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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EU close to agreement to allow individual country votes on GMO approvals and bans
Long-awaited draft plans to allow EU member states to restrict, or ban, the cultivation of crops containing genetically modified organisms ...
Researchers across Europe ‘appalled’ at scrapping of EU science advisory, caving to anti-science Greens
Despite strong support from scientific bodies, Prof Anne Glover's mandate expired at the end of the Barroso presidency - and ...
Independent? Global anti-biotech groups major funders of longterm ‘GMO Factor’ study
Organizers of the proposed $25 million 'Factor GMO' study announced this week, who claim they will maintain their independence by ...
Web of companies that opposed mandatory labeling of GMOs
An extensive list of private companies that reject mandatory labeling ...
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New research suggests that that most people who claim a gluten sensitivity are being swept up in what amounts to ...
“The GMO Deception”: Jumble of cut-and-paste misinformation
Except for an occasional new piece, or a pre-section wrapper, the material in this tome is mostly cut-and-paste from the ...
Why don’t more farmers adopt organic methods? Ethics.
Organic food has quietly become a Big Ag juggernaut. Everyone talks aboutvideo games and the film industry, for example, but ...
Ben & Jerry’s dilemma: Should the concern be GMOs or artery clogging treats?
Ben & Jerry's has taken the lead among self-proclaimed 'socially responsible' firms in criticizing GMOs and attempting to remove any ...
Starbucks joins Monsanto and grocers in suing to block Vermont GMO label law
Starbucks is supporting Monsanto in its pursuit of a lawsuit against the state of Vermont. Last spring, Vermont passed a ...
Unfounded fears about GMO crops stunts China advancement
Mark Lynas, journalist and environmentalist, says unfounded fears about genetically modified crops prevent China from making full use of science ...
Center for Food Safety on how to trash a healthier eco-friendly potato—It’s a GMO!
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Anti-GMO victory: At Greenpeace’s urging EU axes science adviser who supports climate research, biotech
The European Commission quietly confirmed Wednesday that its most senior scientific role, that of chief scientific adviser (CSA) to its ...
Anti-GMO NGO–NAGS–announces $25 million “independent” study
A Russian group working with scientists is set to launch what they call the world’s largest and most comprehensive long-term ...
Food Babe: Calling food “natural” can fool consumers
A litany of class-action lawsuits have been waged against products marketed as "natural" that contain G.M.O.'s — including Goldfish crackers, ...
Whole Foods sued for allegedly mislabeling GMO almonds as “non GMO”
A class action lawsuit that was filed last week in California accuses Whole Foods Market of selling Blue Diamond almond milk products ...
After Kevin Folta challenge, South Florida Science Center invites real scientist to GMO debate
The chair of the University of Florida Horticultural Studies Department publicly called out the South Florida Science Center for sponsoring ...
Keith Kloor’s Discover: Will Bill Nye agree to debate Kevin Folta on GMOs?
At Discover blogger Keith Kloor's invitation, University of Florida plant geneticist Kevin Folta wrote an open letter to Bill Nye ...
David Ropeik views Nassim Taleb’s odd views on GMOs through a precautionary lens
David Ropeik, an internationally respected expert on risk, has been going head-to-head with 'black swan' proponent Nassim Taleb over Taleb's ...
Largest GMO study in history confirms safety, cost benefits of GMOs
The largest GMO study in history, published last week in PLOS ONE, confirms that genetically modified crops have large, widespread benefits. The review ...
Singer Neil Young urges fans to boycott non-organic cotton over GMO fears
Neil Young, a popular classic rock artist and a member of the Rock and Roll Hall-of-Fame (he was in inducted ...
India blocks ‘subversive’ Greenpeace activists from entering country
NGO Greenpeace International, which is under the scanner of intelligence agencies, today alleged activists associated with it are being denied ...
Will Maui and Molokai’s GMO ban hold up in court?
Voters in Maui County approved an initiative that will put a moratorium on the planting of all genetically engineered seeds ...
Sustainability advantages of Simplot’s GMO ‘Innate’ Potato
“The potato is one of a new wave of genetically modified crops that aim to provide benefits to consumers, not ...
Organic alert: Whole Foods almonds contain potentially ‘fatal’ natural chemical
Whole Foods is recalling a line of Organic Raw Almonds, due to elevated levels of a natural chemical, hydrogen cyanide, ...
Kevin Folta takes on South Florida Science Centers’ promotion of anti-science GMO ‘nonsense’
Over the past few weeks, the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium of West Palm Beach has been eagerly promoting a Thursday, ...
Food Safety News proposes GMO ‘Right to Know’ label that actually helps consumers
Dan Flynn, the editor of Food Safety News floats a radical idea that could transform the GMO: The right to know ...
McDonald’s mulling embrace of Simplot’s bruise-reducing Innate GMO potato
A healthier, ecologically advanced GMO potato has been cleared, touching off theatrics of opposition by advocacy groups. The success of ...
