Sustainability/Climate Change
Hawaii honey bee die-off points to likely culprits—Not pesticides, but varroa and viruses
Hawaii study may hold the key to the mystery of why honey bees are struggling ...
Do you really understand modern farming? Scientist examines 10 truths of GMOs and organics
As the debate over GMOs has gone viral, city-dwellers often position themselves as experts on farming. But there's often a ...
Protein discovered in rice improves nitrogen efficiency, increases yields up to 54 percent
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In collaboration with researchers ...
African farmers confront climate change with genetically improved seeds
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Less than 30 percent ...
GMO-free dairy products: ‘Differentiation based on fear, ignorance’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . [T]he ...
Are there environmental and economic benefits to GMO crops? Study claims $150+ billion since ’96
An UK-based consultancy agency reviewed data on GM crops and found economic benefits for farmers, as well as a reduction ...
Startups, Big Ag betting soil microbes will bring next agricultural revolution
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. David Perry believes the ...
Food and farming trade disruption looms as EU again postpones glyphosate renewal
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. After failing twice to ...
How Monsanto, one of the world’s most vilified companies, could be crucial in feeding it
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . Is it ...
EPA’s atrazine risk assessment draws criticism from agriculture groups, Syngenta
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. An EPA draft document assessing ...
Farm groups say EPA’s atrazine report could lead to ‘effective ban’ of popular herbicide
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. One of the most ...
Talking Biotech: Israel’s Danny Chamovitz on plants adapting to environment, biotech in Israel
Israel's Danny Chamovitz on plants adapting to environment, biotech in Israel; After the Gold Rush comic with a compelling sci-fi ...
Biotechnology could save trees decimated by invasive insects, disease
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . .[A]ccording to ...
Distant effects: Anti-GMO activism in Hawaii threatens agriculture on mainland
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Aloha State’s largest ...
No-till agriculture offers vast sustainability benefits. So why do many organic farmers reject it?
Conservation-minded farmers are embracing what is called no-till agriculture, which dramatically improves water retention and cuts down on greenhouse gas ...
Tweaking rice genome may reduce crop’s impact on climate change
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Rice is one of ...
GMOs, genetically engineered animals can help fight climate change
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . .[C]onversations ...
Bees on crop fields collect ‘astonishing number’ of pesticides used by nearby homeowners
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A Purdue University study ...
Monsanto’s anti-aging technology could prolong life of fresh flowers, reduce waste
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Monsanto is working on ...
In California, glyphosate phobia results in hazmat suits, respirators to protect against organic chemicals
GMO and glyphosate opponents in tiny Petaluma in Sonoma County are replacing a safe synthetic pesticide with a natural one ...
Organic farmer’s plea for coexistence: Sustainability benefits using conventional and organics
An organic farmer speaks out on the similarities between conventional and organic--and the benefits farmers can receive from using both ...
Scientists hope largest ever coral gene database can help save ocean ecosystem
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Coral reefs - stunning, ...
Amish use GMOs, pesticides yet cancer rates remain very low
Amish farmers may not get cancer as much, but it's not because they don't use pesticides or GMOs. In fact, ...
Conventional breeding may be outpacing genetic engineering in creation of super crops
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Last year, [Jonathan Lynch] ...
Genetically engineering heat resistance in plants more difficult than herbicide resistance
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Currently, most of the ...
Following U.S. report on GMO safety, Scottish farmers push for reconsideration of GMO ban
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Farming leaders believe there could ...
Tanzanian women battle virus-fighting “liberator” cassava but challenges loom
With the introduction of GMO crops still stalled in Tanzania, farmers and scientists are pressing ahead with alternative advanced farming ...