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.
Mark Lynas: Time to call out the anti-GMO conspiracy theory
The following is an edited excerpt of a longer story. Find a link to the full story below. In a ...
Ten responses to “Ten reasons we don’t need GMOs”
The following is an excerpt. Find a link to the full article below. You may have run across this article “10 ...
Monsanto protests scheduled in 36 countries
An international protest planned for later this month against biotechnology company Monsanto is slated to span six continents and include ...
Exposing the tyranny of the food fascists
The following is an edited excerpt of a longer story. Find a link to the full story below. Like backseat ...
Seeds of biotech resentment part 4: Distrust of science
The following is an edited excerpt of a longer story. Find a link to the full story below. After nearly ...
Montana: Food fight brewing over genetically modified ingredients
The following is an edited excerpt of a longer story. Find a link to the full story below. A new ...
Could genetic engineering save the citrus industry?
The following is an edited excerpt of a longer story. Find a link to the full story below. A pandemic ...
Genetically modified crops are overregulated
The following is an edited excerpt of a longer story. Find a link to the full story below. The overregulation ...
Brazil aims to sway China on GM soy, corn
The following is an edited excerpt of a longer story. Find a link to the full story below. Brazil, the ...
Infant formula: Baby’s first GM food
The following is an edited excerpt of a longer story. Find a link to the full story below. As You ...
Sweden: Busting the myths about genetically modified crops
The following is an edited excerpt of a longer story. Find a link to the full story below. We know ...
Video: Genetically engineered crops in wake of Proposition 37
The following is an edited summary of a half-hour video. Find a link to the full summary and video below ...
Michael Pollan: Monsanto’s influence preventing debate on GM labeling
The following is an edited excerpt of a longer story. Find a link to the full story below. From California's ...
Scientists sequence kiwifruit genome
The following is an excerpt of a longer story. Find a link to the full story below. An international team ...
Kenya: National Biosafety Authority to ensure GM foods’ safety
The following is an excerpt. Dr Willy Kiprotich Tonui is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Biosafety Authority ...
David Suzuki: GE trees pose environmental threats
The following is an edited excerpt. Deforestation is already an enormous problem, and the last thing we need is to ...
Physician on GMOs: They’re not what you’ve been told
Genetically Modified Organisms are bad. Monsanto is evil. These crops are killing us. Well, not really. This is not a ...
Trader Joe’s under fire for selling GMOs
The following is an edited excerpt. Grocery chain Trader Joe's is now the focus of an effort by the Consumers ...
Harvard professor urges Ugandans to embrace ag biotech
The following is an edited excerpt. During a recent speech, Professor Calestous Juma, the Director of the Science, Technology and ...
Connecticut: Don’t label GE food
The following is an edited excerpt. The recent call for labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients — especially on ...
Vermont: GMO labeling won’t pass this year
The following is an excerpt. With time ticking down in this year's Vermont Legislative session, it's becoming clear that lawmakers ...
UK: GM crops aid farmers, citizens and the environment
The following is an edited excerpt. Biotechnology has delivered an increase in farm income while providing substantial benefits to both ...
Washington: One grocer already labeling GMO products
The following is an edited excerpt. Before Stephen Trinkaus slapped “GMO Alert!” labels on dozens of products in his Bellingham ...
Scientists clash over future of GM crops in India
The following is an excerpt. Science sought to shed light on the issues and future of GM food crops in ...
Activist groups pressures Abbott to remove GMOs from infant formula
The following is an edited excerpt. Shareholders of Abbott Laboratories will vote on whether the manufacturer of Similac, a leading ...
General Mills maintains opposition to labeling GMOs
The following is an edited excerpt. Ken Powell, chairman and CEO of General Mills, restated his opposition to mandatory labeling ...
Transgenics: A new breed of crops
The following is an edited excerpt. A whole new generation of GM crops is now making their way from laboratory ...
