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.
European association for bioindustries: “Scientific consensus on GM greater than climate change”
The following is an excerpt. “The scientific consensus on genetically modified [GM] crops is even greater than that for climate change”, claims ...
Monsanto’s transgenic soy sowing misery in Latin America
The following is an excerpt. With headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, and multiple locations on all five continents, Monsanto “has ...
French vineyards turn ‘green’ using genetics, robots
The following is an excerpt. An Earth-friendly future for French wine could include disease-resistant grapes, solar-powered robots, and lighter packaging, ...
Jamaica: Senate approves bill to protect plant genetics
The following is an excerpt. THE Senate on Friday passed the Bill providing for the protection of Jamaica's plant genetic ...
India shouldn’t ban GM crop field trials
The following is an excerpt. Dismissing Parliamentary panel's suggestion to halt all field trials of genetically modified (GM) crops, Agriculture ...
Monsanto files brief in Bowman v. Monsanto
The following is an excerpt. Monsanto Co. filed a brief late Wednesday with the U.S. Supreme Court, which is slated ...
Supreme Court conundrum: How far does a soybean seed patent go?
The following is an excerpt. Though it has received considerably less attention than the Myriad gene patent case, which the ...
Farmers feel label fatigue
The following is an excerpt. Backers of a Washington state initiative that would require the labeling of genetically modified foods ...
If we are to save India from starving, we must embrace GM crops
The following is an excerpt. Each year nine million people die because of hunger and malnutrition. The task of feeding ...
Why GMOs are great and why they should be labeled
Earlier this week, I was dismissive of the GMO labeling movement in a way that didn’t do justice to its core concerns. I wrote: Like ...
Activist Vandana Shiva address GMO labeling rally in Hawaii (video)
Edited from the livestream of the event held at the Hawaii State Capitol on January 16, the video contains Dr ...
FDA ruling on GMO salmon worries Alaska fishermen
Making a living on fishing has always been a gamble, but this year Alaska’s fisherfolk have even more cause for ...
How will genetics feed the world?
At a time when the global population is growing and growing largely in the underdeveloped and developing countries, the need ...
DNA test finds horse meat in UK hamburgers
Popular ScienceDNA Test Finds Horse Meat In UK HamburgersPopular ScienceThe Irish version of the FDA, called the FSAI, has found ...
Genetically modified super salmon tries to swim through a hole in the regulatory net
Genetically modified super salmon tries to swim through a hole in the ...Monterey County Weekly“The Environmental Assessment does not adequately ...
‘I was wrong’: How one activist’s apology changes the GMO debate
'I Was Wrong:' How One Activist's Apology Changes the GMO DebateForbes... reaction to the speech by Mark Lynas serves as ...
Why would a biotech company keep a secret herd of goats?
The typical image of a modern biological research lab involves high-tech machinery and table-sized microscopes; at most, there might be ...
A rebuttal to Mark Lynas’ GMO reversal
If you want to get your name splattered all over the web, there’s nothing like recanting your once strongly held ...
Organic rye and the controversy over GMOs
The use of genetically modified organisms (G.M.O.'s, or GE's) is a hot and volatile topic in the world of sustainable ...
The flip-flopper of the GMO debate
Mark Lynas has recently made one of the most dramatic shifts in position the food world has ever seen. Once ...
In defense of Monsanto
I want to talk about something today, and I hope that it does not result in my office getting burned ...
EU asks citizens to join debate on GM food
The European Union on Tuesday took the debate about genetically modified crops to the public with a survey asking citizens ...
Hybrid, open-pollinated, genetically modified: when it comes to seeds, what does it all mean?
Seeds seem so simple. They’re small, sometimes so small that hundreds can fit into the palm of your hand. They’re ...
Pro-biotech speech by environmental activist generates international buzz
Environmental activist Mark Lynas generated substantial buzz this week by boldly explaining his conversion from staunch opponent of genetically modified ...
Groups criticize delay in release of GE salmon documents
Groups criticize delay in release of GE salmon documentsLexology (registration)... campaign asking its followers to submit comments. “We have until ...
Synthetic farm virus built in lab
A synthetic version of the Schmallenberg virus has been made in the laboratory by Scottish scientists. The research raises hopes ...
Key found in fight against farm pest diamondback moth
Scientists have uncovered the "evolutionary trick" of one of the world's worst agricultural pests, the diamondback moth. Diamondback moths wreak ...
