Farmers Weekly
Conventional dairy farms do less environmental damage than their organic counterparts
Organic farming has long been considered more environmentally friendly than intensive, conventional farming. But a study led by scientists at ...
Viewpoint: David Zaruk’s defense of science, glyphosate make him a ‘true farming hero’
Compared with some of history’s more notable rivalries – Wellington and Napoleon, Gladstone and Disraeli, Ali and Frazier – a ...
France to vote on mandatory label for meat and dairy products from animals fed GMOs
French politicians have backed a proposal for mandatory labelling of meat and dairy products from animals raised on genetically modified ...
UK scientists hopeful government will emulate USDA decision to not regulate gene-edited crops
US regulators have ruled crops altered using gene-editing techniques do not need to come under the same restrictions as genetically ...
How injecting genes into pea plants could introduce disease resistance and improve nutrition
Scientists are injecting genes into pea plants to speed up introducing better disease resistance and improving the nutrition of this ...
European farm groups defend neonicotinoids as environmental NGOs calls for total ban to protect bees
[Editor's note: On Feb. 28, the European Food Safety Authority issued a report concluding that neonicotinoid insecticides pose risks to ...
Spain expands GMO corn production by 20%, UK eyes gene editing
Four countries in the EU grew commercial genetically modified (GM) maize in 2016, with Spain adopting the largest area. According ...
Will advanced breeding technologies render GMO crops obsolete?
Genetically modified (GM) crop technology is not the answer to helping UK farmers produce more food, according to the head ...
UK’s Labour Party ‘pledges to ban’ neonicotinoid insecticides if it takes power
Neonicotinoid seed treatments will be banned if Labour forms the next government, according to a leaked draft of the party’s ...
UK farmers push back against ‘pseudo-science attack’ on herbicide glyphosate
Hundreds of farmers across Britain are coming together in a concerted effort to show politicians and the public why glyphosate ...
#GlyphosateIsVital: British farmers take to social media to defend herbicide’s environmental benefits
The Twitter campaign under the hashtag #glyphosateisvital has been backed by a number of British farmers, who have posted tweets ...
Europe risks becoming ‘museum of world agriculture’ because of aversion to genetic engineering
Europe is mired in a “shallow debate” around GM technology while the rest of the world benefits from advances in ...
‘Diversity Breeding’: Recovering desirable traits from crops’ wild relatives
A genetic toolbox held at the fingertips of plant breeding scientists is set to completely revolutionise the way crops are ...
British oilseed rape farmers face beetle infestation after government rejects neonics emergency request
In light of the rejection of their emergency use application last spring to use neonicotinoid seed dressings on autumn oilseed ...
U.K. approves field trials of disease, pest resistant GMO potato with low acrylamide
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Defra has given the green ...
UK farmers worry that deauthorization of glyphosate could impact cereal crop production
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Industry leaders are asking ...
Is future of UK farming eco-friendly GMO crops and lab grown meat?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. UK agriculture will have ...
Putin wants to establish Russia as world organic capitol
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In an address to ...
Pope says research and debate needed over GMO pros and cons
Pope Francis has called for a “scientific and social debate” on genetically modified foods that considers all the information available ...
First trial of GM crops rich in omega-3s harvested in UK
Britain’s first trial of GM crops enriched with nutrients to improve health has been successfully harvested. Following a groundbreaking field trial, ...
Spanish GM maize area increases by 20%
The area of land growing genetically modified maize in Spain has increased by almost 20% to record levels. Spanish ministry of ...
Could wheat be made more like maize?
The following is an excerpt. Wheat yields could potentially double as scientists seek to make the crop's efficiency of photosynthesis ...
Food crisis will prompt GM foods rethink, says US aide
The following is an edited excerpt. A food crisis may be necessary to make EU consumers understand the value of ...
Developing countries plant most GM crops
The following is an excerpt. Developing countries grew more hectares of GM crops last year than industrialised countries but the ...
Co-founder of Greenpeace: GM opponents need a fundamental conversion
It takes courage, humility and honesty to admit mistakes. And how many of us haven't jumped to wrong and impetuous ...
Sheep breeders at the “cutting edge” of genetics
Agriculture and animal husbandry have strong ties to the history of genetics -- Darwin, after all, relied heavily on evidence ...
GM food poses no risk, says EU chief scientist
Anne Glover said there was no evidence GMs had any impact on human, environmental or animal health and said science ...
Ministers meet farming leaders to discuss GMs
The future of GM crops in Britain will be a key subject for discussion during a meeting between government ministers ...
