of genetically engineered soy.” Germany’s […]

Organic pioneer David Vetter to keynote Organic & Non-GMO Forum

A trailblazing organic farmer from Nebraska and founder of Grain Place Foods, David Vetter, will present the keynote address at the fifth annual Organic and Non-GMO Forum in October. The event will feature a screening of a recent documentary, “Dreaming of a Vetter World” (Bonnie Hawthorne, producer) about Vetter’s journey into organic farming. Inspired by […]

Can organic scale up while maintaining its integrity?

As the organic industry grows, there are questions about whether organic can reach a large scale while preserving its integrity and values of soil health, water quality, healthy food, family farms and rural communities, and biodiversity. Those questions were addressed in a discussion among three organic food company executives at the Organic Trade Association’s Bold […]