Agricultural Regs & Ethics
USDA: GMOs represent cost savings for consumers and benefits for farmers, environment
USDA report examines the costs for farmers of producing only organic, GMOs, or non-GMOs. Its conclusions are questionable ...
Was activist scientist Jonathan Lundgren, neonicotinoid critic, silenced by USDA?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As a USDA-ARS employee, ...
India’s proposal to reduce royalties on GMO cotton raises questions about intellectual property
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A government panel on ...
Genetic tests help companies fight fabric fraud
Cotton undergoes a convoluted route from farm to store, which makes sourcing the cotton difficult. But one company is making ...
GMO canola developer says “intelligent fertilizer”, “RNA high interference” in Ag’s future
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. [Will Keller] was the key ...
USDA panel rejects neonic researcher-turned-activist Jonathan Lundgren integrity complaint
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A three-member [USDA] Scientific ...
Addressing Ghanaians concerns, misconceptions about GMOs
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Since the passage of ...
Democratic senators introduce alternative–mandatory–GMO labeling bill
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) ...
I feed my kids GMO foods and not organics–That doesn’t make me a ‘bad mom’
I’m a registered nurse who lives in Alberta and loves a farmer. I feed my kids only the most nutritious ...
If GMOs were eliminated, how would environment, economy be affected?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Higher food prices, a ...
Instead of GMO citrus greening solution, Florida officials seek permission to spray antibiotics
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Florida’s Department of Agriculture ...
Three Senate Democrats back voluntary GMO labeling, bill now before full Senate
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. States could no longer ...
NH Ag. Commissioner: State by state GMO labeling laws will cause comerce chaos, cost consumer
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Promoting agriculture in the ...
I feed my kids GMO foods and not organics—that doesn’t make me a ‘bad mom’
I’m a registered nurse who lives in Alberta and loves a farmer. I feed my kids only the most nutritious ...
Bee health update: Latest field studies conclude neonicotinoids not key problem
A spate of recent studies appear to show potential links between neonic usage and bee health--until you look into the ...
Voluntary GMO labeling bill approved by Senate Agriculture Committee
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. [NEWS UPDATE: The Senate Agriculture Committee ...
In Boulder County, CO, GMOs ‘poor symbol’ of larger issues
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. If you want a ...
How ‘advocacy research’ distorts GMO debate
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Scientific publishing is in ...
Bangladesh plans to release blight resistant GMO potato by end of 2016
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The government plans to ...
Monarch continued sharp recovery in 2015 casts doubt on claim glyphosate caused decline
NGOs blame the herbicide glyphosate for the decline of the monarch butterfly. But while glyphosate is still being sprayed, a ...
If GMO food banned, what would be cost to consumers?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Many people are concerned ...
Improving beef herds through genotyping
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Canada’s Minister of Agriculture ...
Fighting malnutrition in Africa by sequencing genomes of traditional food plants
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Across Africa, some of ...
US, China investing heavily in CRISPR research
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. U.S. companies racing to ...
NY Times Editorial: Congress should not takeaway state’s power to label GMOs
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Senate could soon ...
GMO labeling bill faces tough opposition from Sen. Sanders, Senate Democrats
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman ...
Can GMOs, improved seeds help smallholder farmers?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . .Most ...
