Above Food acquires leading regenerative organic legume proteins & specialty grains brand
Above Food Corp., owner of Above Food Brands and Purely Canada Foods, has bought Farmer Direct Organic Foods (FDO), a certified organic specialty legume proteins and grains business. The union will combine…
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Judge rejects Bayer’s plan to limit future Roundup liability
Company will review future of weedkiller in the U.S. residential market A federal judge rejected Bayer’s latest attempt to limit its legal…
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Gene edited soybean failing due to slow adoption by farmers, low crop yields
The first gene edited crop to be commercialized in the United States has been a flop. Biotechnology company Calyxt touted the launch…
1 min read04 · GMO NewsBiotech company CEO says GMO wheat needed to feed the world
The claim has been made many times, a humanitarian call that hides a profit-driven motive: genetically modified foods are needed to “feed…
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Northeast’s leading organic soybean processor expanding operations to meet strong demand
By Joe Sylvester Boyd Station, a Pennsylvania-based processor of organic soybeans, is expanding this year with a $2.6 million grant from the…
3 min read06 · Organic NewsUSDA invests $2 million in value-added organic grains
Cornell University is leading a project to spread consumption of diverse and ancient grains in the Northeast and Midwest, funded by a…
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Large South Dakota organic farm faces criticism over soil erosion, poor management
A 34,000-acre organic farm in South Dakota that supplies organic grains to General Mills has been criticized for soil erosion due to…
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Pesticide contamination in soil significantly lower on organic farms in EU
When pesticide residues in soil from organic and conventional farms across the EU were compared in a recent study published in Environmental…
1 min read09 · Organic NewsNatural farming model in Andhra Pradesh could advance sustainable agriculture in India
India is experiencing an agriculture crisis—distressed, debt-ridden farmers, suicides, and mass protests reflect a dire economic situation, climate impacts, and depletion of…
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“Kentucky Fried Tofu”? House Foods opens non-GMO tofu plant in Louisville
A U.S. subsidiary of Japan-based House Foods will spend $146.3 million to build a tofu production facility in Kentucky. House Foods America…
1 min readOrganic Cotton Accelerator releases guidelines for producing non-GMO cotton seed to prevent contamination
The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) has released the Non-GMO Cottonseed Production Guidelines—a key tool for safeguarding the integrity of organic cotton at the seed level, the very start of…
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German state to remain GMO-free, sending strong signal for federal policymakers
In the southwestern German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, the Greens and the CDU (Christian Democrats, conservative party) announced a “GMO free” policy—GM crops…
1 min read13 · Non-GMO NewsCroatia to build country’s first non-GMO soybean processing plant
Croatia’s first non-GMO soybean processing plant is being built in Vukovar-Srijem County in the eastern part of the country. Croatia’s soybean producers…
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After 75 years, Noble Research Institute changes focuses to regenerative agriculture
For 75 years, the Oklahoma-based Noble Research Institute, which was started in 1945 by Lloyd Noble as a way to revitalize the…
2 min read15 · Regenerative AgriculturePatagonia, Gucci, and Timberland embrace the “farm-to-closet” movement using regenerative agriculture
Conscientious consumer choices—it’s happening in the food realm as demand soars for sustainably produced items. Can it work in the $1.3 trillion…
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National Audubon Society launches regenerative grasslands partnership with Panorama Organic meats
National Audubon Society has announced the Audubon Conservation Ranching Initiative—a collaboration with the U.S.’s largest producer of 100% grass-fed, grass-finished certified organic…
1 min readKansas’ Elevate Ag is boosting farmer success with regenerative agriculture and natural products
Kansas farmer Arman Miller launched Elevate Ag in 2019, after experimenting with a natural manure and calcium product that significantly benefited his…
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Oat milk trend continues as Coca-Cola Co. unveils oat milk line, JOI launches oat milk powder
Oat milk is now the second-leading plant-based beverage, and now Coca Cola has joined the trend with the launch of its oak…
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Glyphosate herbicide linked to preterm births
Exposure to a chemical found in the weed killer Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides is significantly associated with preterm births, according to…
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Government watchdog issues scathing report of Trump EPA abuses to approve dicamba weedkillers
Agency deliberately ignored policy to approve dicamba in 2018 A recent report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) details how senior…
2 min read21 · Pesticide NewsIowa farmer leads class action lawsuit against makers of paraquat herbicide
First glyphosate herbicide was the target of lawsuits over its connection to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma cancer, and now makers of paraquat herbicide are…
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Stonyfield initiative helps win New York City legislation to eliminate toxic pesticides on public property
The country’s leading organic yogurt maker is leading efforts to change America’s parks and playfields into pesticide-free zones. The New York City…
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Court throws out legal challenge to Mexico’s GMO corn ban as U.S. suppliers say they can supply non-GMO corn
A Mexican federal judge recently ruled against a request by the country’s National Farm Council (CNA) to stop a government ban on…
2 min read24 · GMO NewsUp to 144,000 genetically engineered mosquitoes released in the Florida Keys
The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD) and Oxitec, a British biotech company, began the first-ever U.S. release of genetically engineered (GE)…
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Guess what’s coming to dinner? Genetically engineered fish and meat, maybe soon
Like it or not, genetically modified animals may soon be sitting on Americans’ dinner tables. Sonny Perdue, former U.S. Department of Agriculture…
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