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.
Below is the complete archive of related articles sorted by date.
Proposed anti-GMO bill in Kauai, Hawaii targets agricultural innovation and research
Large agriculture companies and landowners are opposing a bill that would establish “agronomics” as a new and separate real property ...
Label food, but do it right: Scare-based labels hurt everybody
In early May, Vermont governor Peter Shumlin signed a bill into law that requires a label for any foods produced ...
Moving past GMO debate: Monsanto executive, organic farmer and anti-industrialist activist agree on future for agriculture
In the days leading up to a panel discussion on GMOs put on by Climate One, I started getting nervous. I was slated ...
Genetically modified lab-created kale-Brussel sprouts Kalettes embraced by anti-GMO foodies
A new vegetable is coming to the U.S. this fall: a cross between kale and Brussel sprouts, dubbed Kalettes. It's ...
China cracks down against illegal GM crop testing at corporations and research centers
The continued illegal sale of genetically modified (GM) food in parts of China has prompted the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) ...
Is GM corn leading to overuse of insecticides as pests develop resistance?
Whether the return to pesticide use makes sense, or is simply spurred by a chemical industry marketing campaign, is at ...
Western Australia GM research facility faces safety scrutiny
When the multi-million dollar GM research station was opened in 2011 in Merredin, 300 kilometres east of Perth, it boasted ...
Can GMO crops help fight global warming?
In the fight against global warming, our planet's ability to reflect light and heat is dropping. In a warming world, ...
How biotech corn transformed the lives of Filipino farmers
Ryan Lising, 39, has lived all his life in a farming community in Mandani, Magalang, Pampanga, one of seven provinces ...
GM and organic crops need not be separate in food debate to achieve best outcome in feeding world’s hungry
Given its centrality to our existence and lifestyle, it is unsurprising that the different ways in which food can be ...
Cornell survey: Anti-GMO activists favor environment over feeding starving poor
A Cornell University survey found that those interviewed who cared more about keeping people from starving were pro-GMO. People against ...
Oregon now at forefront of national GMO debate
A battle is being waged in Oregon’s grocery stores, wheat and sugar beet fields, restaurant tables and pantry shelves. The long-simmering ...
16 agricultural organizations in U.S., Canada and Australia pledge support for GM wheat
Sixteen agricultural organizations in the U.S., Canada and Australia have publicly endorsed the use of biotechnology in wheat to make ...
Farmers and biotech industry fight Hawaii County’s ‘crippling’ GMO ban
Several Big Island farmers and flower growers, along with a national trade organization representing the biotech industry, have filed a ...
GM crop trials not taking off in India despite last-minute approvals
Despite last-minute clearances given to stalled field trials of genetically modified (GM) crops by former environment minister Veerappa Moily, seed ...
Vermont relying on out-of-state donations to defend GMO labeling bill
Vermont’s effort to require labels on foods made with genetically modified ingredients has garnered lots of out-of-state attention – and ...
New consumer focused GM foods designed to provide health and sustainability benefits
It’s easy to understand why many Americans are unenthusiastic about genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Although supermarket aisles are lined with ...
Madagascar student prank shows March Against Monsanto has heartless agenda
Just how detached from reality are mainstream anti-GMO protestors such as March Against Monsanto, a global group that claims millions ...
War in South Australia over future of GMO trials
South Australian Agriculture Minister Leon Bignell’s staunch opposition to genetically modified (GM) crop biotechnology has raised fears multi-million dollar research ...
Vermont farmers disagree on GMO safety, environmental impact and labeling issues
There was a celebration on the Statehouse steps in May when Gov. Peter Shumlin signed a bill into law that ...
Editorial: GMOs safe to eat while more research in farming practices needed
The use of science to enhance agricultural output has been attacked on nearly every front for quite some time. There ...
Iowa governor calls for ‘vigilant’ defense of modern agriculture, including GMOs
Gov. Terry Branstad said Monday that state officials need to remain vigilant in their defense of modern agriculture, but he ...
Rejection of cheese as ‘dangerous’ shows why fanatical anti-GMO groups are like homeopaths
Would opponents of GMO technology object to eating cheese made with chymosin from genetically engineered microbes? Avoiding it might be ...
Scientific articles counter common misconceptions on Internet condemning GMOs
A member of Skepti-Forum, Ethan Kessler, provides links to several scientific studies countering many of the common misconceptions we often ...
Madagascar student prank shows March Against Monsanto has heartless agenda
Just how detached from reality are mainstream anti-GMO protestors such as March Against Monsanto, a global group that claims millions ...
Trade politics, not health concerns, driving Russia’s anti-GMO stance
The Russian government’s most public reason for banning GMOs—its citizens’ health—may not be its primary reason. During President Putin’s recent meeting with ...
Widespread confusion among Canadians over what foods are genetically modified
Genetic modification has been a polarizing issue since genetically modified seeds were first approved and planted in Canada in the ...
