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.
Even libertarians wrong on Monsanto Protection Act
The following is an excerpt. While the high priests in black robes were hearing arguments on gay marriage, President Obama ...
International conference tackles the adoption of biotech crops in developing countries
The following is an excerpt. An international conference presenting the key findings of a research project Adoption and Uptake Pathways ofGM/Biotech ...
Why do GMO’s need protection?
The following is an excerpt. The override is unnecessary as well as disgraceful, because the U.S.D.A. is already overly supportive ...
Tea Party Patriots criticize ‘Monsanto Protection Act’
The following is an edited excerpt. The so-called "Monsanto Protection Act," a controversial provision protecting the biotech giant from litigation, ...
Tasmania’s GMO ban debate
The following is an excerpt. Tasmania's dairy farmers are warning the state's ban on genetically-modified organisms, or GMO's, could disadvantage ...
Does the ‘GMO Crop Protection Act’ actually matter?
The following is an excerpt. [The resolution says that] if there is some suspicion that a regulated plant might be ...
Genetically modified foods are safe
The following is an excerpt. Mr Wasiu Odofin is the Director/Chief Executive Officer of the National Centre for Genetic Resources ...
New GM alfalfa strain worries farmers
The following is an excerpt. New Brunswick farmers say a new strain of genetically-modified alfalfa, which could be available as ...
GMO health risks: What the scientific evidence says
The following is an excerpt. Many Americans are concerned about the spread of genetically modified organisms throughout agriculture -- and ...
Multi-toxin biotech crops not silver bullets
The following is an edited excerpt. A strategy widely used to prevent pests from quickly adapting to crop-protecting toxins may ...
Multi-toxin biotech crops not silver bullets
The following is an edited excerpt. A strategy widely used to prevent pests from quickly adapting to crop-protecting toxins may ...
Honey bee brain impacted by pesticides
The following is an edited excerpt. Two new studies have highlighted a negative impact on bees' ability to learn following ...
Missouri scientist plays key role in new GE salmon
The following is an edited excerpt. Kevin Wells has been genetically engineering animals for 24 years. “It’s sort of like ...
U.S. criticizes ‘unnecessary’ EU rules on genetically modified crops
The following is an edited excerpt. The United States on Monday criticized “unnecessary” European Union rules against genetically modified US ...
There is no Monsanto Protection Act
The following is an edited excerpt. During recent negotiations on the continuing budget resolution, farm state senators included a “Farmer ...
10 facts about GM crops
The following is an edited excerpt. Biotech crops are the fastest adopted crop technology in recent times. In 2012, a ...
Opinions differ on constitutionality of Oregon’s GM crop bills
The following is an excerpt. Oregon has the authority to impose state regulations on the production and labeling of genetically ...
Nigeria: President urged to sign Agricutlural Biotechnology Bill
The following is an excerpt. Senator Bukola Saraki has urged President Goodluck Jonathan, to, as a matter of urgency, give ...
Eating organic food associated with longer lives (in flies)
The following is an edited excerpt. In a new study at Southern Methodist University, researchers raised fruit flies on extracts of ...
Ten facts about GM crops
The following is an edited excerpt. Biotech crops are the fastest adopted crop technology in recent times. In 2012, a ...
Egypt: Proponents of biotech agriculture discuss merits of GM crops
The following is an excerpt. A conference discussing the merits of genetically modified crops took place Sunday at Cairo University’s ...
“Monsanto Protection Act”: anti-GMO conspiracy theorists lose it over minor deregulation
The following is an excerpt. Anti-GMO conspiracy theorists are losing it over a minor deregulatory provision in Congress’s short-term appropriations ...
Tasmania: GMO ban debate
The following is an excerpt. Tasmania's dairy farmers are warning the state's ban on genetically-modified organisms, or GMO's, could disadvantage ...
GMO labeling activists oppose continuing resolution provision
The following is an excerpt. A demonstration organized by supporters of labeling genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food products today consisted ...
Farmers and food safety advocates lead Monsanto backlash
The following is an edited excerpt. Anger is growing against President Barack Obama the day after he signed into law ...
Farmers and food safety advocates lead Monsanto backlash
The following is an edited excerpt. Anger is growing against President Barack Obama the day after he signed into law ...
DNA-damaging toxins found in common plant-based foods
The following is an excerpt. In a laboratory study pairing food chemistry and cancer biology, scientists at the Johns Hopkins ...
