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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Former anti-GMO campaigner Mark Lynas: Green movement should support crop biotech
Former anti-GMO campaigner Mark Lynas discusses what changed his mind about GMOs. He addresses why the green movement is so threatened ...
Will new GMO labeling law apply to CRISPR crops?
...Earlier this year, the USDA gave the greenlight to CRISPR mushrooms engineered to not brown. It wrote that because the new mushroom ...
‘Industrial farming’ and crop biotechnology benefit the environment
...[Since the mid-20th century], farm sizes have risen significantly... [T]his large size that is often criticized... in the belief that ...
Organic and conventional farmers lambaste non-GMO milk label
There’s a new food category that is gaining popularity with shoppers, but that’s also becoming an enemy of farmers — ...
RNA could replace toxic chemical spraying to protect fruits and vegetables from mold
Botrytis cinerea [or gray mold is] , a fungal pathogen that can infect... almost every fruit and vegetable... A team of researchers, ...
NY farm organic activists ask Cornell to shut down Alliance For Science because of ‘pro GMO bias’
A letter arrived on Cornell University Dean Kathryn Boor's desk lastweek... Sixty-seven people from New York's farming community requested that the ...
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein says ‘GMOs not good for the planet or people’
Dr. Jill Stein, Green Party presidential candidate, spoke to a crowd of supporters at Wilkes University on Wednesday, Sept. 22 ...
After India’s GMO cotton miracle, food crops remain blocked– Here’s why
As India's population continues to boom, many wonder how the country will feed its citizens. Can biotechnology offer a solution? ...
Talking Biotech: Cell biologist, author Iida Ruishalme on glyphosate safety, dangers
Cell biologist, author and Thoughtscapism founder Iida Ruishalme's comprehensive assessment of glyphosate ...
How will Bayer-Monsanto merger affect future of GMO crops in EU vs. US?
Monsanto has agreed to a $57 billion cash offer from Bayer... If shareholders and regulators approve, the merger will form ...
Success of GMO crops in neighboring countries may influence adoption in Ghana
Genetically engineered (GE) crops have a role to play in increasing agricultural productivity. However, efforts to promote genetic engineering agriculture ...
Just one genetics lesson can increase acceptance of GMOs
Observational studies have shown that educational attainment is related to heightened consumer perception of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and genetically ...
Bayer-Monsanto merger faces backlash in Germany
German lawmakers called on regulators to curb Bayer AG’s $66-billion (U.S.) takeover of U.S. seed giant Monsanto Co. in a ...
GMO Bt corn’s underrated ability to reduce mycotoxins benefits health and economy
One side benefit of Bt corn is its ability to reduce mycotoxin contamination, which could provide health and economic benefits ...
Monsanto strikes deal with Broad Institute to use CRISPR for crop modification
Agriculture giant Monsanto has licensed CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing technology from the Broad Institute for use in seed development, the company announced on [Sept. 22] ...
Disease resistant GMO cassava promising, but approvals in Uganda, Kenya still years away
...In many parts of East and Central Africa, farmers are experiencing declining yields of cassava due to brown streak virus ...
‘March Against Monsanto’ now promoting anti-vaccine myths
The international protest "March Against Monsanto" (MAM) was never based on truth. The movement perpetuated myths about GMOs to demonize a company ...
Almost one-fifth of Canadians trust intuition over science on GMOs
[The] Leger survey, [is] done for the Ontario Science Centre to mark Canada's Science Literacy Week... The survey suggests [Canadians have] got ...
Clover Dairy to begin marketing conventional milk produced with non-GMO feed
For grocery shoppers who want to avoid genetically engineered ingredients, the only milk they can buy is organic — usually ...
Bayer considering dropping Monsanto brand name
With Bayer's proposed $66 billion purchase of Monsanto Co., the company that invented aspirin is poised to take on one of ...
Allegations of misconduct at Chinese GMO research lab revives public’s skepticism
A former employee at a state laboratory that studies genetically modified foods said his superiors had him falsify reports, reviving ...
USDA will now allow organic meat, poultry producers to add ‘non-GMO’ claims to labels
Organic meat and poultry producers can now use a streamlined process to get approval for labels verifying that their products ...
China lays groundwork to be major producer of GMO crops
With a series of recent moves and policies, China seems to be preparing to change their stance on GMOs ...
Are GMO labels ‘a Trojan horse for big government intervention’ in our food supply?
Mark Bittman, the former New York Times food writer... is baaaaack–with a Times op-ed titled,“GMO Labeling Law Could Stir a Revolution.” . ...
Anti-GMO activists can’t admit success of Bangladesh’s insect-resistant GMO eggplant
For more than a decade controversy has raged in the world’s media about whether genetically engineered crops are dangerous, as ...
Australia’s GMO canola ban was huge loss for farmers, environment
[Canadian] farmers started growing GM canola in 1997. By 2004, 75% of canola farmers in Canada were growing GM varieties. After a decade ...
