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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Saving bees requires less pesticides, changing farming
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‘Urban farmers’ behind GMO labeling initiatives
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Apple commission worries about GMOs and export market as Greenpeace promises fight
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Does new Venezuela GMO ban create backdoor for biotech?
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Leftist dystopia? Anti-technology fever animates opposition to GMOs and other ‘disruptive’ technologies
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Chipotle endorses Colorado GMO label law but offers no money
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Monsanto ups ante in Oregon GMO label fight with $2.5 million donation
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Can genes pass from genetically modified food into our blood, posing dangers?
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Food 2.0: Will farmers be able to meet the ecological challenges ahead?
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Natural Resources Defense Council sues EPA to block rollout of Dow Enlist Duo GMO system
The NRDC filed what is expected to be the first of numerous suits challenging the EPA's approval of Enlist Duo, ...
Synthetic biology may place huge burden on small farmers, environment
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Enviros file suit to block new Dow AgroSciences GMO herbicide and seeds
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General Mills’ Cascadian Farm launches ‘bee-friendly’ campaign, GMO critics unimpressed
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Why I support the Maui GMO farming moratorium initiative
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Oral arguments over Vermont GMO label law challenge set for December
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In Kenya, GMO ban casts shadow over biotech research and education
University lecturers have said the ban on genetically modified materials has caused many students to opt out of biotechnology courses ...
Future of biotech crops in Europe in jeopardy as activists unravel compromise
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Debaters of Oregon GMO label law go head to head
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Hawaii GMO court case could provide guidance on legal challenge of Oregon county ban
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Center for Food Safety attacks GMO drought tolerant crops, distorts big picture
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Legal GMO plantings in China expected soon
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Enlist Duo: Everything you need to know about new dual herbicide resistant crops
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Cornell plant geneticist: GMOs not a black and white issue
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GE vaccines a headache for organic livestock producers
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