Agricultural Regs & Ethics
New generation of eco-friendly, more healthful genetically modified crops
Most of us who are advocates for sustainable agriculture have a negative view of GMO’s, and with good reason – they ...
Campaign launched to discredit Bill Gates backed vitamin A-enriched GMO banana
The latest nonsense emanating from the Anti camp is this from our friends at GMOFreeUSA: “GMO proponents claim that they ...
Herbicide-resistant crops can exacerbate ‘superweeds’ but new GM versions can help control problem
The growing problem of herbicide-resistant weeds has weed scientists and regulators pushing for more solutions to tackle the problem, including ...
Hollywood actress Zoe Lister-Jones to star in anti-GMO movie
Zoe Lister-Jones and Daryl Wein, the couple behind the 2012 comedy Lola Versus, are in production on their follow-up, a ...
Saskatchewan 4th-generation wheat farmer calls for access to biotechnology
I’m a fourth-generation wheat farmer in Saskatchewan—and one of my longterm goals is to make sure the fifth generation on my ...
Larry King’s celebrity “experts” on GMOs were just uninformed consumers
Ensuring Skype worked properly sent my anxiety levels through the roof, even more so than facing off with Larry King ...
Science ‘court’ to rule on ‘facts’ in contentious GMO debate
When the assessment of scientific facts becomes distorted with emotion as in the heated GMO debate, we may need to ...
Zimbabwe would gain from engaging in debate, rather than seeking GM food ban
Food, politics and health have once again come together in a media-friendly cocktail. Two thought-pieces with opposing views on Genetically ...
Republication of Séralini GM corn study does not sway critical scientists
A controversial paper linking genetically modified maize to the development of tumours in rats, which was published in 2012 and ...
Costco scares consumers about GM, yet most of its products contain GMOs
Last week, just days after I wrote a very critical article skewering Whole Foods for lying to all of its customers about ...
Pesticide exposure during pregnancy may increase risk of autism
Pregnant women who live near areas where agricultural pesticides are applied experience a higher risk of delivering children with autism ...
Scientists react to republished Séralini GMO maize rat study
The GLP posts a collection of the responses from scientists worldwide to the republication of a controversial animal study on ...
Republished retracted Séralini GMO corn rat study faces harsh criticism from scientists
The new Séralini rat corn study looks a lot like the old retracted one. According to independent scientists who have ...
NGOs attack Cornell University as ‘hub of blind GMO promotion’ in India
With the NGOs raising a question whether the Intelligence Bureau is being used by foreign hands to take over India's ...
View from Quebec organic farm: Don’t knock our science-based technologically advanced methods
Julie Borlaug, the daughter of the father of the Green Revolution, Norman Borlaug, recently criticized organic farming as scientifically anachronistic ...
Future of biofortified foods: Protests block advancement of super bananas and Golden Rice
Can biofortified crops really do any good in the world? Only if both sides of the biotech debate work together ...
Europe warns Kenyan farmers that GM crop exports will not be accepted
Local farmers will find it difficult to export their crops to Europe if they adopt the Genetically Modified (GM) crops, ...
Biotech and chemical companies pour money backing GMO-friendly candidates in Hawaii
Hawaii has become “ground zero” in the controversy over genetically modified crops and pesticides. With the seed crop industry (including ...
India condemns Greenpeace, Vandana Shiva as ‘national security threats’
India's intelligence agency has targeted an adviser to Prince Charles and British activists in a campaign against Greenpeace and other ...
In shedding GMOs, Ben & Jerry’s determined to ‘stick a finger’ in Monsanto’s eye
Ben & Jerry's efforts to support GMO labeling and to remove GMOs from their ice cream displeased some loyal customers, ...
In shedding GMOs, Ben & Jerry’s determined to ‘stick a finger’ in Monsanto’s eye
Ben & Jerry's efforts to support GMO labeling and to remove GMOs from their ice cream displeased some loyal customers, ...
In shedding GMOs, Ben & Jerry’s determined to ‘stick a finger’ in Monsanto’s eye
Ben & Jerry's efforts to support GMO labeling and to remove GMOs from their ice cream displeased some loyal customers, ...
In shedding GMOs, Ben & Jerry’s determined to ‘stick a finger’ in Monsanto’s eye
Ben & Jerry's efforts to support GMO labeling and to remove GMOs from their ice cream displeased some loyal customers, ...
In shedding GMOs, Ben & Jerry’s determined to ‘stick a finger’ in Monsanto’s eye
Ben & Jerry's efforts to support GMO labeling and to remove GMOs from their ice cream displeased some loyal customers, ...
Western Australia organic certification council considers increasing GM tolerance limits
A decision on proposed changes to genetically modified material tolerance level in organic produce could be made by August. Recently the ...
Indian government cracks down on anti-GMO activist groups, tightens control on foreign funding
The government is set to act against some anti-genetically modified (GM) NGOs named in the IB report after it cracked ...
Fear of GMOs hurts US competitiveness, prevents ‘scientifically responsible’ investment
Socially responsible investing has become pretty popular in recent years as a growing population of investors has decided to take ...
