Agricultural Regs & Ethics
Alternative weekly Portland Mercury comes out against mandatory GMO labeling
It's endorsement week at the Mercury. That means, for the next few days, we'll be releasing endorsements in one or ...
Despite resistance, China will dominate future of GMOs
China’s ruling Communist Party faces rising popular opposition to GMOs. As in any other nation, there are a variety of ...
Pro-GMO industry flooding airwaves in Colorado to oppose mandatory labeling
Labeling genetically modified food, commonly called GMOs – meaning "genetically modified organisms" – is on the ballot, and has become ...
An end to fat shaming? The 50 year DNA mystery of metabolic dysfunction may soon be solved
Eat all of the pizza you want? Unlikely, but some people do have a biological disadvantage when it comes to ...
Seed patent primer: Is the use of GMOs preventing farmers from reusing their seeds?
The claim that farmers would be able to save their seeds if only the patent rights of seed companies were ...
Does new Venezuela GMO ban create backdoor for biotech?
The battle against Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) is central in the ongoing fight between transnational corporations and the health and ...
Resource-poor farmers in developing countries lead global biotech production
More than 90 percent of the 18 million growers that produced biotech crops were resource-poor farmers in developing countries. Since ...
Hawaii’s anti-GMO and anti-pesticide measures analyzed
The hard-working farmers and ranchers of Hawaii have been targeted by activist organizations that have waged a heated campaign against ...
Saving bees requires less pesticides, changing farming
There is much more to “saving the bees” than spring flowers and a golden mascot. Don’t get me wrong, honeybees have ...
Why I support the Maui GMO farming moratorium initiative
Our family moved from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Maui on April 8 of this year (2014). A few months after settling ...
Food 2.0: Will farmers be able to meet the ecological challenges ahead?
Financial columnist Paul Farrell recently explored the investment challenges and opportunities for food tech companies. We deconstruct some of his ...
Synthetic biology may place huge burden on small farmers, environment
The global value of the synthetic biology market reached 1.6 billion dollars in 2011and it will further grow to 10.8 ...
Enviros file suit to block new Dow AgroSciences GMO herbicide and seeds
The Natural Resources Defense Council asked a federal court to block Dow AgroSciences' new Enlist Duo product from entering the ...
Natural Resources Defense Council sues EPA to block rollout of Dow Enlist Duo GMO system
The NRDC filed what is expected to be the first of numerous suits challenging the EPA's approval of Enlist Duo, ...
General Mills’ Cascadian Farm launches ‘bee-friendly’ campaign, GMO critics unimpressed
Alarm has grown in recent years over the widespread loss of bee colonies, not just because of the canary-in-the-coal-mine implications ...
Future of biotech crops in Europe in jeopardy as activists unravel compromise
This week, unnoticed by almost everyone, MEPs (Members of the European Parliment) are considering proposals by the European commission and member ...
Bt brinjal poised to help farmers in Bengladesh, fears of critics fail to materialize
Any day now, a hundred Bangladeshi smallholder farmers will be planting their annual aubergine crop. But this year this select ...
In Kenya, GMO ban casts shadow over biotech research and education
University lecturers have said the ban on genetically modified materials has caused many students to opt out of biotechnology courses ...
Hawaii GMO court case could provide guidance on legal challenge of Oregon county ban
Upcoming oral arguments in a lawsuit over a Hawaiian county’s prohibition against genetically modified organisms will likely focus on whether ...
Center for Food Safety attacks GMO drought tolerant crops, distorts big picture
Conventional breeding is currently outpacing biotech in tackling some complex traits like drought tolerance and nitrogen efficiency. Is it a ...
Bangladeshi ag minister slams enviros for accepting bribes to oppose GMO Bt brinjal
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury has come down heavily on the protesters for their stance against the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) ...
Legal GMO plantings in China expected soon
Biotech corn seed is illegal to plant in China. But it's likely already in use. Chinese media have run reports ...
Cornell plant geneticist: GMOs not a black and white issue
“The picture is complex, and if you only point to a part of it, you can probably find a part ...
Enlist Duo: Everything you need to know about new dual herbicide resistant crops
With the EPA poised to clear Enlist, the dual herbicide mixture, next week, the GLP reviews the issues around this ...
In rejecting GMO shipments, is China more protective of health of its citizens than US?
Despite the exultation by some over seemingly anti-GMO policies coming from China, actions of Beijing are better understood as hardball ...
GMOs safe, increase yields but fears of ‘industrial ag’ energizes critics
To UC Berkeley’s David Zilberman, the solution [to a growing, hungry global population] is straightforward: genetically modified crops. The professor of ...
Is organic agriculture leading to an increase in antibiotic resistance?
Conventional agriculture is under attack by organic and anti-GMO activists for contributing to antibiotic resistance as the result of animals ...