Daily Food & Agriculture 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.
Washington State: Port Townsend organic food outlets support GMO labeling
The Food Co-op and the Jefferson County Farmers Markets have endorsed an initiative on the state Nov. 5 general election ...
On Golden Rice, Greenpeace’s greatest fear is that project and science prevail
If the Europe-based activist group Greenpeace were simply struggling it out with Filipino politicians, it would have been easy for ...
Golden rice is not so golden
Last month, a few news outlets carried a story about Filipino farmers trampling a test plot of genetically engineered (GE) ...
Indian scientists develop 200 GM crops, await government nod for trials
NEW DELHI: Do you think only 'Monsanto' (or any multi-national seed company) has the capacity to develop transgenic crops? The ...
Using GM to increase our stewardship of the soil
I was taught as a young man that we don’t inherit the land from our ancestors—we borrow it from our ...
Canadian city hears radically opposing views on GM controversy
Two radically different takes on the issue of genetically-engineered crops were presented to Courtenay Council on Monday. The opposing camps ...
Berkeley City Council considers labeling GM produce
Berkeley City Council has entered the debate over whether to label genetically modified produce, voting Tuesday night to investigate the ...
Testing of GMO rice back on track in the Philippines, scientists say
The Philippine government’s golden rice research project has not been delayed, despite last month’s destruction of a test area in ...
Washington state testing alfalfa for GMO contamination
Agriculture officials in Washington state are testing samples of alfalfa after a farmer reported his hay was rejected for export ...
India should create the proposed biotechnology regulatory agency
India should appreciate the importance of genetically improved varieties of crops. The nation’s farmers have been among the greatest beneficiaries ...
Push for field trials on GM cotton varieties
Demanding that steps be taken to increase the country's cotton production, Southern India Mills' Association (SIMA) on Wednesday said field trials on genetically ...
Union of Concerned Scientists asserts broad safety and environmental benefits of GMOs
In the last few days, Margaret Mellon and Doug Gurian-Sherman have clarified the position of the Union of Concerned Scientists ...
Washington: Debate continues over whether to label genetically engineered food
More than 60 countries outside the United States require food suppliers to use "GMO" labels on genetically-modified foods. And if ...
Labeling GMOs reduces risk of further polarization
We should support labeling “GMOs” because of science, but not any science about the process of genetic engineering or agriculture or ...
Interview with Ingo Potrykus, original Golden Rice scientist
Ingo Potrykus, Professor emeritus at the Institute of Plant Sciences, ETH Zurich, is one of the world’s most renowned personalities in ...
USAID Administrator pens “Letter to the Editor” on Golden rice
What’s really at stake in the genetic engineering debate? Better nutrition and incomes for poor families everywhere. Throughout history, our ...
Arcadia Biosciences announces successful field trials of new nitrogen use efficient rice
Arcadia Biosciences, Inc., an agricultural technology company focused on developing technologies and products that benefit the environment and human health, ...
A tale of two tomatoes: An exploration into the hostility towards GE foods
In her quest to learn about the fears and opposition that genetically engineered foods face, Amanda Maxham, Ph.D, a writer ...
Flood gates open to amendments to Hawaii’s GMO bill
Bill 2491 went through the first round of amendments at the Kauai County Council Wednesday. The bill passed first reading ...
‘Fear of the unknown’ prevents African adoption of GM crops, says African ag group
Widespread opposition to genetically modified (GM) crops in Africa has been described as a farce, based on fear of the ...
Pennsylvania considers labeling law for GMOs
With Pennsylvania farmers producing record corn and soybean crops this year, the debate over identifying for consumers what is genetically ...
Film review: “GMO OMG” documentary falls short of science
Jeremy Seifert’s new documentary “GMO OMG” opens with a series of maudlin pastoral scenes—sun-dappled forests, kids playing outdoors, a close-up ...
Kauai’s passionate anti-GMO march aims to sway local biotech vote
On the normally placid main street on Sunday afternoon, thousands of people marched in protest. As they snaked down Rice ...
Genetically engineered tomatoes squashed?
After using modern techniques to develop and test tomatoes for desired qualities, researchers will turn to more conventional hybrid breeding ...
Oregon: Anti-GMO group renews push
An organization seeking to ban genetically modified crops is challenging Lane County officials’ rejection of its initiative. Support Local Food ...
IRRI releases video thanking scientific community for continuing support
Dr. Gerard Barry, the Golden Rice Network Coordinator at IRRI, expresses his gratitude in a recent video to those who supported ...
Why are there pesticides and GMOs in our national wildlife refuges?
You might think that national wildlife refuges would be places where wildlife could take refuge from the environmental insanity of ...
