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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Another Hawaii papaya farmer sues to block anti-GMO restrictions
Big Island Farmer Delan "Rusty" Perry says he resisted planting genetically modified plants at first, but after the Ring Spot ...
In conflict with GMO farmers, do organic farmers seek special treatment
March 3, 2014 story from Reuters by Carey Gillam presents claims by organic farmers that the federal government needs to step in to ...
Cameroon currently testing GMOs to increase cotton production
According to a report by the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) revealed by Commodaafrica, “seven African ...
Oregon punts GMO label bill but other initiatives abound
For the third time, the Oregon Legislature has punted on a bill centered on the labeling of genetically modified food ...
What would a world without GMOs look like? You might be surprised
We had a little thought experiment in mind: what if the activists got their wish? What would a world without ...
China’s leadership encourages GMO farming
As China’s leadership pushes more rapid urbanization to drive economic growth, the fate of the country’s farmlands is once more ...
Chipotle’s anti-GMO “Farmed and Dangerous” series irks farmers
Chipotle's "Farmed and Dangerous" is, according to the restaurant chain, a "comedy series that explores the 'outrageously twisted' world of ...
Hawaii County GM papaya grower challenges GMO/pesticide restriction ban
An unnamed farmer filed a lawsuit seeking relief from requirements of Hawaii County’s recently enacted ban on genetically modified crops ...
Latest twists in the Seralini saga
Dr. Gilles-Eric Séralini, whose controversial research reporting genetically modified corn causes cancer in mammalian species (published in Food and Chemical Toxicology and ...
Podcast: GLP’s Jon Entine interviewed on Vancouver’s CKNW
A new poll shows that the majority of British Columbians aren't too keen on genetically modified foods. Many of them ...
EU countries moving to compromise that could open door to more GM crops
A majority of EU member countries backed a compromise agreement on GMO authorization which maintains an EU-wide approval scheme but ...
Will pests develop resistance to GMO Bt crops? Not anytime soon, says Cornell study
GM crops modified with the bacterium Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) produce natural proteins that kill pest insects, dramatically reducing the need ...
Australian GMO “contamination” case in final stages
The National Association for Sustainable Agriculture Australia's (NASAA) organic standards were scrutinized in the final days of the Australian court ...
Agricultural economist challenges Iowa farmer’s claim that GMO corn disliked by cows, causes animal health problems
The Huffington post recently ran a story about Howard Vlieger, one Iowa farmer who became skeptical of effects of GMOs on his animal ...
Anti-GMO activists have the ‘right to be manipulated’
The list of supermarkets, companies and restaurants hopping aboard the anti-GMO train keeps growing. Last year Whole Foods and Chipotle ...
How did Monsanto become the ‘evil face’ of GMOs?
Over the past decade, Monsanto has become a pop cultural bogeyman, the face of corporate evil. The company and its ...
Bio industry claim: Unnecessary delays in GMO reviews cost EU economy €9.6 billion
EuropaBio, the European Association for Bioindustries, which includes companies from research and development, testing, manufacturing and distribution of biotechnology products ...
Controversial Iowa farmer Howard Vlieger makes case against GMOs
Howard Vlieger's first direct experience with GMOs came in 1997 when he planted a test plot comparing BT (GMO) corn to ...
Starbucks newest target of anti-GMO campaigners
Green America's GMO Inside campaign today launched a major push to get Starbucks, America's largest coffee chain with more than ...
Smart Balance brand going non-GMO
Smart Balance, a popular line of buttery spreads, will transition to non-genetically-engineered ingredients, parent company Boulder Brands Inc. said. Non-GMO Smart Balance ...
Behind India’s decision to authorize GMO field trials
India's Environment Minister Veerappa Moily has done the right thing by allowing field trials of genetically modified (GM) cotton, maize, ...
Biotech innovation in Egypt
In a symposium featuring the ISAAA Brief 46: Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops 2013 in Egypt, Prof. Raamzy Stino, ...
GMO cereals have less vitamins, but maybe that’s not a bad thing
t is a fact that the new formulations do have fewer vitamins than those containing GMO ingredients. Industry site BakeryandSnacks.com ...
Organic farmers say USDA needs to control GMO contamination
Growing crops free from contamination by genetically modified crops and the pesticides used on those biotech versions is getting more ...
Organic farmer speaks out for GMO co-existence: Labeling might break impasse for the reasonable
A new "GLP Voice" from our growing stable of guest contributors: Quebec organic farmer Rob Wallbridge says organics and GMOs ...
Is Round-up in the air a health danger? (Answer: No)
Last week the anti-biotech websites exploded with the news: “Roundup Weedkiller Found in 75% of Air and Rain Samples, Gov ...
Celebrity “meat” launches bioethics discussion
Bite Labs wants to grow meats from celebrity tissue to make into artisanal salami. The company wants to "prompt widespread ...
