Crops & Food
We eat to live. Humans use approximately 11% of Earth’s land for the cultivation of crops for food, but also for clothing, medicine and biofuels. Globally, major crops include sugarcane, pumpkin, maize (corn), wheat, rice, cassava, soybeans, hay, potatoes and cotton.
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‘Significant majority’ of consumers OK with GMOs, despite protests and scare tactics
Despite all the protests, scare tactics, and outright misinformation about the safety of food products with GMO ingredients, a significant ...
‘Shill’-calling tactic to smear credibility in GMO debate needs to stop
Talking about food and farm practices, there is never a shortage of ideas and opinions. Some of it is great debate, ...
Vermont ‘overstepped’ authority in misinformed GMO label law
Vermont's GMO labeling bill was a huge event because similar legislation had been defeated in Washington and California. Those opposing the genetic modification ...
AquaBounty GE ‘super’ salmon on verge of approval–Should it be feared or welcomed?
Years ago scientists made a genetic modification to the DNA of an Atlantic salmon to create a fast growing fish ...
Australian organic farmer to appeal lost landmark GM crop ‘contamination’ case
Organic Kojonup farmer Steve Marsh and his wife Sue will appeal the Western Australia Supreme Court’s decision in the high ...
US to European Union: Ease restrictions on GM foods and crops for trans-Atlantic trade pact
The top American agriculture official on Tuesday called on the European Union to do more to ease restrictions on gene-altered food and ...
Sales of GM canola seed increase in Australia
Seed company Monsanto has posted a 55 per cent jump in sales of genetically modified canola seed in Australia. The company ...
Bt brinjal could enter India from Bangladesh illegally despite moratorium
Despite India's moratorium on the release ofgenetically-modified (GM) Bt brinjal, there is a possibility of gene contamination of Indian brinjals ...
Ghana biotech group slams Vandana Shiva’s claim that GM foods poisonous
The Ghana Chapter of the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) has said claims by Indian agro-ecologist, Dr. Vandana Shiva ...
GM giants on Kauai ‘drench’ test crops with pesticides causing islander illnesses
The four transnational corporations that are experimenting with genetically engineered crops on Kauai have transformed part of the island into ...
Massachusetts legislator says Cornell GMO labeling study biased, uses ‘scare tactics’
A recently released study pointing to increased food prices if manufacturers are forced to label genetically modified ingredients in food ...
Big Food spends millions to defeat GMO labeling in key state New York
Agricultural, food and beverage companies have spent millions of dollars to defeat legislation in New York state that would require ...
Vermont legislators ‘reckless’ with state funds defending GMO labeling law
On the front page of the May 9, 2014, Bennington Banner, Gov. Peter Shumlin was all smiles holding up a ...
Future of biotechnology, scientific research threatened by pro-organic misinformation campaigns
The organic food market is estimated at $63 billion globally, with more than half of those sales occuring in the United States ...
Filipino scientists forced to bring petition against GM field trial ban to Supreme Court
There has been talk about the impending legal battle concerning a petition filed by scientist-researchers from the University of the Philippines ...
GM debate distracts from common goal of making agriculture more sustainable
In an article published his week in PLOS Biology, Ottoline Leyser argues that the GM debate is distracting us from addressing the real challenges ...
Video: YouTube series Healthcare Triage examines science behind GMO safety
What does the science say about the safety of GMOs? Aaron Carroll, professor of pediatrics at Indiana University School of ...
Consumers willing to pay premium for organics, but benefits mostly psychological
Consumers buying organic food based on a certified label believe they are getting a product guaranteed to be healthier or ...
GMO bananas enriched with vitamin A to benefit millions in Africa set for human trials in US
A super-enriched banana genetically engineered to improve the lives of millions of people in Africa will soon have its first ...
Oregon maps GM crop fields to establish system for coexistence
Before residents in southern Oregon overwhelmingly voted to ban genetically modified crops last month, farmers negotiated for months with a ...
United Kingdom could see GM crops in fields next year under new proposal
The European Union Environment Council have voted yes on a proposal that could see GM crops planted in U.K. fields ...
Most responsible, sustainable agricultural system is hybrid of organic, conventional and GMO
Amy Hepworth, an organic farmer in New York’s Hudson Valley, also believes in the importance of soil health and working ...
Audio: What if agriculture didn’t have biotechnology?
Another day, another petition pushing for a ban of biotechnology in a region. The latest that crossed my desk is ...
Ben & Jerry’s goes GMO-free, say goodbye to “Coffee Heath Bar Crunch”
What's rolling off the production line in St. Albans is an old flavor with a new name and new ingredients ...
Celebrity chef Tom Colicchio calls for GMO labeling in New York
A consumer goes to the produce aisle in the supermarket and sees five displays of strawberries. The first is labeled ...
Who’s who? ‘David and Goliath’ roles mixed up in West Australian Marsh v Baxter case
In West Australia's landmark GMO battle, Steve Marsh's supporters portrayed him as David, the lone organic farmer about to lose ...
US grocers sue Vermont over GMO labeling law citing First Amendment
Four organizations filed suit against the state of Vermont for Act 120, which requires food manufacturers to label products that ...
