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.
Eight states currently debating GMO labelling legislation
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Even as Congress looks ...
Could home-grown GMOs solve hunger in India?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . .To increase ...
Most consumers confused by definition of ‘natural’ food label
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. There’s a good chance ...
Fed court overrules EPA, new GMO Enlist Duo weed killer cleared for use
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Ag media was abuzz ...
Nature Genetics to regulators: Treat crops made from conventional breeding, gene-editing same
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In a commentary in ...
Taiwanese ban on GMOs in school lunches increases costs, decreases nutrition
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Cities and counties have ...
Should GMO labeling in Maine remain contingent on neighboring states’ laws?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Maine got it right ...
Do GMO crops put more money in farmers’ pockets?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . .CBAN ...
Truth about ‘food movement’ may surprise you
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . Ask ...
Gates Foundation accused of spreading ‘GMO propaganda’ by activist groups
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The U.S. Right to ...
Bill Nye’s reversal on GMOs follows tradition of great scientists changing their mind
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. "The first principle [of ...
Bill Gates: GMOs in Africa represent ‘second round of the green revolution’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Melinda and Bill Gates ...
Science transparency: Distinguishing healthy debate from harassment
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Endless information requests, complaints ...
India’s former Food Minister: ‘GMOs only way to feed growing population’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. With the government deciding ...
Do ordinary Americans have opinion on health, safety risks of GMOs?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Some "Industrial Strength Risk ...
Seeds for high yield, vitamin-rich crops not available to Africa’s small farmers
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Africa's small farmers, more ...
Can genetic engineering save bananas?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. [As Panama disease once ...
Will CA program to reduce rice’s influence on climate change work?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Dan Hooks isn't one ...
How to evaluate GMO feeding studies
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Proper experimental design is ...
Should universities, professors refuse research collaborations with industry on GMOs?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. [Anthony M. Boccanfuso is ...
CATO GMO debate: Should we regulate based on ‘responsible research’ or health and safety criteria?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Cato Institute's Marion ...
Why developing new herbicides is so hard
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Ever wonder why weed ...
Drinking organic wine to avoid ‘dangerous chemicals?’ New analysis shows it’s full of them
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Sorry, chemophobes, but if you ...
Is push for GMO labels really consumer driven?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. “We are going to ...
‘Plant hacking’ takes off as genetic engineering becomes easier, cheaper
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. After his parents go ...
Denver Post: Corporate labeling, blight resistant potato strengthens case for GMOs
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. If we could go ...
Sanders, Senate Dems skeptical of industry backed ‘SmartLabel’ for GMOs
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Senate Democrats are casting ...
