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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20 answers on GMOs: What would conversation be like if we discarded ideology?
Do GMOs pose unique health or environmental problems? Not likely, says Grist columnist, who offers his year end recipe for ...
Ghana prostate cancer victim spreads misinformation as anti-GMO campaign ignites
Anti-GMO groups in Ghana are escalating their scare campaigns after the government completed regulations that could allow modified cowpeas and ...
Arctic Apples new front line for ethical attacks against GMOs
Controversy over GMO apples could open biotechnology to broadside attacks from opponents, despite the fact that they represent only a ...
Seeking alternative to fossil fuels, high-yielding heat and cold resistant biofuel crop potential genetic goldmine
Six years ago, jatropha—an inedible, drought-resistant plant that produces a high-quality oil—was “the next big thing in biofuel,” because its oil ...
Irish potato farmers, facing blight scare, look to GMOs but EU turns blind eye
GM is important for Ireland. The country's staple pototao crop is being threatened. Farmers typically spray 10-20 times against blight; ...
UK Guardian botched ‘suicide gene’ story: ‘Terminator seeds’ will not usher in agricultural judgment day
UK Guardian botched its story on "terminator" seeds in Brazil, fanning misconceptions, undermining vaccine and drug research ...
Genetically modified crops key to India’s food security
India's population will grow to 1.3 billion by 2017, so current agricultural output needs to be doubled against odds like ...
China GMO trade war: Distillers corn grain caught in crossfire, rejected
China has turned away about 2,000 tons of U.S. dried distillers grain (DDG), a corn by-product, and more rejections are ...
In GMO debate, ‘right to know’ is empty mantra
The right to know is an empty mantra, three words that sound like they are pursuing freedom and information. However, ...
India environment minister to back more GM crops in January
India's new environment minister Veerappa Moily has indicated he will push to overturn the blockage on GMO crops instituted by ...
In hyped claim organic milk is healthier, activist science meets bungled reporting
Last week, the web erupted after organic researcher Charles Benbrook promoted a new study as the long-awaited proof of the ...
Resolution in Kauai anti-GMO bill calls for ‘sketchy’ GMO safety assessment
A resolution in Kauai’s Bill 2491--which heavily restricts the use of GM crops and pesticides--calls for a “neutral facilitator” to convene ...
Banana apocalypse? GM one of few options to save threatened cavendish
Scientists are experimenting with genetic modifications to protect Cavendish bananas from a variant of the banana wilt fungus. If the fungus jumps ...
Why Whole Foods dropped Chobani yogurt? It’s about corporate profits, not GMOs
Why did the grocery giant Whole Foods drop Chobani Greek-style yogurt? The reason suggested by the Wall Street Journal: Whole Foods wants to ...
Evidence to support Don Huber’s claim of hidden glyphosate-GMO dangers still missing
It’s been almost three years since retired Purdue University Professor Don Huber sent an alarming letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom ...
Simple genetic modification could restore American chestnut to dominance
Scientists have found a simple genetic modification to revitalize the American chestnut, but now the question remains: should they be ...
Need for GM crops fall as pests populations die off
Populations of European corn borer (ECB), a major corn crop pest, have declined significantly in the eastern United States, according ...
Video: GMOs safe to eat says Tamar Haspel, WaPo foodie columnist
Tamar Haspel, food columnist at The Washington Post, argues in the attached video that consumers should not be overly concerned about ...
Kaua’i mayor reports on efforts to begin implementation of anti-GMO bill
For the first time since signing a controversial anti-GMO bill into law last month, Kaua'i County Mayor Bernard Carvalho reported ...
Block party: Are activists thwarting GMO innovation?
Is there evidence that groups fighting against genetically modified food have thwarted good technologies that would otherwise make agriculture more ...
Nobel Laureate Sir Paul Nurse calls campaign against GM crops ‘anti-science’ and ‘irresponsible’
Nobel Laureate cell biologist Sir Paul Nurse has termed the campaign against GM foods "irresponsible,” calling the whole debate against ...
Organic labeling: Is there a place for GM foods?
For more than a decade, organic farmers, ranchers and food processors have been subject to rigorous annual inspections to ensure ...
Americans mildly concerned about GM foods, but confused as to what they are
Less than 10% of adults were “very” or “extremely” concerned about genetically modified ingredients when market research company NPD Group last ...
Podcast: Part II of organic grower Jack’s Farm Radio interview with GLP’s Jon Entine
In Part II of Dan Heckler's interview with GLP’s Jon Entine, the discussion turns to environmental sustainability and claims by ...
Grocery Manufacturer’s Association seeks ‘natural’ label for GMOs
The trade organization representing the nation’s largest food and beverage companies wants permission to label as “natural” products that contain ...
Activist researcher who destroyed GM potoatoes reinstated after no violence pledge
A researcher who was fired by Leuven University because she took part in protests against genetically modified crops has been ...
Whole Foods drops Chobani Greek-style yogurt in anti GMO effort
Whole Foods says that as of early next year, its stores will no longer stock Chobani, a Greek yogurt brand ...
