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.
Brazil and GMO trees
"Much of the research on GE trees in Brazil is focused on eucalyptus trees, which are being engineered for faster ...
GM-feed may harm animals’ reproduction
Russian scientists have proven the existence of very serious health risks for animals given genetically modified (GM) feed. This statement ...
Trouble on the horizon for GM crops?
Pests are adapting to genetically modified crops in unexpected ways, researchers have discovered. The findings underscore the importance of closely ...
Biofuel crops can bring invasive weed risk
One of the most popular biofuels crops is giant miscanthus (Miscanthus × giganteus). This fast-growing hybrid is unable to produce ...
GM crops not such a scourge after all
No matter where one stands on the Genetically-Modified (GM) food divide, a new study appearing in the journal Nature provides ...
GM crops, organic food, & delicious irony
One of the hallmarks of the organic food movement is a wholesale rejection of much of the agricultural technology – ...
Is adoption of Bt cotton an indicator of its success?
Very often, it is argued by biotech proponents and others that the very adoption of Bt cotton in India is ...
GM crops, organic food, & delicious irony
One of the hallmarks of the organic food movement is a wholesale rejection of much of the agricultural technology – ...
GM crops, organic food, & delicious irony
One of the hallmarks of the organic food movement is a wholesale rejection of much of the agricultural technology – ...
GM crops, organic food, & delicious irony
One of the hallmarks of the organic food movement is a wholesale rejection of much of the agricultural technology – ...
Agent Orange corn’ thrills farmers, worries critics
There is a controversy in the food industry over so-called “Agent Orange corn.” The genetically modified vegetable is protected from ...
Danish deal on GM crops fails
A Danish plan to break the deadlock in Europe over genetically modified crop cultivation has failed ...
Castor bean moving forward on new biodiesel crop opportunity
Center for Jatropha Promotion & Biodiesel (CJP) has been promoting the farming of castor bean, a seed producing plant that ...
India: ‘GM’ label on packaged food soon
Soon Indian consumers will have the opportunity to know whether the packaged food that they are buying contains genetically modified ...
Scientists develop genetically modified cows that produce low-lactose milk
Scientists have unveiled a genetically modified cow whose milk they claim is healthier, triggering fresh alarm over the growth of ...
GM has not delivered , says US AgResource head
GM has not delivered the yield benefits that were expected while higher seed costs eat into returns. "GM is a ...
Genetically modified crops encourage beneficial bugs
Environmentalists might one day run barefooted through insect-rich fields of genetically modified crops. At least, they might if the conclusions ...
Obligatory animal tests for GM food and feed totally unnecessary, says Eurogroup for Animals
At today’s meeting of the Standing Committee on Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH), Eurogroup for Animals calls on the ...
India: States say no to trials, GM research in the doldrums
India's Genetically Modified (GM) crop growth story has been stalled with just four states allowing field trials. An eminent scientist ...
GM crops ‘aid plant neighbours’
GM crops that make their own insecticide also deliver benefits for their conventional plant neighbours, a study in China has ...
Monsanto may lose GM soya royalties throughout Brazil
The biotechnology giant Monsanto is one step closer to losing billions of dollars in revenues from its genetically-modified (GM) Roundup ...
USDA completes benchmark corn genetics analysis
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their colleagues have published the most comprehensive analysis to date of the corn ...
Africa: New film sows Seeds of Freedom , anti-GM twist
A new film from the African Biodiversity Network (ABN) and the Gaia Foundation, narrated by actor Jeremy Irons, is set ...
GM industry all wet about drought tolerant crops
How we deal with losses from drought-the single largest cause of crop loss-and the growing and unsustainable demand for clean ...
Elephant grass used for energy
An Ontario company wants to help turn elephant grass into electrons at a biomass plant proposed for Hantsport. Pro Farm ...
Controversy flares over Agent Orange
The food industry is embroiled in a controversy over what critics call "Agent Orange corn." The genetically-modified vegetable is protected ...
A ban on the use of crops with transgenic traits is unscientific, says GM supporter
Science and technology hold the key to developing low-input, high-output agriculture. The challenge is to use new technologies creatively and ...
