Archive for month: April, 2019

Global organic area reaches another all-time high

Nearly 173 million acres of farmland are organic

The year 2017 was another record year for global organic agriculture. According to the latest Research Institute of Organic Agriculture(FiBL) survey on organic agriculture worldwide, organic farmland increased substantially, and the number of organic producers and organic retail sales also continued to grow, reaching another all-time high, as shown by the data from 181 countries (data as of the end 2017).

I’ve been a farmworker all my life. Here’s why you should buy organic food

Supporting organic protects your health and also that of farmers and farmworkers—a basic right, says one Latino farmworker.

The U.S. Organic Grain Collaboration, in partnership with the Organic Trade Association, recently released a critical and timely report looking at the state of organic grain in the United States. The report, titled “U.S. Organic Grain – How to Keep It Growing,” drills down into the key barriers in expanding domestic organic grain production, and identifies specific industry solutions to overcome the hurdles.

Organic Center pinpoints organic ways to defeat citrus greening

With the bacterial disease known as citrus greening, or Huanglongbing (HLB), decimating millions of citrus crop acres in the U.S. and abroad, The Organic Center has published a grower guide and peer-reviewed paper to help organic producers identify organic strategies to deal with the disease.

Buy organic food to help curb global insect collapse, say scientists

A global review in The Guardian recommends moving away from intensive farming and slashing pesticide use to protect vital insect species.

Pipeline Foods purchases SunOpta’s non-GMO and organic corn and soy business

Pipeline Foods LLC, a U.S.-based supply chain solutions company focused on organic, non-GMO and regenerative food and feed, recently announced that it is acquiring the specialty and organic corn and soy business from SunOpta, Inc.

Many organic producers keep dry despite Midwest flooding

As the devastating consequences of the recent flooding impacting the Midwest are being analyzed, one of the questions people are asking is, “How will this flooding impact organic production?”

U.S. organic commodity markets continue to expand according to the recently released Mercaris Organic Commodities Outlook. The report provides a comprehensive outlook for production, trade, and demand across the top U.S. organic field crop commodities as well as estimates of U.S. organic livestock and feed demand.

New partnership announced for climate-smart non-GMO corn production in Colombia

Agricultural research organizations are investing in high-yielding, non-GMO corn varieties to lessen Colombia’s large need for corn imports.

The startup taking on Bayer with cheaper, non-GMO seeds

Five-year-old Farmers Business Network Inc. (FBN) has inserted itself in the Big Ag GMO seed market—by introducing a brand of non-GMO seeds that due to advances in breeding, farming practices, and chemical formulas, can compete with GMOs.

Springer Mountain Farms PLUS chickens are raised on family farms with no antibiotics, hormones, steroids, or animal by-products ever and are certified by the American Humane Association. They are fed a high quality diet of 100 percent American-grown, pesticide-free, Non-GMO Project Verified ingredients.