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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Canadian farmers, beekeepers: Neonicotinoid replacement ineffective, bad for bees
A proposed replacement for a key neonicotinoid pesticide is proving unpopular with everyone — including farmers and beekeepers. Farmers adopted ...
General Mills angers environmentalists over inclusion of invasive species in ‘save the bees’ seed mix
Environmentalists are buzzing about a new campaign started by General Mills to promote awareness surrounding the world's declining bee population ...
Video: Watch how plants grow in 3D with high-tech microscope, lasers
It’s hard to take a picture of something that’s always moving—just ask anyone who’s had to photograph a child. Now, ...
Will toxin-blocking biotech corn help win over skeptics of genetic engineering?
Aflatoxin is a well-known global health threat. This poison, produced by the Aspergillus fungus, is common in corn, wheat, rice ...
Environmental Working Group must turn to sound science to address public fear created by ‘dirty dozen’ list
There are now two peer-reviewed studies from respected academic institutions (Johns Hopkins and Illinois Institute of Technology) with similar conclusions ...
Royal disagreement: UK’s Princess Anne contradicts brother Charles, says ‘we have to accept’ GM crops
Princess Anne has said genetically-modified crops have important benefits for providing food and she would be open to growing them ...
Afraid of burnt toast? Food expert says it’s dangerous to fear modern food
Many foods contain acrylamide, so the chemical can't be avoided, [Joe] Schwarcz [of the Office for Science and Society at McGill University in Montreal] said ...
‘Resurrection plants’: Future drought-resistant crops could spring back to life thanks to gene switch
Could harnessing the power of "resurrection plants" - with the ability to survive severe water shortages for years - hold ...
How will China’s decision to import fewer GM crops affect US farmers?
China is approving fewer new biotech crops for import than before, hampering the launch of new products globally and hurting ...
Kenya rejects GMO corn field trials, citing environmental concerns
It will take longer before Kenya conducts open trials on genetically modified (GM) crops after the government said the country ...
Canadian farmers poised to plant GM potatoes for first time
In 2016, no acres in Canada were seeded to J.R. Simplot Company’s genetically engineered first-generation Innate potato lines. But industry ...
Infographic: Explore the future of genetic engineering and food
The first genetically engineered apple, Arctic Apple, a modified variety of Golden Delicious, hit stores in test markets in the ...
Does most public research funding come from industry?
Who funds public research? UC Davis animal geneticist Alison Van Eenennaam says a funding analysis reveals that most of it ...
Rusty patched bumblebee officially added to endangered species list
[Editor’s note: Read the GLP’s coverage of pollinators here.] The rusty patched bumblebee on Tuesday [March 21, 2017] became the ...
Environmental Working Group’s ‘dirty’ marketing serves ‘big organic’ donors, not consumers
Environmental Working Group's list of 'chemically soaked' fruits and vegetables is unscientific and promotes the false idea that conventional foods ...
Bananas and many staple crops may be doomed to disease if we cannot biodiversify
[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from the book "Never Out of Season: How Having the Food We Want ...
Which GM crops might be embraced by the organic movement — if sustainability matters
[Editor's note: Gerhart Ryffel is a professor at the Institute of Cell Biology, Essen University Hospital in Germany.] Several years ago, I ...
Future of milk? Genetically engineered yeast could replace cows
The latest new buzzword in food tech? Fermentation. And we’re not talking about the kimchi or kombucha kind. Rather, it’s ...
5 biotech products US regulators might struggle to regulate
A new report issued by the National Academy of Sciences says U.S. regulatory agencies need to prepare for new plants, ...
‘Save the Bees?’ General Mills campaign perpetuates myths about GMOs, pesticides
Watch out – Buzz, the iconic mascot for General Mills’ Honey Nut Cheerios, is going to be missing in action ...
CRISPR crops face regulatory and public acceptance obstacles
[Editor's note: Armin Scheben is a PhD student and David Edwards is a professor at the School of Biological Sciences ...
Should US spend more on agricultural R&D to make food cheaper, more sustainable?
[Editor's note: Margaret Zeigler is executive director of the Global Harvest Initiative, a private-sector voice for productivity growth throughout the agricultural ...
Should US spend more on agricultural R&D to make food cheaper, more sustainable?
[Editor's note: Margaret Zeigler is executive director of the Global Harvest Initiative, a private-sector voice for productivity growth throughout the agricultural ...
DIY DNA: Free online course teaches you how to make your own GMOs
Have you found yourself sitting in your kitchen lately wondering how to make bread, cheese or yogurt? How about genetically ...
Should US spend more on agricultural R&D to make food cheaper, more sustainable?
[Editor's note: Margaret Zeigler is executive director of the Global Harvest Initiative, a private-sector voice for productivity growth throughout the agricultural ...
Palm reading: How genetic, epigenetic scans could boost palm oil yields, reduce environmental footprint
Palm oil is a commodity that generally evokes images of mass deforestation, human-rights violations and dying orangutans. In Indonesia and ...
Talking Biotech: GM corn blocks carcinogenic aflatoxins, could eliminate ‘chronic health concern’ in developing world
Making corn safer: University of Arizona's Monica Schmidt on genetically engineering healthier food, arming plants with defenses to fight fungal ...
