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.
Federal GMO labeling may not go into effect for 3 years
Here are three other things to expect from the federal GMO labeling program. 1. Compliance is up to three years ...
Vermont to push for ‘on package’ GMO labeling in regulatory, not legal, arena
[On Aug. 3] Vermont Attorney General William H. Sorrell formally announced that the state will no longer enforce its month-old GMO ...
Can food makers label GMO products with pride?
. . . . [T]he maker of Soylent, doubled down on its pro–GMO stance with the blog post “Proudly Made With ...
Nigerian farmers accuse anti-GMO activists of misinforming public
The Nigerian farmers under the aegis of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) have chided the anti-biotechnology campaigners in the ...
Monsanto explains why new GMO soybeans were released before dicamba formulation approved
When serious drift issues began popping up around the Mid-South in late June, dicamba immediately became the prime suspect. The ...
Growing expatriate population driving demand for non-GMO products in China
Technavio analysts forecast the non-genetically modified organism (GMO) food market in China to grow at a CAGR of 20.49% during the forecast period, ...
Vermont won’t enforce state GMO labeling law while federal labeling rules in works
The Vermont Attorney General's office says it won't be enforcing the state's first-in-the-nation law that required the labeling of some ...
Japan, S. Korea block import of some U.S. wheat after GMO wheat found in WA state
Japan and South Korea have both taken steps to block certain imports of U.S. wheat after unapproved genetically-modified (GMO) plants ...
Organic Consumers Association organizes boycott of brands that use QR code GMO labels
The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is asking consumers to boycott brands that refuse to expressly label products made with genetically ...
Glyphosate controversy never about science but rather ‘activist’s war on Big Ag’
. . . [W]hat exactly makes glyphosate such a controversial issue? One must look no further than the . ...
FactCheck: Will processed foods made from GMOs be labeled under new law?
A controversial GMO labeling bill. . . has raised interesting scientific and regulatory questions: Do foods processed from [GMOs], like refined sugar and soybean oil, ...
German farmers plant ‘chemical-free’ demonstration plots to educate public about glyphosate
Glyphosate. . . is heavily used by farmers to clear fields of weeds . . . In 2015, a report found the ...
Sugar co-op exploring return to conventional sugar beets as food manufacturers shun GMOs
. . . . [S]ome consumers remain wary of GMOs, including when it comes to sugar. Nearly two-thirds of domestic ...
Developing world eclipsing Europe as biotech incubator, crops with consumer-focused traits poised for market
Acrylamide is . . . . proven to increase the risk of cancer. . . . in 2002 when Swedish scientists found ...
10 years after Michael Pollan’s ‘Omnivore’s Dilemma’ unleashed ‘anti-GMO paranoia,’ science innovation continues
Penguin Books is releasing a special tenth-anniversary edition of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, by Michael Pollan, with a new foreword by ...
How USDA defines GMOs will determine if mandatory labeling is a success
The problem with the debate is that it is a very scientific and complex issue that most laymen just don’t understand. . ...
Oregon winemaker say organic vineyards not sustainable
“Organic practices have bred a class 11 resistant powdery mildew (PM) critter. OSU sent out a bulletin saying if you ...
Agriculture, food industries’ communication failures led to GMO vilification
In case you missed it, President Barack Obama late [July 29] signed the GMO labeling bill into law, nullifying Vermont's measure ...
Organic industry bitterly split over newly signed GMO label law
“Organic Traitors Team Up with Monsanto and [Grocery Manufacturers Association] on DARK Act,” reads a recent headline from Ronnie Cummins, director of the ...
GMO wheat, unapproved for commercialization, found growing in Washington state
Genetically modified wheat developed by Monsanto Co, and never approved by federal regulators, has been found growing in a Washington ...
Despite scare reports, honey bee populations not declining
. . . .Ask people on the street if they’re aware of this great bee die-off, and if they’re regular ...
Anti-GMO activist Jeffrey Smith says labeling push never about ‘right to know’
In a letter sent out [July 30], anti-GMO activist Jeffrey Smith admits what we have suspected all along. Labeling GMOs ...
Philippine scientists will apply for commercialization of GMO eggplant in 2017
Philippine commercial propagation for the heavily-opposed Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) "talong" (eggplant), a homegrown genetically engineered (GE) crop, is now underway ...
GMO crops essential for reducing farming’s carbon footprint, warming
The need for GM crops is growing rapidly as a consequence of the overriding priority for the sustainable generation of ...
Is growing GMO crops only way to feed India’s booming population?
There’s a food crisis looming over India. Farmers in the country currently lose some . . . ($5 billion) every year to pests ...
Monsanto’s greatest challenge may be communication, not technology
The technology used to create genetically modified crops has gotten dramatically better over the last 30 years. . . . But while the ...
Farmer weighs in on pros and cons of GMOs and organics
Greg Peterson is a farmer from Kansas . . . . . . . Organic farming has challenged the conventional way of ...
