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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To MA legislators: Poorly-designed GMO labeling bill will misinform consumers
I understand that you support H3996 because you believe it is a labeling requirement, and my comments below will be ...
In shedding GMOs, Ben & Jerry’s determined to ‘stick a finger’ in Monsanto’s eye
Ben & Jerry's efforts to support GMO labeling and to remove GMOs from their ice cream displeased some loyal customers, ...
GM meat in development but politics, consumer concerns pose high hurdles
There are no genetically engineered animals sold for human consumption right now. The only candidate that's anywhere close, AquaBounty's fast-growing ...
What’s a ‘MonSatan’? Let me know because I want to sue it
I like to think of myself as a good person. I recycle for the most part. I’ve seriously looked into ...
In shedding GMOs, Ben & Jerry’s determined to ‘stick a finger’ in Monsanto’s eye
Ben & Jerry's efforts to support GMO labeling and to remove GMOs from their ice cream displeased some loyal customers, ...
Western Australia organic certification council considers increasing GM tolerance limits
A decision on proposed changes to genetically modified material tolerance level in organic produce could be made by August. Recently the ...
Biotechnology cannot feed world alone, but as part of integrated plan
Food biotechnology advocates frequently claim that GMOs will feed the world. It is an outright oversimplification and detracts from the ...
Indian government cracks down on anti-GMO activist groups, tightens control on foreign funding
The government is set to act against some anti-genetically modified (GM) NGOs named in the IB report after it cracked ...
Fear of GMOs hurts US competitiveness, prevents ‘scientifically responsible’ investment
Socially responsible investing has become pretty popular in recent years as a growing population of investors has decided to take ...
In shedding GMOs, Ben & Jerry’s determined to ‘stick a finger’ in Monsanto’s eye
Ben & Jerry's efforts to support GMO labeling and to remove GMOs from their ice cream displeased some loyal customers, ...
In shedding GMOs, Ben & Jerry’s determined to ‘stick a finger’ in Monsanto’s eye
Ben & Jerry's efforts to support GMO labeling and to remove GMOs from their ice cream displeased some loyal customers, ...
In shedding GMOs, Ben & Jerry’s determined to ‘stick a finger’ in Monsanto’s eye
Ben & Jerry's efforts to support GMO labeling and to remove GMOs from their ice cream displeased some loyal customers, ...
Australian organic farmer to appeal lost landmark GM crop ‘contamination’ case
Organic Kojonup farmer Steve Marsh and his wife Sue will appeal the Western Australia Supreme Court’s decision in the high ...
Activist Food Babe shames Anheuser-Busch to disclose beer ingredients in search for GMOs
Vani Hari, the blogger known as Food Babe, is an internet food activist who recently achieved one of her most high profile ...
Editorial: Anti-GM lobby holds back science advances in biotech
Work is afoot by British researchers to tackle malaria by genetically modifying mosquitoes so the population of the parasite’s insect ...
‘Significant majority’ of consumers OK with GMOs, despite protests and scare tactics
Despite all the protests, scare tactics, and outright misinformation about the safety of food products with GMO ingredients, a significant ...
‘Shill’-calling tactic to smear credibility in GMO debate needs to stop
Talking about food and farm practices, there is never a shortage of ideas and opinions. Some of it is great debate, ...
Vermont ‘overstepped’ authority in misinformed GMO label law
Vermont's GMO labeling bill was a huge event because similar legislation had been defeated in Washington and California. Those opposing the genetic modification ...
AquaBounty GE ‘super’ salmon on verge of approval–Should it be feared or welcomed?
Years ago scientists made a genetic modification to the DNA of an Atlantic salmon to create a fast growing fish ...
US to European Union: Ease restrictions on GM foods and crops for trans-Atlantic trade pact
The top American agriculture official on Tuesday called on the European Union to do more to ease restrictions on gene-altered food and ...
Sales of GM canola seed increase in Australia
Seed company Monsanto has posted a 55 per cent jump in sales of genetically modified canola seed in Australia. The company ...
Bt brinjal could enter India from Bangladesh illegally despite moratorium
Despite India's moratorium on the release ofgenetically-modified (GM) Bt brinjal, there is a possibility of gene contamination of Indian brinjals ...
Ghana biotech group slams Vandana Shiva’s claim that GM foods poisonous
The Ghana Chapter of the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) has said claims by Indian agro-ecologist, Dr. Vandana Shiva ...
GM giants on Kauai ‘drench’ test crops with pesticides causing islander illnesses
The four transnational corporations that are experimenting with genetically engineered crops on Kauai have transformed part of the island into ...
Massachusetts legislator says Cornell GMO labeling study biased, uses ‘scare tactics’
A recently released study pointing to increased food prices if manufacturers are forced to label genetically modified ingredients in food ...
GMO bananas enriched with vitamin A to benefit millions in Africa set for human trials in US
A super-enriched banana genetically engineered to improve the lives of millions of people in Africa will soon have its first ...
Big Food spends millions to defeat GMO labeling in key state New York
Agricultural, food and beverage companies have spent millions of dollars to defeat legislation in New York state that would require ...
