Agricultural Regs & Ethics
GM crop field trials cleared in India despite government official’s reservations
Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan of Maharashtra has cleared “no objection certificates” for confined field trials of several genetically modified crops, ...
GM technology an aid in the ‘long, hard fight’ against Texas boll weevil
The boll weevil eradication program in Texas, combined with the use of genetically modified cotton varieties, has resulted in a ...
Fear of pesticides and GMOs may drive out Kauai’s biotech industry
Kauai’s GM seed industry, which plays a “significant” role in Kauai’s economy, has been facing obstacles recently—namely the fear of ...
Former EPA scientist: GMOs are not an improvement
The promise that genetic modification of crops is an “immensely beneficial technology” is “inaccurate, misleading and biased,” writes Ramon Seidler, ...
Ghana has ‘no option’ but to adopt GM technology
Ghana will adopt the use of genetically modified crops, says the Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Joe ...
Grocery industry calls on FDA to define ‘natural’ to include GM food
The Grocery Manufacturers Association has called on the Food and Drug Administration to define the ‘natural’ claim on food labels ...
China Food Fight: GMOs in crosshairs as grassroots suspicion of US simmers
The anti-GMO sentiment in China has been gaining traction as many activists “describe their cause as patriotic.” Students looking for ...
Podcast: Organic grower Jack’s Farm Radio interviews GLP’s Jon Entine on GMOs and sustainability
In his exploration of the ins and outs of genetically modified food, organic farmer Dan Heckler interviews GLP's Jon Entine ...
Venezuela targeted in activist fight against GM crops in South America
Venezuela is on the “front lines” of a significant resistance in South America to genetically modified crops. While several South ...
What happened when an organic farmer visited the ‘evil empire’ Monsanto?
After organic farmer Rob Wallbridge wrote a blog post earlier this year about the acrimonious tenor of the national debate ...
Brazil reevaluating sterile seed technology; Anti-GMO groups hype ‘terminator’ scare
Brazil reconsidering its ban on so-called “terminator” seeds, which are genetically modified to be sterile and cannot produce offspring. Under ...
Hawaii County’s Bill 113 ‘needlessly stigmatizes’ papaya farmers
“Bill 113 needlessly stigmatizes our papaya farmers…it penalizes them as well,” writes Michael Shintaku, professor of plant pathology at the ...
Farmers say they do not feel ‘forced’ to buy GM seeds
Farmers do feel that they have a choice whether to buy GM seeds or not. A popular argument used by ...
Russia to allow cultivation of GM crops
The first harvest of genetically modified seeds in Russia will take place in 2016. In September of this year, Russian ...
Johnson in Grist: Despite drawbacks, GE key tool in strengthening global food security
Some say that the costs of genetic engineering outweigh the benefits, but GE is still an important tactic against threats ...
London School of Economics report: Loosen restrictions on GM crops to help feed malnourished
A report released by the London School of Economics recommends that in order to feed the world amid climate change ...
Agriculture industry ‘under assault’ by anti-GMO movement
The agriculture industry in America, “a vital piece of this economy,” is “under assault in a way that will harm ...
Anti-GMO salvo: Activists target transgenic trees that could protect endangered forests
Scientists believe that genetically modified trees could bring huge sustainability benefits as the increased development needs of a growing global ...
Post GMO agriculture: Are some farmers turning away from high tech crops?
The USDA reports that 90% of all corn grown in the US is genetically modified, yet some local pockets of ...
Are GMOs necessary to end world hunger?
Biology graduate student Amber Gabb analyses the role of GMOs in the future of food security. She writes that GMOs ...
Podcast: Kevin Folta discusses Don Huber’s dubious claim of new superbug created by GM corn
The Food and Farm host Ray Bowman interviews Dr. Kevin Folta, associate professor and interim chair at the University of ...
Hawai’i County Mayor Kenoi signs anti-GMO Bill 113
Just weeks after Kaua’i County Mayor Bernard Carvalho vetoed a controversial anti-GMO bill, Hawai’i County Mayor signed the anti-GMO Bill ...
Maine GMO labeling bill harmful to industry, not based on science
Should GMO labeling be mandated by state governments? According to a new article, this issue should be decided by regular ...
Serbia blocks cultivation, import of GMOs
Serbia’s Ministry of Agriculture has announced that it will not allow the cultivation or import of genetically modified crops for ...
Does glyphosate (Roundup) lead to superweeds?
In 2004, farmers in Georgia discovered a weed that was resistant to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Round Up ...
Spain cuts pesticide use, saves millions of euros by adopting GM corn
The adoption of genetically modified Bt corn in Spain--one of the few European Union countries to embrace GM technology--has allowed ...
Hawai’i island mayor signs anti-GMO Bill 113
Mayor Billy Kenoi of Hawaii’s Big Island has signed Bill 113, a law designed to severely restrict the future planting ...
