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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Croatian European Parliament member argues against GMO cultivation
In the Republic of Croatia, in accordance with the current legislation, it is not possible to release genetically modified living ...
Why Chobani reversed course, making yoghurt only from milk from cows not fed GMO grain
At the beginning of the year, I reported that Whole Foods had stopped selling Chobani yogurt over a spat the grocery store ...
US Ebola hysteria and money pit highlight lack of resources to confront diseases that kill far more people
The Ebola hysteria underscores how frenzy rather than need drives government responses and resources. Listeria is a disease that's not ...
Bill and Melinda Gates on GMOs: ‘Poor farmers should not be denied choice of life-saving tools’
Of all the things I did when I visited Cornell University recently, I probably had the most fun brushing up ...
How the Vermont GMO labeling law is supposed to work
Vermont Attorney General General Todd Daloz has released an early draft proposal of the GMO labeling rules. Under these new rules, ...
Los Angeles City Council seeks to ban planting and sale of GMO plants
Citing fears of the impact on the environment and public health, the Los Angeles City Council called Tuesday for a ...
GMO milk? An enviros dream innovation that most enviros oppose
Like the creators of in vitro burgers, the scientists behind yeast-culture dairy are concerned about animal welfare and agricultural sustainability—but ...
Kyrgyzstan president objects to total ban of GMOs
President of Kyrgyzstan, Almazabek Atambayev has sent a letter of objection to a new bill making it illegal to farm, ...
Vermont anti-crop biotech hypocrisy alert: Protestors (and legislators) favorite cheeses are no less GMOs than Iowa corn chips
Some food for thought courtesy of Kevin Folta ...
African adoption of no-till ag and drought-tolerant crops could triple yields by 2050
Escaping the poverty trap begins with having enough food on your table and enough money in your pocket. For more ...
Crop biotech has cut global pesticide use by 9%–474 million kilograms
Crop biotechnology has significantly reduced the amount of chemical pesticide spraying worldwide by 474 million kilograms, or 9 percent, over ...
Protesting GMOs is a commitment of grace for Catholics
Rebelling against genetically modified foods can happen in a variety of ways. Whether it involves speaking out at a corporate ...
Oregon nutritionist on why mandatory GMO label measure is misguided
As a nutritionist and dietitian for 30 years, I understand how important it is for food labels to be accurate ...
National Wildlife Refuge System bans on GMOs and neonics lack transparency, scientific rationale
While not identifying any specific evidence that pesticides or genetically modified crops might cause environmental or human damage, the NWRS ...
European Union posed for November vote on future of GMO crops
Three years; that's how long the European parliament has been waiting for the member states since its ambitious vote on ...
Anti-conventional ag movement spurs Big Ag to look to organic pesticides
Seed and pesticide makers like BASF SE , DuPont Co. , Bayer AG and Monsanto Co. are investing heavily to ...
Should Science and Nature run advertorial by wacky Dr. Bronner’s that misleads on GMOs?
David Bronner, CEO of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, presides over a company with famously wacky product labels. ... But apparently, Bronner's ...
Consumers easily mislead by false, scientific-looking info about food
Trivial scientific information presented in packaging in the form of graphs or formulas can lead consumers to believe a product ...
Farmers who embrace science of GMOs often reject science of climate change
A contentious issue in the upcoming Colorado and Oregon GMO labeling referendums is the perceived safety of consuming genetically modified ...
Alternative weekly Portland Mercury comes out against mandatory GMO labeling
It's endorsement week at the Mercury. That means, for the next few days, we'll be releasing endorsements in one or ...
Seed patent primer: Is the use of GMOs preventing farmers from reusing their seeds?
The claim that farmers would be able to save their seeds if only the patent rights of seed companies were ...
Bleeding of Aloha: Ugliness of the anti-GMO movement in Hawaii
Campaigns for anti-GMO candidates and anti-GMO initiatives and bills are taking place all over Hawaii. Daughter of a papaya farmer ...
Despite resistance, China will dominate future of GMOs
China’s ruling Communist Party faces rising popular opposition to GMOs. As in any other nation, there are a variety of ...
Pro-GMO industry flooding airwaves in Colorado to oppose mandatory labeling
Labeling genetically modified food, commonly called GMOs – meaning "genetically modified organisms" – is on the ballot, and has become ...
Resource-poor farmers in developing countries lead global biotech production
More than 90 percent of the 18 million growers that produced biotech crops were resource-poor farmers in developing countries. Since ...
Could GM plants replace airport security scanners?
Imagine if passing through airport security could be as pleasant as a stroll through a park. Scientist June Medford is working ...
Hawaii’s anti-GMO and anti-pesticide measures analyzed
The hard-working farmers and ranchers of Hawaii have been targeted by activist organizations that have waged a heated campaign against ...
