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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St. Louis Post-Dispatch supports reasonable, useful GMO labeling
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has released an editorial in favor of GMO labeling. "Humans nature assumes the worst," they wrote, "particularly ...
Don Huber, controversial activist scientist promoting mysterious GMO superbug scare, has no data
University of Florida plant geneticist Kevin Folta challenges, in a public forum, the claims by anti-GMO scientist Don Huber that ...
Anti-GMO activism forces countries to use unregulated chemical and radiation techniques to breed new varieties
(Summary) When countries reject genetically modified organisms because of unsubstantiated claims of health risks, agricultural companies in those countries are ...
Maine’s GMO labeling efforts in question after New Hampshire rejects labeling bill
Legislation in Maine that would require food producers to label products that contain genetically modified ingredients has been dealt a ...
Friends of Earth, Arctic Apples spar over whether McDonald’s might sell GM apples
Friends of the Earth claimed that food companies 'rejected' GM apples, but what's the real story? ...
Activists petition against GMOs in Ghana
A delegation of members of the Convention People’s Party UK & Ireland as well as concerned Ghanaian citizens delivered a ...
Some anti-GMO concerns not unique to GMOs, but to unsustainable farming in general
(Summary) Kevin Bonham of Scientific American responded to several anti-GMO, pro-labeling arguments in his latest blog post. He addressed concerns over ...
OR Senator Jeff Merkley: ‘GM salmon is too risky’
(Summary) Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) has spoken out against genetically modified salmon, which the Food and Drug Administration is considering ...
Statistical inference and ambiguity aversion: Making sense of the GMO debates
(Summary) Marc Bellemare, assistant professor in the Department of Agriculture at the University of Minnesota, said in his latest blog ...
‘Good for nature, good for you’? Not so fast: Breaking down the myths of organic farming
(Summary) "Organic fruits and vegetables were, on average, no more nutritious than their cheaper conventional counterparts," Henry Miller said on ...
Crop scientist: Glyphosate safe, does not interrupt nutrient uptake in roots
In a response on GMO Answers, the industry created website that allows anyone to ask questions to scientists about GMOs, ...
Zambia native: Protesting GMOs ‘condemns millions to poverty’
(Summary) If more Zambian farmers had access to weed and weather resistant crops, 35-year-old Zambia native Kelvin Kamfwa told the Des ...
Genetically modified sweet corn better for the environment, study shows
(Summary) Genetically modified sweet corn is better for the environment, the Entomological Society of America reports. The GM sweet corn produces ...
Long term study of GM rice with two insect resistant genes shows no adverse effects
(Summary) Genetically modified rice does not cause adverse health effects when fed to rats, a long term study in Food ...
Unpublished study showing GMOs cause sterility in hamsters touted by anti-GMO acitivists
A Russian study claiming that hamsters who consume genetically modified soybeans give birth to sterile offspring should not be taken ...
Fourat Janabi discusses his transformation from anti-GMO activist to supporter of GMOs
Fourat Janabi, author of "Random Rationality: a Rational Guide to an Irrational World," sat down with Green State TV to discuss ...
Custom-built microbes offer a myriad of benefits
Genetically engineered microbes could be the future of chemical production ...
Ugly glare on Union of Concerned Scientists, Consumers Union, journalists as RNA-GMO danger link disintegrates
The Union of Concerned Scientists, Consumers Union and other prominent anti-GMO journalists are silent after several reputable science publications severely ...
Kenyan scientists want ban lifted on GMO imports
A group of scientists want the speedy lifting of a ban on importation of Genetically Modified (GM) foods. Outlawing GM ...
GMO label activists misjudge rural and farm sentiment
(Summary) "When the losers are crying about the election outcome afterwards and begin saying the election was bought or Democracy ...
Organic activist manifesto: Ronnie Cummins on how to demonize GMOs
Ronnie Cummins, founder and director of the Organic Consumers Association, writes on the main ways that anti-GMO activists can influence ...
Anti-GMO activists in Florida oppose GM mosquitoes to combat disease, rather risk dengue fever and pesticide use
(Summary) Residents in the Florida Keys oppose the release of a genetically modified mosquito that could reduce rates of dengue ...
Non-browing GM apples up for approval, new anti-GMO target
(Summary) Okanagan Specialty Fruits, creator of the genetically modified Arctic Apples, announced that the US Department of Agriculture has released ...
GLP’s Jon Entine on what the future holds for labeling of GMOs
Jon Entine speaks to Ray Bowman from Food and Farm Today about GMO labeling initiatives around the country ...
State GMO labeling laws present challenging legal questions
If the federal government does not require GMO labels, what will happen if a state passes a GMO labeling law? ...
The great GMO labeling con
Marc Bellemare, assistant professor in the Department of Agriculture at the University of Minnesota, writes that the "right to know" ...
New York Times comes out against mandatory labeling, urges voluntary action
The New York Times has released an editorial coming out against mandatory GMO labeling laws like Washington's I-522, which is ...
