World Grain
Viewpoint: Wheat has become a target of glyphosate critics. Should the herbicide be banned?
We have reached a point where the mere mention of glyphosate reflexively triggers public reactions of fear, regardless of whether ...
China leads Asia in its slow embrace of genetically modified crops
Asian countries are shifting their position on GMOs, though the pace and motives differ by country, said Nandini Roy Choudhury, ...
Farmers in Brazil and Argentina ramp up growing of genetically-modified drought tolerant wheat that can grow in subtropical regions
A new wheat variety, resistant to drought, is set to play a vital role in smoothing out South American production ...
GMO wheat poised to address climate challenges — but US regulatory foot-dragging blocks innovation
Challenges in agricultural production over the past decade and a renewed regulatory push could be setting the stage for the ...
Climate panel predicts massive dislocations in agriculture and billions of dollars wasted unless drastic mitigation measures taken
According to a landmark report issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IIPC), approximately nine years remain to limit ...
USDA funds research on public engagement with gene editing in agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded approximately $2 million to pursue research on stakeholder and public engagement on new ...
U.S. farmers have ‘nearly universally adopted’ GMO seeds
U.S. farmers “have nearly universally adopted genetically engineered seeds” despite their higher costs, the Economic Research Service of the U.S ...
GMO canola, cotton increased profit, reduced pesticide use by Australian farmers
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Australian farmers produced an ...
EU Parliament committee rejects limitations on GMO food or feed imports
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A draft law that ...
UK agriculture secretary Owen Patterson aggressively advocating GM crops in Europe
Europe is making another attempt to break its longstanding logjam over the production and marketing of GM crops. But huge ...