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.
What is ‘Green AI’?
Degradation of the natural environment, resource depletion, and climate crisis are intricate phenomena requiring innovative and advanced solutions. This is ...
From non-browning apples to robot harvesters, Okanagan has a radical plan to reshape the apple orchard
Before Neal Carter invented the world’s first commercially produced bioengineered apple, he helped mechanize lentils in the Middle East, diversify ...
New Zealand’s plan to end 30-year ban on gene editing technology sparks ag industry optimism and public debate
The Gene Technology Bill was discussed at length at the second annual Plant Breeders' Forum in Ōtautahi Christchurch ..., hosted by the ...
Bayer’s plan to contain still spiraling suits against glyphosate
Bayer will “significantly contain” glyphosate litigation by the end of 2026, CEO Bill Anderson said ... during the company’s second-quarter ...
Americans are eating less ultra-processed foods, but we’re still not eating healthier. Here’s why
Americans, on average, get 55% of their calories from ultra-processed foods, according to a study published ... by the Centers for Disease ...
Gene editing breakthrough: Chile becomes first country in the Americas to approve high fiber wheat
The Chilean startup Neocrop Technologies, in collaboration with the national seed company Campex Baer and Argentina’s Buck Semillas, has developed ...
Viewpoint — Agricultural biotechnology: Government regulations and court rulings in 7 jurisdictions around the world
Many courts around the world have issued judicial opinions about agricultural biotechnology. ... In chronological order of issuing the opinion, ...
Science, safety and solutions: GMO promotion in Ghana
Movements opposing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) remain one of the most impactful protest movements in recent times, successfully suppressing the ...
Understanding plant biodiversity: Myths and facts
[W]hen we say “lost genetic diversity”, everyone understands extinction both in terms of species and variety. The registered varieties have ...
Europe takes first step toward greenlighting genetic editing of food animals
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA’s) Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Panel has published a new scientific opinion on the use of synthetic ...
How AI bots are redefining agriculture
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) in agriculture is transforming the way farming operations are conducted, marking a significant leap towards more ...
Viewpoint: Heavy metal contamination of our food supply is a growing threat. MAHA needs to act
As the next phase of the Make America Health Again plan is developed, it must include a significant effort to ...
India determined to ‘protect’ country’s food system from what many claims is encroachment by U.S. farm and food practices
As the global food industry becomes highly corporatized, with businesses moving rapidly towards genetically modified crops and lab-grown meat, to ...
Lab grown, cell based salmon now on sale in San Francisco Bay area
It's lunchtime at the San Francisco headquarters of Wildtype. And company founders Justin Kolbeck and Arye Elfenbein, M.D., believe what's ...
RFK, Jr.’s checkered crusade targeting food safety rules he considers too lax could upend the supplement industry that he vigorously embraces
In his first weeks as health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared war on an obscure regulatory process that many ...
‘Cheap, convenient and tasty’ — over half of Americans’ calories come from ultra-processed foods
The consumption of ultra-processed foods is on a slow decline, though most Americans — and especially children — are getting ...
Gene edited oats contain more fiber and are more climate resilient
McGill researchers just changed how oats grow. Using CRISPR-Cas9, they edited the crop’s DNA without adding any foreign material. That ...
AI pushes sustainability envelope in vertical farming
In a world where arable land is shrinking and climate instability threatens food security, vertical farming has emerged as a ...
AI and robotics deployed to combat labor shortages and boost yields
Farmers are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence and robotics to combat labor shortages and boost yields, even as these technologies ...
Viewpoint: GOP-loyal farmers surprised by ‘friendly fire’ amid Trump agenda of deportations, trade wars, and pesticide bans
Farmers, a solidly Republican constituency, are scratching their heads over what they see as a barrage of friendly fire. Agriculture ...
Viewpoint: GMOs could improve global food and farm yields by more than 20%
In recent years, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have become one of the most pivotal agricultural innovations, profoundly transforming the way food is produced and managed worldwide. With global populations on the rise and climate change introducing unprecedented challenges to farming and ...
Aquaculture revolution: Fish farming and the promise of gene editing
Experts from the UK and the United States have shared findings on the responsible use of advanced genetic tools to ...
Viewpoint: Misconstruing risk—Anti-glyphosate hyperbole sows unwarranted public anxiety and confusion
The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) was passed in 1996 and established new safety standards (i.e., tolerances) for pesticides. The act mandated ...
Genetic engineering is deeply woven into every aspect of modern life
For years, politicians and environmental organizations have been needlessly stoking fears about a technology that has been helping to conserve ...
3D printer turns rotting food scraps into household items
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have unveiled a groundbreaking innovation: a 3D printer that transforms food scraps ...
Viewpoint: What role can indigenous populations and agroecology play in promoting sustainable food
For millennia, Indigenous peoples have cultivated diverse, adaptive and evolving food systems, rooted in deep relationships with land, water and ...
Confronting the growing challenge of increased plastic pollution in agriculture
Over the past decades, plastic has become an integral part of agriculture and this use is increasing with the intensity ...
