John Block
GM mosquitoes may be only option for controlling Zika, other viruses
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Genetically modified mosquitoes are in ...
Organic foods 4 to 8 times more likely to be recalled, regulators on the sidelines
Every day millions of shoppers are paying out as much as 50 or 100 percent more to buy organic foods ...
Former US Secretary of Agriculture Glickman criticizes organic industry for misleading marketing
A blockbuster report by the scientific-integrity watchdog Academics Review examines the last 25 years of academic and organic industry market ...
Former US Ag Secretary John Block sizes up GM corn dispute with China
"As complex as the world trading system has become, it still fundamentally relies on something as simple as trust; Unfortunately, ...
Let’s protect biotech crops from environmental zealots
The following is an excerpt. President Barack Obama signed a six-month funding bill on March 27 to little fanfare, with ...
Biotechnology vs organics: Which is more sustainable?
Indulging in a romanticized image of the farming industry stands in the way of progress. We need a technologically sophisticated ...