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.
Letter: GM crop bans are unnecessary in Canada
Editor's Note: this letter is a response from Lorne Hepworth, president of CropLife Canada, to Victoria News in response to ...
Organic community ready to bounce back after 2012 setbacks
The following is an excerpt. The end of 2012 raised quite a few eyebrows and much ire as some quiet ...
The myth of India’s ‘GM genocide’
Several news outlets are reporting that GM crops are causing a wave suicides in Indian farmers, but the theory isn't ...
Proposed bill in Missouri would require GMO labeling
The following is an excerpt. Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, D-District 5, has proposed SB 155, which would require labeling on all ...
Majority of Greek farmers favor GM maize?
The following is an excerpt. According to a study published in the Journal of Agribiotechnology Management and Economics 61% of ...
‘Scarecrow’ gene enhances photosynthesis
A recently discovered gene could lead to new varieties of staple crops that have 50 percent higher yields. By 2050, ...
Why cloned animals aren’t identical
The following is an excerpt. Cloned animals are normally considered to be more alike than those that are conceived naturally, ...
AquaBounty GM salmon worries some scientists
The following is an editorial summary. Whether or not the AquaBounty GM salmon is of concern to "scientists" as a ...
India: Agriculture minister suspects U.S. lobbies of funding anti-GM campaigns
The following is an excerpt. NAGPUR: Union agriculture minister andNCPsupremoSharadPawar gave a new twist to the controversy on genetically modified (GM) crops like ...
GMO labeling campaign promises return in 2014
The following is an excerpt. The failed California Right to Know campaign says it will be back in 2014 with ...
Biology Fortified proposes a wiki for GMOs
The following is an excerpt. Today there may be the kind of critical mass necessary to move [a GMO wiki ...
Taxpayers don’t have to pay for overpriced food labels
PolicyMicFarm Bill Cuts $22 Million From Organic Food Funding: Taxpayers Don't Have to ...PolicyMicIn November, California voters rejected Proposition 37, ...
The muddled debate about pesticides and GM crops
Science 2.0The Muddled Debate About Pesticide And GM CropsScience 2.0The supporters of crop biotechnology need to maintain the perspective that ...
Who’s afraid of GMOs?
Who's afraid of GMOs?National PostJeremy Rifkin was the first junk dealer to make big money by scaring people about the ...
A new future for an old crop: Barley enters the genomics age
The following is an excerpt. The barley genome is almost twice the size of that of humans and determining the ...
GM ‘toxic gene’ headlines are grossly inaccurate
The following is an excerpt. A recent paper in the journal GM Crops and Food has generated an outsized splash in the press, particularly ...
Transgenic salmon prove tough to tackle
The following is an excerpt. On January 9, the Clatsop County, Oregon Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution asking ...
Scientists discover genetic key to efficient photosynthesis
The following is an excerpt: Cornell researchers have taken a leap toward meeting those needs by discovering a gene that ...
EU health commissioner to prioritise talks on GM crop bans
The following is an excerpt. EU health commissioner Tonio Borg intends to prioritise discussions with key European member states about ...
India: GM science caught between faith and denial
The following is an excerpt. The debate surrounding genetically modified or GM foods never seems to end. What we are ...
Actually, new study does NOT prove that GM food is horrible for you
The following is an excerpt. A paper released in December in the journal GM Crops and Food has created quite a stir ...
Greenpeace’s war on world health
The following is an excerpt. If there's anything more annoying than a huckster, it's a self-righteous huckster working for a ...
Nigeria can’t afford to neglect biotechnology in agriculture
The following is an excerpt. With a growing population that is expected to hit 400million people by 2050, the question ...
Opinion: My family farm isn’t under “corporate control”
The following is an excerpt. As a farmer who is active on social media, I’ve seen a lot of posts ...
Enviro crusader turns pro-GMO, anti-organic—and anti-logic
The following is an excerpt. [Mark] Lynas is quite correct that the backlash against GMOs is often clouded by emotion ...
Beekeepers petition EU to ban GMOs, pesticides
The following is an excerpt. European beekeepers' battle to save bees and honey from pesticides and genetically engineered contamination kicked ...
EU seeks to revive talks on GMO crop cultivation
The following is an excerpt. The European Union's health chief hopes to revive talks on draft legislation that would allow ...
