Agriculture & 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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Monsanto, corporations accused of ‘buying scientists’ to place fake news in academic journals
[Editor's note: Paul Thacker is a consultant to nonprofits critical of GM technology. He is well known for his personal attacks on ...
Dispute between Monsanto, Indian seed company could upend world’s largest cotton-producing market
A little-known cotton seed company has taken on Monsanto, with the aid of a right-wing Hindu group that helped propel ...
‘Natural age is over’: UK Royal Society chief heralds ‘new age of biology’ but warns of resistance
Venki Ramakrishnan grew up in India and knows all about malnutrition and poor health. Today as President of ... the ...
To expedite development of climate-resistant crops, Australia may have to relax gene-editing rules
Australia's classification of genetic modification is inhibiting the country's potential for future crop growth, according to a University of Western ...
7 strategies to better communicate the scientific consensus on GMO safety to skeptical millennials
The ... genetically engineered crops study by the National Academies of Sciences (NAS) is a true consensus on GMOs. ... How ...
UK farmer: Here’s how the herbicide glyphosate helps me farm sustainably
[Editor's note: Ian Pigott is a farmer in Harpenden, UK. Located just 20 miles from the center of London, he grows ...
‘New seed in town’: GM poppies from China exacerbate Afghanistan’s opium problem
A problem that Afghanistan and international governments have tried to eradicate for decades is only getting worse, and China is ...
How Republicans and Democrats could work together to streamline biotech regulations
[Editor's note: Greg Jaffe is director of the Project on Biotechnology at the Center for Science in the Public Interest.] On ...
Giving GM crops fair shot: Cultural cognition theory opens consumer minds
Addressing public concerns about GMOs may require a new generation of consumer-focused products and a communication strategy based more on ...
Dow, DuPont merger clears hurdle with approval by European Union
The European Commission has given the go-ahead to the merger of US chemical giants Dow Chemical and DuPont. The deal ...
Majority of EU countries vote against 2 new GM corn varieties but approval still possible
A majority of EU countries voted on Monday [March 27, 2017] against allowing two new genetically modified crops to be ...
Field trial shows insect-resistant GMO corn could help African countries fend off armyworm outbreak
Scientists have warned that the armyworm currently ravaging parts of Uganda could enter Kenya anytime, spelling doom for its stressed ...
5 technologies that will change agriculture for the better in 2017
Yet another transformation in agriculture may be needed to stave off a potential food crisis. The good news is that ...
Talking Biotech: Should consumers fear use of hormones, antibiotics, trace chemicals and GMOs in our food?
From marketers to activists, there is an effort to shame consumers over the use of modern technologies, such as genetic ...
‘Veggie burger that bleeds’ created with GM yeast to hit stores soon
The Impossible Burger, also known as the “veggie burger that bleeds,” has drawn crowds of curious eaters and inspired dozens ...
Dietitian Mary Lee Chin: Why I consult with the food industry — including Monsanto
[Editor's note: On March 22, 2017, journalist Alex Orlov accused dietitian Mary Lee Chin of not publicly disclosing her ties to ...
EPA deserves some respect: Environmental regulations should be refined, not dismantled
Primarily in Europe, but increasingly in the US, junk science and activist manipulation diminish the scientific integrity of the regulatory ...
EU leaning toward permanent ban of neonicotinoid insecticides, citing ‘acute risk to bees’
The world’s most widely used insecticides would be banned from all fields across Europe under draft regulations from the European ...
GE canola with high levels of omega-3 fatty acids could be commercialized in Australia, US, Canada in 2018
A strain of canola which contains long-chain omega-3s has now been submitted for regulatory approval in Australia, with submissions in ...
Prepping crops for climate change: Genetics of bloom time may be key
Plants possess molecular mechanisms that prevent them from blooming in winter. Once the cold of winter has passed, they are ...
Cognitive dissonance: Why some people ignore science and reject GMO safety
Logical, science-based arguments often seem to have no affect on people hardened in their opposition to GMOs. The reasons are ...
‘Don’t bite the hand that feeds you’: Cargill’s partnership with Non-GMO Project irks farmers
[Editor's note: Read the GLP's profile of the Non-GMO Project here.] Careful what you tweet…especially if you’re a company kicking ...
Fatty acids: How do all those omegas affect your health?
Omega 7 fatty acids are suddenly the rage in health circles. They are found in macadamia nuts, certain meats and ...
Medical school investigation finds ‘no evidence’ Monsanto ghostwrote paper on safety of herbicide glyphosate
After a quick investigation, officials at a medical school in New York State say they have found "no evidence" that ...
Is Cargill supporting ‘removal of GMOs from planet’ by partnering with Non-GMO Project?
[Read the GLP profile of the Non-GMO project here.] [Cargill] recently partnered with the Non-GMO Project to help build a ...
Why it’s time to end the ‘farmers versus environmentalists’ fight and work together
[Editor's note: Suzy Friedman is the senior director of agricultural sustainability at the Environmental Defense Fund.] On paper, I appear ...
Did Cargill ruin its reputation with scientists, farmers with one #NonGMO tweet?
[Read the GLP profile of the Non-GMO project here.] Reputations are a funny thing. It takes years to build them ...
