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.
Some U.S. farm groups vow to protect pro-Monsanto ‘rider’
The following is an excerpt. A number of U.S. farm groups want to extend a law that allows farmers to ...
Golden rice and the necessity of genetically engineered crops
The following is an excerpt. Fourteen years ago, scientists developed a genetically engineered version of rice that would promote the ...
Iowa Senate panel weighs bill on labeling of GM foods
The following is an excerpt. An Iowa Senate panel held a public hearing Wednesday on a bill that would require ...
Sustainable intensification in global agriculture
The following is an edited excerpt. [Farmers are] under constant pressure to do more with less. The economic reality of ...
What is the role of open agricultural data in on global food security?
The following is an excerpt. Later this month, Secretary Vilsack will lead the U.S. Delegation to the G-8 International Conference ...
Farmer’s diary: The biotech debate and our challenges
The following is an excerpt. You could have read Nassib Mugwanya’s article, Are GMOs really the threat? in Seeds of ...
Pest resistance to Bt crops
The following is an excerpt. The issue of pest resistance to insect resistant Bt crops receives regular media attention, partly ...
Experts discourage ban on genetic engineering
The following is an excerpt. As genetic technology develops, the ability to change the genes of a fetus has moved ...
Attack of the killer tomatoes
The following is an excerpt. GMOs can be engineered to do lots of great things, such as better withstand climate ...
Even libertarians wrong on Monsanto Protection Act
The following is an excerpt. While the high priests in black robes were hearing arguments on gay marriage, President Obama ...
International conference tackles the adoption of biotech crops in developing countries
The following is an excerpt. An international conference presenting the key findings of a research project Adoption and Uptake Pathways ofGM/Biotech ...
Ugandan farmer’s diary: The biotech debate and our challenges
The following is an excerpt. The legalisation of biotechnology is not to outlaw organic farming, which is to sustain soil ...
Farmer-leader backs wider propagation of biotech corn
The following is an excerpt. The Philippines continues to be a leading player in the full commercialization of biotech food ...
Anti-GMO attitudes on the left and right
The following is an excerpt. If you follow public debate on genetically modified foods, you know that Monsanto is routinely ...
Tea Party Patriots criticize ‘Monsanto Protection Act’
The following is an edited excerpt. The so-called "Monsanto Protection Act," a controversial provision protecting the biotech giant from litigation, ...
Tasmania’s GMO ban debate
The following is an excerpt. Tasmania's dairy farmers are warning the state's ban on genetically-modified organisms, or GMO's, could disadvantage ...
Does the ‘GMO Crop Protection Act’ actually matter?
The following is an excerpt. [The resolution says that] if there is some suspicion that a regulated plant might be ...
Genetically modified foods are safe
The following is an excerpt. Mr Wasiu Odofin is the Director/Chief Executive Officer of the National Centre for Genetic Resources ...
New GM alfalfa strain worries farmers
The following is an excerpt. New Brunswick farmers say a new strain of genetically-modified alfalfa, which could be available as ...
GMO health risks: What the scientific evidence says
The following is an excerpt. Many Americans are concerned about the spread of genetically modified organisms throughout agriculture -- and ...
Why do GMO’s need protection?
The following is an excerpt. The override is unnecessary as well as disgraceful, because the U.S.D.A. is already overly supportive ...
Multi-toxin biotech crops not silver bullets
The following is an edited excerpt. A strategy widely used to prevent pests from quickly adapting to crop-protecting toxins may ...
Missouri scientist plays key role in new GE salmon
The following is an edited excerpt. Kevin Wells has been genetically engineering animals for 24 years. “It’s sort of like ...
U.S. criticizes ‘unnecessary’ EU rules on genetically modified crops
The following is an edited excerpt. The United States on Monday criticized “unnecessary” European Union rules against genetically modified US ...
There is no Monsanto Protection Act
The following is an edited excerpt. During recent negotiations on the continuing budget resolution, farm state senators included a “Farmer ...
10 facts about GM crops
The following is an edited excerpt. Biotech crops are the fastest adopted crop technology in recent times. In 2012, a ...
Opinions differ on constitutionality of Oregon’s GM crop bills
The following is an excerpt. Oregon has the authority to impose state regulations on the production and labeling of genetically ...
