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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In hyped claim organic milk is healthier, activist science meets bungled reporting
Last week, the web erupted after organic researcher Charles Benbrook promoted a new study as the long-awaited proof of the ...
Need for GM crops fall as pests populations die off
Populations of European corn borer (ECB), a major corn crop pest, have declined significantly in the eastern United States, according ...
Video: GMOs safe to eat says Tamar Haspel, WaPo foodie columnist
Tamar Haspel, food columnist at The Washington Post, argues in the attached video that consumers should not be overly concerned about ...
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 ...
Banana apocalypse? GM one of few options to save threatened cavendish
Scientists are experimenting with genetic modifications to protect Cavendish bananas from a variant of the banana wilt fungus. If the fungus jumps ...
Why Whole Foods dropped Chobani yogurt? It’s about corporate profits, not GMOs
Why did the grocery giant Whole Foods drop Chobani Greek-style yogurt? The reason suggested by the Wall Street Journal: Whole Foods wants to ...
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 ...
Simple genetic modification could restore American chestnut to dominance
Scientists have found a simple genetic modification to revitalize the American chestnut, but now the question remains: should they be ...
Kaua’i mayor reports on efforts to begin implementation of anti-GMO bill
For the first time since signing a controversial anti-GMO bill into law last month, Kaua'i County Mayor Bernard Carvalho reported ...
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 ...
Americans mildly concerned about GM foods, but confused as to what they are
Less than 10% of adults were “very” or “extremely” concerned about genetically modified ingredients when market research company NPD Group last ...
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 ...
Grocery Manufacturer’s Association seeks ‘natural’ label for GMOs
The trade organization representing the nation’s largest food and beverage companies wants permission to label as “natural” products that contain ...
Hartford Courant editorial slams GMO labeling bill
The GMO labeling bill recently signed by Connecticut’s governor is an unnecessary, feel-good measure that has little to do with ...
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 ...
Activist researcher who destroyed GM potoatoes reinstated after no violence pledge
A researcher who was fired by Leuven University because she took part in protests against genetically modified crops has been ...
Whole Foods drops Chobani Greek-style yogurt in anti GMO effort
Whole Foods says that as of early next year, its stores will no longer stock Chobani, a Greek yogurt brand ...
Maine governor says he will sign GMO labeling bill
Maine Governor Paul LePage has confirmed that he will sign a bill to require food producers to label products that ...
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 ...
Congress could be next GMO labeling battleground
After the recent defeat of GMO labeling initiatives in Washington and California, the fight to require labeling for genetically modified ...
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 ...
With GMO ban in place in Hawaii County, and citrus greening disease threatening, what does future hold
A few days ago, we learned that the Florida citrus industry, which has lost more than a million acres to ...
US urges timely action by China on GM corn approvals
At least three shipments of corn have been rejected by Chinese officials, on the grounds that they contain an unapproved ...
Fast growing, pest resistant GE poplar tree could revolutonize paper industry
Scientists at Oregon State University have developed a pest-resistant, faster-growing poplar tree that could be “especially useful in the paper ...
