Agricultural Regs & Ethics
Uganda: ActionAid, other NGOs face scrutiny for false claims that GMOs cause cancer, infertility
Last November, the National Agricultural Research Organization (Naro) took concrete steps towards beating off any opposition to the draft bio-technology ...
Addressing belief that organic farming uses fewer/less harmful ‘natural’ pesticides
Go shopping in any large supermarket in a Western country and you are likely to find yourself bombarded with enticements ...
Deadly bacteria could put an end to Florida orange juice
For years, Florida orange farmers have been fighting an incurable bacterial infection that threatens the very existence of the state's ...
Biotech crop opponents slowing federal approval
The opposition to biotech crops is slowing the approval by U.S. regulators of new genetically modified products that is hurting ...
Hostility to GM putting EU in ‘global slow lane’
The growing influence of green lobbyists and anti-capitalists on European policymaking is condemning the EU the ‘global slow lane’ when ...
Nathanael Johnson lets the anti-GMO movement off the hook
Grist columnist Nathanael Johnson recently completed a 26 part series on GMOs by seemingly letting the anti-GMO movement off the ...
FDA rebuffs activist pressure to define ‘natural’ label
For years, activists have been pressuring the FDA to define exactly which foods it considers to be "natural," but a ...
Organic farmer deconstructs ‘the scientist’ vs. ‘the activist’ in Don Huber’s talks
Who is Don Huber and why is he making claims about 'dangerous pathogens' linked to GMOs and glyphosate--without any hard ...
China’s ‘father’ of conventional hybrid rice says ‘GM is the future’
China's "father of hybrid rice," Yuan Longping, says he is working with researchers on rice that has been genetically modified ...
Are farmers forced to adopt GM seeds?
In the ever-growing debate about genetically modified seeds and the crops that come from them, misinformation too often distorts the ...
Kaua’i to use pro-bono attorneys to fight industry GMO suit
Kauai County will be taking law firms up on their offers for free legal help defending an ordinance regulating the ...
The GMO ‘Population and Prosperity Paradox’: Can biotechnology help meet the growing global food challenge?
Using the innovative tools of biotechnology, scientists are able to genetically engineer crops with traits that can address the challenges ...
Syngenta awaits China’s approval for gene-modified corn
Syngenta is waiting for China to approve a strain of gene-modified corn present in several U.S. cargoes turned away from Chinese ports in ...
Seed companies sue to invalidate Kauai Bill 2491
Pioneer, Syngenta and Agrigenetics (DOW) are asking a federal judge to invalidate Kauai County's pesticide-GMO disclosure law and prevent its ...
Expanded research puts global food security on horizon
Scientists and food experts have high hopes in achieving global food security as the Cinsultatvie Group on Internnational Agricultural Research ...
Nathaneal Johnson: All or nothing debate over GMOs–Does any of it matter?
Johnson bemoans that too much of the conversation about GMOs remains stuck on cliches and focused on extremes and ideology--not ...
Will a non-browing GM apple irreparably hurt the fruit’s image?
The non-browning Arctic Apple should appeal to consumers and food service companies, but will this benefit also make the GM ...
GMO research ‘well underway’ in Tanzania
Researchers are working on genetically modified foods in Tanzanian laboratories, pending ongoing talks for possible field trials, according to a ...
Agriculture scientists support approving GM Arctic Apple but face resistance
An apple genetically engineered not to turn brown is putting the Agriculture Department and the apple industry on the spot ...
Developing world food crisis: Can hungry countries afford to say ‘no’ to GM crops?
In many countries GM crops are not accepted because they are thought to be unsafe for both human health and ...
Sustainability rethink needed: GM farming promotes dangerous ‘externalities’
In the last 20 years, the development of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for the agriculture industry has resulted in a ...
Could mapped citrus greening genome save the Florida orange?
A University of Florida researcher has mapped the DNA genome of a new strain of citrus greening, which could help ...
GM halo effect: Can GM crops protect conventional and organic farming?
GM papaya in Hawaii is one of numerous examples of the so-called "halo effect"-- the sustainable benefits conferred on organic ...
Bt cotton attracting young farmers in India
Contrary to the perception that youngsters are abandoning farming, Bt cotton technology has attracted young farmers to cotton farming in the country, ...
UK minister: Europe risks becoming ‘Museum of World Farming’ if it votes no on GM corn
Britain's farm minister called on the European Union to approve a strain of genetically modified maize in a vote later ...
Why I’m still skeptical of GMOs
Over the weekend, listservs, blogs, and Twitter feeds lit up with reactions to Amy Harmon's New York Times deep dive into the politics ...
GMOs key for future, according to China’s ‘father of hybrid rice’
Yuan Longping, the “father of hybrid rice,” recently spoke about his ongoing research into genetically modified food production, calling the ...
