Agricultural Regs & Ethics
Resolution in Kauai anti-GMO bill calls for ‘sketchy’ GMO safety assessment
A resolution in Kauai’s Bill 2491--which heavily restricts the use of GM crops and pesticides--calls for a “neutral facilitator” to convene ...
Evidence to support Don Huber’s claim of hidden glyphosate-GMO dangers still missing
It’s been almost three years since retired Purdue University Professor Don Huber sent an alarming letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom ...
GMOs will not affect Uganda’s ‘organic crops’
GM cassava, matooke, and sweet potatoes being developed in Uganda are not organic export crops for Europe but locally consumed ...
Block party: Are activists thwarting GMO innovation?
Is there evidence that groups fighting against genetically modified food have thwarted good technologies that would otherwise make agriculture more ...
Nobel Laureate Sir Paul Nurse calls campaign against GM crops ‘anti-science’ and ‘irresponsible’
Nobel Laureate cell biologist Sir Paul Nurse has termed the campaign against GM foods "irresponsible,” calling the whole debate against ...
Organic labeling: Is there a place for GM foods?
For more than a decade, organic farmers, ranchers and food processors have been subject to rigorous annual inspections to ensure ...
Podcast: Part II of organic grower Jack’s Farm Radio interview with GLP’s Jon Entine
In Part II of Dan Heckler's interview with GLP’s Jon Entine, the discussion turns to environmental sustainability and claims by ...
Field trials of GM oranges show promise in the fight against citrus-greening
Field trials of oranges genetically modified to contain a gene found in spinach are showing promise in resisting citrus greening—a ...
EU Commission renews bid to ban food from cloned animals
The European Commission again proposed a ban on food and products from cloned animals, two years after rejecting a similar ...
MIT Technology Review makes ‘green’ argument for genetically modified food
Advances in genetic engineering have opened doors for scientists to tackle some of the biggest threats to agriculture in a ...
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 ...
Monsanto has no influence on research by its fellowship recipients
Anti-GMO activists claim that research funded by Monsanto is biased, but no one has ever asked a Monsanto-funded researcher what ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
