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20-year GMO report card: Biotech shrinks ag’s ecological impact, increased farm income $167 billion

Andrew Porterfield | 
Genetic modification has had a dramatic impact on crop production, agricultural sustainability and the economics of farming, in the 26 ...
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Colon cancer rates spiking among millennials, but no one knows why

Ben Locwin | 
It might be tempting for activists to blame GMOs for the rise in colon cancer rates among younger people, but ...
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Organic activists claim organic Ruby Red grapefruits and durum wheat are GMOs in disguise

Andrew Porterfield | 
Last century, a genetic innovation gave a huge boost to agricultural productivity. And, no, it wasn't recombinant DNA. And yes, ...
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How agriculture can lead the way to a lower carbon economy

Robert Parkhurst | 
Cropland, grassland soils and forests can sequester hundreds of millions of tons of CO2 annually. Environmental Defense Fund researchers are ...
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GMO myth busting: Behold the dandelion, the weed with farm busting superpowers

Andrew Porterfield | 
What does it mean to say that weeds are developing a "resistance" to glyphosate or another pesticide? Is this related ...
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Why activists, but few farmers, complain they can’t save patented seeds

Andrew Porterfield | 
Farmers don't save seeds because buying patented hybrids makes sense. It's not because of evil Big Ag ...
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Amish use GMOs, pesticides yet cancer rates remain very low

Andrew Porterfield | 
Amish farmers may not get cancer as much, but it's not because they don't use pesticides or GMOs. In fact, ...
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How does popular organic pesticide copper sulfate compare to synthetic ones like glyphosate?

Andrew Porterfield | 
Organic farming is not chemical free; one popular organic fungicide is copper sulfate. How does it work and how does ...
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Is Europe’s opposition to importing GMOs violating trade agreements?

Andrew Porterfield | 
The World Trade Organization ruled that the EU violated treaties when it banned GM imports. What's happened since? ...
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A co-existence peace plan for GMOs and organics

Andrew Porterfield | 
Could organic and GM farming step past the rhetoric and vitriol, and co-exist? The science says yes ...
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Next-generation genetic engineering must address public fears

Andrew Porterfield | 
Next generation innovations for genetic modification of food and medicine face an uncertain future. Avoiding the public acceptance failures that ...
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Anti-GMO myth busted—We’re not losing plant genetic diversity after all

Andrew Porterfield | 
Anti-GMO activists and even some science publications claim GMOs are accelerating the trend toward a drastic loss in biodiversity. They ...
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Farmers abandoning organic farming despite lure of higher price premiums

Andrew Porterfield | 
Organic food sales are booming and some studies claim it's more profitable for farmers because of cprice premiums. But costs ...
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Anti-GMO stance by Greenpeace, other environmental activists, worsen climate change

Andrew Porterfield | 
The evidence suggests that GM crops can and do contribute to reducing global climate change. But high profile environmental groups, ...
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