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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Monsarno (aka Monsanto) makes an appearance on the ‘Simpsons’
On Sunday's episode of "The Simpsons," Monsanto — in a plot line surely not endorsed by the company — is the ...
The people behind GMO papayas
Last August, I was invited to speak about genetically engineered crops at a GMO Summit organized by the Hawai’i Crop ...
Julie Borlaug, daughter of ‘Green Revolution’ founder, says biotech necessary to fight hunger
In her address at the 9th annual Ag Issues Forum in San Antonio, Julie Borlaug, granddaughter of Nobel Peace prize laureate ...
Push to label GMOs in Florida
In Florida there's a renewed push to label our food that contains genetically modified organisms or GMO's. Some say consumers ...
With risks and rewards, GMOs are here to stay
I recently learned my kids’ favorite cereal, Cheerios, is full of GMO ingredients. Learning this made me wonder how common ...
Pesticides in paradise?
Many Kauai locals have been outraged to discover that their island paradise is also home to a proliferating genetically engineered ...
In Hawaii, Big Island judge issues restraining order blocking new GMO law
The battle over so-called GMOs took another turn in a Hilo courtroom last Friday. At issue is a law that requires ...
A tall non-GMO latte? Not at Starbucks
The anti-biotech group GMO Inside called on Starbucks to serve only organic milk, thereby eliminating GMOs, from its stores in ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
