Farm Futures
Fed court overrules EPA, new GMO Enlist Duo weed killer cleared for use
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Ag media was abuzz ...
Study: Scientific proof of safety unlikely to sway hardened GMO skeptics
Even when provided with scientific information about genetically modified organisms or global warming, some consumers may hold fast to the ...
Vermont’s GMO labeling bill reminiscent of overturned rBST labeling law
Vermont is again poised to be the one who steps out on labeling requirements. In 1995 it mandated the labeling ...
Widespread misinformation about GM foods common even in farm country
A recent trip to my local farm supply store reminded me of why it's so important that each and every ...
Secretary of Agriculture backs GMOs, farming ‘collaboration’ in House hearing
The topic of genetically modified food has come up in a handful of hearings lately, and the message from this ...
USDA debuts streamlined regulatory process for GM crops
A new regulatory new process allows the USDA to deregulate crops with GE traits that have already been approved in ...
Seeds of biotech resentment part 4: Distrust of science
The following is an edited excerpt of a longer story. Find a link to the full story below. After nearly ...
Genetic modification, a hot topic at Food Dialogues
The following is an excerpt. As an estimated 20,000 people descended upon Chicago for the annual BIO convention, assembling to ...
Genetic modification, a hot topic at food dialogues: Part one
The following is an excerpt. Amid the enormous Chicago-based BIO convention, USFRA gathers stakeholders to talk about GM crops and ...
GMO stories helped drive consumer behavior in 2012
According to a recent survey, the Midwest drought, genetically modified organisms and the lean finely textured beef "pink slime" misnomer ...
The issue that won’t go away: Farm biotechnology
Covering farm technology means being on the scene with ag biotech too. From the first days of tomatoes that had ...