Sustainability & Climate Change
Food production needs are expected to roughly double over the next 35 years as the world population grows and people in under developed countries become more affluent and demand more calories. Healthy ecosystems are vital to the survival of all organisms. How can we grow crops without harming the environment? How can we balance technology and global food security? What is the right balance of organic and conventional farming? What role can genetics and biotechnology play without compromising the needs of tomorrow?
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GMOs: Science vs People? Al Jazeera’s TechKnow features Kevin Folta, July 13
Al Jazeera's TechKnow Investigates: Genetically Modified Foods Is it Science vs. People? Is your food safe? Meet the scientists pushing boundaries ...
Food industry adapting to non-GMO product trend
At the 2013 Institute of Food Technologists tradeshow, a supplier of non-GMO ingredients told me that the “non-GMO tsunami is ...
GM labeling proponents target glyphosate use in farming
Proponents of mandatory labeling of food products targeted U.S. agriculture's increasing use of glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup herbicide ...
Genetic analysis of sorghum predicts best varieties for drought, stress
Differences in a crop plant's genes can help predict how a particular variety will respond to a drier or hotter ...
Organic label does not guarantee food is GMO or pesticide free
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Seralini study another scientific outlier meant only as anti-GMO fodder
Seralini, author of the infamous study alleging to show increased rates of tumors in rats fed GM food, the one ...
How do polyculture cover crops in agriculture compare to monocultures?
Planting cover crop mixtures is very popular right now. The practice has a feel-good aspect about it and, buoyed by ...
‘The End of Plenty’ author Joel Bourne, Jr: No GMO ‘damages’ but ‘no great benefits’
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Farmers abandoning organic farming despite lure of higher price premiums
Organic food sales are booming and some studies claim it's more profitable for farmers because of cprice premiums. But costs ...
Agriculture economist Jayson Lusk on why public is wary of GMOs
Just as more Americans grow wary of GMOs, the scientific community is moving in the opposite direction. There is now ...
Monsanto’s Robb Fraley invites Neil Young to tour company
I believe that Neil Young has a heart of gold. The singer/songwriter has been one of my favorite artists ever ...
Video: UN goals for reducing hunger best achieved by investing in agricultural research
Bjørn Lomborg, director of non-profit think tank Copenhagen Consensus, says that investing in agricultural research and development is one of the best ...
Monsanto rep engages Skeptic Society
Around the world there are “Skeptics in the Pub” events that gather folks from the local community who are interested ...
Organic seed development lags biotech in developing pest controlling varieties
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Why farmers are offended by buzzwords like ‘sustainable agriculture’
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Talking Biotech: Scientists testify on GMOs before Congress; American Farm Bureau on biotech challenges
Briefing US lawmakers on GMOs: Chris Barbey and Alejandra Abril Guevara; Farm Bureau view of biotech challenges: Andrew Wamsley ...
Talking Biotech: Anti-GMOers misrepresent glyphosate study; Carrots’ evolutionary roots and future
Activists twisted my glyphosate research: Fiona Young; Carrot future: Shelby Ellison and Philipp Simon ...
American attitudes toward GMO foods divides by education and gender, not politics nor religion
A new Pew survey found that acceptance of use of GMOs crops and pesticides depended far more on education and ...
Why GMOs should be part of California’s drought strategy
In the midst of the most severe drought ever recorded in California, Governor Jerry Brown, the master of passionate rhetoric and ...
Maui County’s GMO ban overturned by federal judge
A federal judge has invalidated Maui County’s moratorium on genetically engineered crops that voters approved last fall. Judge Susan Mollway ...
Upgrading photosynthesis through genetic engineering
The amount of land dedicated to farming is shrinking, the world's crop productivity is stagnating, and the population is still ...
Can a skeptical public be persuaded to embrace GMO foods? Yes, if we want sustainable agriculture
When it comes to the basics of life such as food and energy, eco-romanticism abounds. It has become a mark ...
Why are bees hurting? A lineup of suspects
In my last piece I made the case that the rumors of honeybee extinction have been greatly exaggerated, but honeybees ...
Failed GMO wheat trial only fits anti-GMO narrative if you don’t understand science
Back in 2012, a group of clueless protesters tried to disrupt a trial of genetically-modified wheat, which was taking place ...
Ecomodernist Manifesto: Technology based agriculture more sustainable than ‘green’ myths
The Ecomodernist Manifesto, a short but brilliant essay published online recently by 18 prominent greens, gets sustainability right at last. Until ...
