Real Agriculture
Viewpoint: Outcomes over ideology — Why biotechnology innovations like pesticides and GM crops are essential tools in advancing regenerative agriculture
We hear a lot about regenerative agriculture these days, but everyone has their own definition of what this term means ...
Viewpoint: Hard truths about regenerative agriculture — When marketing hype is embraced as policy
Words like artisan, craft, sustainable, and now regenerative are used to promise something better to the consumer, but at the ...
Has coronavirus killed consumer interest in food fads and junk science?
A recent survey by Proof Strategies found that Canadians’ trust in doctors and scientists has increased by over 10 per ...
Non-GMO Project label doesn’t mean product is non-GMO, Canadian Food Inspection Agency says
After forcing some companies to change their labels over complaints of the Non-GMO Project Verified seal, the Canadian Food Inspection ...
Largest threat to honey bees in Canada? Bears
Contrary to what some headlines and marketing campaigns would lead us to believe, honey bee numbers in Canada are at ...
Farmers criticize use of non-GMO labels
I’ve committed myself to the same job that tens of thousands of other farmers have committed to as well. It ...
EU approves imports of three new GMO soybean varieties for animal feeds
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The European Union has ...
Food and farming trade disruption looms as EU again postpones glyphosate renewal
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. After failing twice to ...
In Canada, many ‘non-GMO’ labels violate country’s labeling standards
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The challenge is we ...
Reporters bungle coverage of ‘glyphosate probably causes cancer” determination
Headlines around the globe have proclaimed “the world’s most-used pesticides are probably causing cancer.” A UN agency has classified some common ...
Ontario farmers claim they are ‘bullied’ by proposed neonics ban
In November, the Ontario premier’s office and the ministry of the environment and climate change revealed its plan to restrict the ...
Video: World Food Prize kicks off–Norman Borlaug’s legacy and challenges of global hunger
The World Food Prize annual gathering is being held this week in Iowa. Julie Borlaug, the granddaughter of Norman Borlaug, father ...
‘Shill’-calling tactic to smear credibility in GMO debate needs to stop
Talking about food and farm practices, there is never a shortage of ideas and opinions. Some of it is great debate, ...
Audio: What if agriculture didn’t have biotechnology?
Another day, another petition pushing for a ban of biotechnology in a region. The latest that crossed my desk is ...
Why the love for new technology in gadgets but not new technology in farming?
Thinking about the March Against Monsanto, what do people do to vent their frustrations at corporations like this one? They ...
Video: Mark Lynas says, “GMOs are green”
Mark Lynas, a UK-based environmentalist and former anti-biotech activist, spoke to Real Agriculture editor Lyndsey Smith before giving the keynote address at ...
What happened when an organic farmer visited the ‘evil empire’ Monsanto?
After organic farmer Rob Wallbridge wrote a blog post earlier this year about the acrimonious tenor of the national debate ...
When the clergy says stupid things about GMOs, credulous congregants lose
Winnipeg-Canada based Lyndsey Smith, a writer for the Real Agriculture blog, discusses why religion and science often don't mix well--and ...
10 reasoned responses to “10 reasons we don’t need GMOs”
You may have run across this article “10 Reasons We Don’t Need GM Foods” on the FoodConsumer website. It’s been ...