Daily Food & Ag Digest
Every day, the staff of the Genetic Literacy Project scours the Web for stories on a range of agricultural and food issues, including the GMO debate, conventional and organic farming, regulations, new breeding technologies and sustainability. We publish excerpts of those stories and encourage our readers to visit the original publications for the complete stories.
Green presidential candidate Stein calls for moratorium on GMOs
[Green party Presidential candidate Dr. Jill] Stein has called for a moratorium on GMOs and pesticides in the United States. ...
Monsanto’s new GMO soybeans are making a hot mess for farmers
. . . The leaves are gone from the . . . peach trees on Bill Bader’s orchard . . ., and soy ...
Internal conflict in French government affecting EU policy on glyphosate, other agrochemicals
A duel in the . . . French government is shaking up Europe’s food and farming sector, turning the Continent’s political ...
Is campaign against glyphosate using misinformation to spread message?
. . . [W]hen did it become totally acceptable for groups who oppose anything . . . to routinely spread spurious information ...
Are GMOs an ‘environmental miracle’?
[Editor's note: This excerpt was translated from the French by Google Translate and lightly edited for clarity] Although all serious scientific studies conclude ...
Illegal spraying of new GMO soybean creates bad press for farmers, agricultural biotech
University of Arkansas weed scientists Jason Norsworthy and Tom Barber find a bit of shade to shelter in and talk ...
Long-term study suggests small link between neonicotinoids, wild bee declines
Wild bees that forage from oilseed rape crops treated with. . . neonicotinoids are more likely to undergo long-term population ...
India’s environment minister claims ‘natural farming always better’ than GMOs
Union Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave has stuck a note of caution over using genetically modified crops, saying one particular scientific ...
Processed food, GMO ingredients safer than what your grandmother ate
Labels on food came about in the United States from the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938. . . ...
Video: Dr. Mahaletchumy Arujanan of Malaysia dispels GMO myths
Dr. Mahaletchumy Arujanan discusses the misconceptions surrounding GMOs, the myths and fear. with stringent constrictions, and testing and labelling requirements ...
By engaging with public, farmers can combat myths about GMOs, conventional farming
To be frank, production agriculture does not do a good job of communicating to consumers. . . . This lack ...
Are Greenpeace, anti-GMO activists to blame for golden rice’s delay?
What is missing in the [the recent Nobel laureates' letter accusing Greenpeace of a "crime against humanity" for opposing genetically modified (GMO) golden rice] ...
Neonicotinoids pose little risk to bees in ‘real world settings’ study says
While neonicotinoid pesticides can harm honey bees, a new study by Washington State University researchers shows that the substances pose ...
GMO vs. non-GMO: How farmers decide which crops to grow
. . . . Choosing different varieties of corn or soybeans, some with and some without GM traits is one of ...
Kenya to begin testing GMO maize, commercialization expected by 2018
The performance-testing of GM maize will start in October in Kitale. This comes after the National Biosafety Authority early this year ...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo tentatively stands up for GMOs
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on [Aug 11] rolled out a food labeling program for produce and other agricultural products that are made ...
Connecticut senator plans to introduce bill to repeal GMO labeling law
A new federal law on labeling of foods containing GMOs — genetically modified organisms — is "fundamentally anti-consumer" and needs ...
Organic farming can never feed the world
Organic food has become the fastest-growing sector of the U.S. food industry. . . . Buying it makes us feel like we’re ...
Organic farming key to feeding the world
Organic agriculture occupies only 1% of global agricultural land, making it a relatively untapped resource for one of the greatest ...
USDA set to approve GMO, non-browning Fuji apple
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service plans to approve a new “non-browning” variety of Fuji apple after concluding it does not ...
Nigeria’s biotech agency says anti-GMO activists circulating unscientific propaganda
Nigerians have been asked to stop seeking sensitive information especially on genetically modified organisms from unscientific quarters. Dr Rufus Ebegba, Director ...
Why has agricultural reform dropped off the Democratic agenda?
Why did the issue of agricultural reform slide off the national stage . . .? The ultimate answer . ...
Ontario’s honeybees flourishing but not because of neonicotinoid restrictions
This year in Ontario, [honey bee] losses were below 18 per cent during the moderate winter. . . . Bee health ...
Facing feed shortage, Brazil moves to allow import of GMO corn from U.S.
A lower than anticipated domestic corn supply is forcing prices up, putting pressure on the pork and poultry sectors, and forcing ...
New Zealand’s EPA finds glyphosate ‘unlikely to be carcinogenic’
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) commissioned Dr Wayne Temple, a toxicologist and former Director of the New Zealand National Poisons ...
Costs to develop GMO potato comparable to conventional varieties
A recent study published in the International Journal of Biotechnology demystifies the belief that releasing a GM crop costs tens, if not hundreds, of ...
China aims to commercially produce GMO soybeans in next 5 years
China will push for the commercialisation of genetically modified soya beans over the next five years as it seeks to ...
