Agricultural Regs & Ethics
One Maui farmer’s journey from organics to GMOs
GMO Skepti-Forum has been featuring essays by readers on the GMO controversy. We’re going to be featuring some of them on the ...
Rise of GM crops in America over past decade
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently posted new data on how genetically modified crops have taken over American farms in the past ...
Two farmers’ experiences with GMO and organic crops
The vegetables that grow at Early Morning Farm in Genoa look the same as the vegetables that grow 85 miles ...
Non-herbicide-resistant crops die from herbicidal drift from GMO fields
Last summer, June 17 to be exact, one of the volunteers on Margot McMillen’s organic farm in Auxvasse, Missouri noticed ...
Can Europe return to ‘knowledge-based’ society amid anti-GMO calls to topple science adviser?
Politics are winning at the expense of science in France and now the entire European Union faces a similar fate. On ...
Infographic: 9 plant diseases that threaten your favorite foods–and how GM can help
Nature is relentless, challenging farmers with weeds, insects and diseases. With global food needs skyrocketing as the population and prosperity ...
Judge overturns Monsanto’s permit for GM soybeans in favor of Mexican beekeepers
A small group of beekeepers in Mexico has inflicted a blow on biotech giant Monsanto, which has halted the company’s ...
Honor Norman Borlaug’s centenary, accept his position on GM crops
This year, 2014 is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Norman Borlaug, founder of the Green Revolution. The world faced ...
Scientist busts persistent GMO myths, focuses on real issues
One persistent theme in my writing about scientific topics is that, to optimally serve our own interests, public discourse and ...
Monsanto in the anti-GMO crosshairs: Fair or foul?
Monsanto is regularly targeted by anti-GMO activists as 'the world's most evil corporation' and a danger to global food independence ...
Indian scientists afraid to show support for biotech, fear branding as ‘industry agents’
Scientists who support genetically modified (GM) crops refrain from making their stand public, fearing that they will be branded as ...
Anti-GMO claim examined: Does genetic engineering foster monoculture?
Do GMO crops "foster monoculture?" Plant pathologist Steve Savage dives into the cropping histories of the Midwest's Corn Belt and ...
Anti-GMO lobby wages war on small African farmers using advanced communication technologies
The year 2013 marked the 18th consecutive year of commercial cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), now commonly referred to ...
USDA likely to approve new GM crops that resist two herbicides
U.S. regulators said they are leaning toward approval of a new line of herbicide-tolerant crops developed by Monsanto Co even ...
‘Bigger’ issues in food production than GMOs to worry about
There are some ways of modifying food that haven’t been around for hundreds, much less thousands, of years and are ...
Neil deGrasse Tyson rejects criticism, reaffirms stance that GMO agriculture is safe
I maintain the sense, thrust, and meaning of my comments. I never said GMOs were safer or more dangerous. I ...
Colorado’s GMO labeling initiative ‘misguided’
The Denver Post editorial on July 22, "Unintended consequences of GMO labeling initiative," outlined some concerns about Initiative 48, the ...
Wildlife refuges to phase out GM crops and neonicotinoid pesticides by Jan 2016
National wildlife refuges around the country are phasing out genetically modified crops and a class of pesticides related to nicotine ...
GM crops could replace fish as source of omega-3 fatty acids
The first camelina crops genetically modified to produce seeds rich in omega-3 fatty acids will soon be harvested following a ...
India needs informed debate towards common goal of food security on GM crop trials
As India asserts its position globally, it must develop and use the best technologies for the benefit of Indian farmers ...
Video: NaturalNews’ Mike Adams tries to explain GMO ‘agricultural holocaust’ and fails
Despite having drawn the attention of the FBI following his call-to-arms against biotech scientists, NaturalNews' Mike Adams has written yet ...
Ruling upholding mandatory country-of-origin labeling may impact GMO labeling
A recent court ruling that upheld mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) of meat may come to bear on litigation over labels ...
Anti-GMO non-profits try to intervene in lawsuit against Hawaii’s GM crop ban
National nonprofits Earthjustice and Center for Food Safety, along with Big Island farmers Nancy Redfeather, Marilyn Howe and Rachel Laderman, ...
Filipino organic farmers, traders protest field trials of GM crops
A group of organic movers, farmers and traders on Sunday staged a protest against the field trials of genetically modified ...
Audio: Keith Kloor discusses NaturalNews’ Mike Adams’ call to arms against biotech supporters
Mike Adams, the self-proclaimed "Health Ranger" of NaturalNews.com recently portrayed biotech supporters as "Nazi collaborators" and suggested that extreme actions ...
Unapproved GM rice for sale discovered in Chinese supermarkets
An investigative report by China's state broadcaster Central China Television recently exposed the illegal sales of unapproved genetically modified rice ...
How much of human DNA is doing something?
How much of the human genome is functional? Depends on what you mean by "functional." Two studies that seem to ...
