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.
Biologists urge “no” on 37
A group of eight biology professors from throughout the site asked to weigh in on the state proposition that would ...
GMO prop drops in poll as spending against soars
As food and biotechnology giants spend millions of dollars battling Proposition 37, support for the mandatory genetically modified food measure ...
India: Scientists present joint front on GM crops
Rattled by the possibility of a ban on genetically modified (GM) crops in India, the country’s top scientific organizations are ...
Can genetically engineered foods harm you?
Genetically engineered (GE) foods are in the headlines again. Last month, a controversial French study claimed that a particular strain ...
Farm workers’ interests neglected in Prop. 37 debate
SALINAS – As an organizer with the United Farm Workers, I’ve grown accustomed to seeing farm workers routinely be excluded ...
Biotechnology could offer “quantum leap” for Nigerian agriculture
An interview with Dr. Abubakar Lawali, a Plant Breeder is with the Department of Crop Science of Faculty of Agriculture, ...
Both sides of Prop. 37 debate guilty of misleading voters
The No on 37 campaign used misused the FDA seal to make them seem in favor of their cause; the ...
UK: Row erupts over GM ‘agenda setting’ claims
Anti-GM lobby groups Genewatch UK and GM Freeze have published information which they believe shows GM companies such as Monsanto, ...
Prop 37: An initiative in need of its own warning label? Pro-GM supporter says no to Prop 37
Like much that transpires in politics, most of the anti-genetic engineering campaigns we’ve seen over the past 30 years are ...
Armenia: GMO free zone
Today at the usual Cabinet session the RA Minister of Nature Protection Aram Hartutyunyan presented to the Cabinet the project ...
Beer foam gene identified, could improve froth
A recent paper identifying the gene in yeast that gives beer its head may be the first step in applying ...
Biofuels ‘dead’ without U.S. aid
Venter: Biofuels 'dead' without U.S. aidNorth County TimesVenter's strongly worded statement came Tuesday night at the annual Stem Cell Meeting ...
Proposition 37 losing in late poll
SACRAMENTO -- Backing for Proposition 37, the genetically engineered food labeling initiative, is falling, fast. A new poll by the ...
Anti-Prop 37 ads from Monsanto and others seem to be working
Recent campaign finance filings from the California Secretary of State show that the No on 37 campaign has raised more ...
In battle over Prop. 37, a tale of two farms
Wall Street JournalIn battle over Prop. 37, a tale of two farmsSan Jose Mercury NewsThe incendiary issue is at the ...
We’re all wearing the same genes
We're all wearing the same genesBiofortifiedWhile the similarities between organisms were originally determined by examining physical characteristics from bones to ...
Whole Foods suffers second thoughts on Prop. 37
Whole Foods suffers second thoughts on Prop. 37 By Wayne Lusvardi, Calwatchdog, 10/30/12 The campaign over Proposition 37 isn't as ...
Supreme Court refuses to ban open field trials of GM crops
Supreme Court refuses to ban open field trials of GM crops, next hearing on ...Economic TimesHearing a public interest litigation ...
Scientists confirm safety and benefits of genetically modified crops
There is widespread agreement among scientists that genetically modified plants are not only safe, but also better for the environment ...
In battle over Prop. 37, a tale of two farms
Wall Street JournalIn battle over Prop. 37, a tale of two farmsSan Jose Mercury NewsThe incendiary issue is at the ...
As its lead dissipates, Prop 37 advocates launch TV campaign
With Californians divided on whether mandatory labeling of genetically engineered food is a good idea, the campaign in favor of ...
Why this health-conscious foodie won’t vote for Prop. 37
I thought I’d be first in line to vote yes on Proposition 37, which would require labels on (most) food ...
Agribiotech moratorium will harm Indian farmers most, warn scientists
Perceiving a grim picture, scientists at the weekend referred to the recommendations of the Technical Expert Committee (TEC) appointed by ...
India: Supreme Court declines to restrain GM crops’ field trials
The Supreme Court Monday declined to restrain the government from going ahead with the open field trials of the GM ...
Bolivia enacts Law of Mother Earth and GMO ban
President Evo Morales enacted the Law of Mother Earth and Integral Development to Live Well. Morales issued the Law of ...
Science group opposes labeling of genetically modified foods
As California and other states consider ballot initiatives that would require the labeling of genetically modified foods, the American Assn ...
Prop 37 judgment day upon us
The No on 37 campaign is having an impact, especially the television ads with California doctors asking voters to reject ...
