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.
Man faces GM wheat break-in charges
A 50-year-old man has been charged with criminal damage after an incident at a research centre where a trial of ...
Stringent GMO regulatory system urged by anti-GM group
MANILA, Philippines -- International environment group Greenpeace urged a strict scrutiny of regulators of GMO (genetically-modified organism) products being introduced ...
GM products imported into Swaziland illegally
Despite the fact that Swaziland does not have a bio-safety law, genetically modified (GM) products are being imported into the ...
Food prices can go up if transgenic is refused
Considerations by one of the most important supermarket chains in the United Kingdom. Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc, one of the ...
GMO: Unproven harm, unconfirmed benefit
Production of genetically-modified products is prohibited in Russia, but their import is allowed. GMO are rarely used for food production, ...
Kenya to commercialize genetically modified foods by 2014
Kenya is implementing guidelines to facilitate the commercialization of genetically modified crops by 2014 as part of efforts to boost ...
Rothamsted GM trial: Scientists against activists
Genetically modified (GM) foods have been off the shelves and out of British fields for many years now. But the ...
Canada: British Columbian apple growers worry over GM
Some growers in the Okanangan region of British Columbia are worried by the introduction of genetically modified crops. This comes ...
Genetically altered salmon may encounter another roadblock
Another roadblock or barrier is in the process of being erected in the case of the highly controversial "Frankenfish" the ...
Plants genetic response changes due to stress
No one's talking about giving intelligence tests, but researchers say they've shown that plants have smarts — the sort needed ...
Farmers, activists seek ban on genetically modified plants in Oregon’s Jackson County
A group of local farmers and food activists wants Jackson County to pass an ordinance banning the planting of genetically ...
Farmers, activists seek ban on genetically modified plants in Oregon’s Jackson County
A group of local farmers and food activists wants Jackson County to pass an ordinance banning the planting of genetically ...
Anti-GMO group raises concerns about GM products
Biotechnology's promise to feed the world did not anticipate "Trojan corn," "super weeds" and the disappearance of monarch butterflies. But ...
Researchers mark milestone in pursuit of switchgrass genome
In Washington, in an attempt to piece together the switchgrass genome, the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) in an international ...
Farmers challenge GM trials on BBC’s Newsnight
Conventional wheat farmer Peter Lundgren will join other GM sceptics in a public debate on Rothamsteds GM wheat trial hosted ...
GM wheat trial promises fiery TV debate
Campaigners are set to lock horns with the scientists behind the GM wheat trial at Rothamsted Research in a live ...
Grower develops GMO apple that won’t turn brown
An Okanagan orchardist is trying to get the OK for a genetically modified apple that won't turn brown, but his ...
Destroy GMO-tainted papaya crops, researcher says
Academics yesterday called on the Agriculture Department to destroy farms growing Hawaiian papaya in Kanchanaburi province after a recent study ...
Superweeds: A long-predicted problem for GM crops has arrived
I was a member of the FDA Food Advisory Committee when the agency approved production of genetically modified foods in ...
Bt eggplant safe for humans, environment says study
Studies conducted by the Department of Agriculture (DA) showed that the genetically modified eggplant being tested in the country is ...
Why biotech food labeling is met with resistance
In recent weeks, there’s been a lot of new discussion around the biotech labeling debate. On May 10, the International ...
Specialty crop group petitions EPA on herbicide-resistant crops
A coalition within the U.S. specialty crop industry has petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health ...
Maps of Miscanthus genome offer insight into grass evolution
Miscanthus grasses are used in gardens, burned for heat and energy, and converted into liquid fuels. They also belong to ...
Government scientists won’t stop field-testing of BT eggplant
Government scientists will continue field testing a genetically modified eggplant despite the Supreme Court’s (SC) issuance of a writ of ...
GM crops threaten gluten free sorghum
Sorghum is a staple food crop that feeds millions of people in Africa and Asia. It is a popular breakfast ...
Who influences GMO approvals?
An article from the Harvard Business School proposes a theory about what factors influence how genetically modified crops are approved ...
Decision due on GM potato trial
Sir, – It’s not often these days that one finds oneself in agreement with virtually anything said by a government ...
