Consumers have become more health conscious in the past few decades, which has given rise to the popularity of foods labeled as "organic" and "non-GMO." However, despite a higher interest in these ...

Long before you can enjoy the fruits (or flowers, or veggies) of your labor in the garden, you have to buy your garden seeds.

Twenty-two years ago, when the US Department of Agriculture finalized the standards for its National Organic Program, produce breeders went back to the drawing board. There was little organically ...

Roberts Seed in Axtell is a thriving 45-year-old company that believes in the health benefits of certified organic and non-GMO grain and grain-related products for food, seed and feed markets.

PHILOMATH -- Critics of genetically modified crops have warned about "frankenfood" and "superweeds" for years. But today, more than four-fifths of the nation's corn, cotton and soybean crops are ...

The ubiquitous Non-GMO Project—a third party that verifies and labels over $19 billion worth of products per year and quickly growing—adorns pantry staples like fresh produce, breads, pastas and ...

I grew up eating balanced meals that looked amazingly similar to MyPlate. Prepared by my mother, they were similar to the meals she ate while growing up on a farm as a fourth generation member of a ...

For nearly 15 years, Frank Kutka has been working to save prevent genetically modified (GMO) corn from cross-pollinating with organic and other corn varieties. Kutka, a plant breeder, has been ...

Organic farmers outraged by USDA over mutant alfalfa. WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2011— -- The nation's organic farmers are sounding the alarm after an Obama administration decision they say could ...