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Microbial biofertilizer could boost sustainable farming as food demand booms
Agriculture is facing tough challenges in the years ahead, including a rising world population and arable land and water becoming ...
Crop biotech industry fears ‘mistrust of science’ stifling farming innovation in Europe
For several weeks last fall I spent much of my time traveling across Europe, visiting with many of the representatives ...
Viewpoint: Activists hurt farmers by fueling public’s disconnect with modern agriculture
Farmers are increasingly frustrated and dispirited by the demands and unrealistic expectations of food advocacy groups and activists such as ...
Podcast: Plant geneticist Kevin Folta explains how to combat consumer fear of GMOs
Dr. Kevin Folta discusses science communication (the communication of science-related topics to non-experts). Part of his work is helping people ...
Viewpoint: Conventional, organic farming advocates should stop fighting and focus on feeding world’s growing population
For years, discussions about the future of the agricultural industry have converged on the arbitrary yet consequential date of 2050, ...
Viewpoint: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal wants to make agriculture more sustainable—but farmers are beating her to it
The Green New Deal puts forth a lot of idealistic proposals without much specificity, strategic planning, or research ...
Viewpoint: Agroecology is a ‘dead end’ for African farmers trying to achieve food security
For the past 50 years, Daisy Namusoke has grown crops on her small plot of land in the Buikwe District ...
Organic producers battle over food labeling standards as industry nears $50 billion in sales
As organic food shifts from utopian movement to lucrative industry, a war is being waged for its soul. Record organic ...
Viewpoint: Many organic farmers aren’t anti-GMO, and they’re tired of ‘meaningless’ food labels
[In February], I attended the MOSES Organic Farming Conference, the largest such gathering in the U.S., with thousands of people in ...
Video: Think ‘Non-GMO Project Verified’ foods are GMO free? Think again
Did you ever wonder why products with the Non-GMO Project label don’t say “contains zero GMOs” or “GMO-free”? It’s because ...
Egypt poised to again lead Africa in agricultural biotechnology innovation
When will Egypt again lead Africa in agricultural biotech innovation? That question kept running through my mind when I visited ...
Is the anti-GMO movement following PETA’s animal rights activist playbook?
From drenching fields in chemicals to factory farming, there is so much misinformation out there about what happens on today’s ...
Nonprofit farmer coalition launches chocolate brand Ethos hyping GMO ingredients to ‘demystify’ biotechnology
What claims to be the first pro-GMO chocolate....was launched in February by A Fresh Look, a nonprofit coalition of some ...
This farmer says more food producers should stand up for agriculture—here’s 5 reasons why
....An advocate for agriculture, sometimes referred to as an AGvocate, can be anyone who works to tell the inclusive story ...
Viewpoint: New book “A Matter of Taste” cuts through fog of ‘misinformation’ around GMOs and modern farming
The foodie ecosystem is dominated by polarizing movies....Typically containing stale feelings and claims of folks like Michael Pollan and Vandana Shiva (who was ...
Scientists breeding new disease-resistant soybeans to crack down on parasitic nematode
Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) [a common soybean pest] has overcome the main source of genetic resistance – PI 88788 – ...
Organic farming in US doubles as organic food sales reach $7.6 billion annually
There were more than 14,000 certified organic farms in the United States in 2016, according to the latest available data ...
Winter cover crops meant to protect soil may contribute to climate change
Farmers grow crops or leave dying vegetation in their fields over the winter. A new study from the National Center ...
Can we meet a growing need for food without destroying our environment?
'Sustainable intensification' takes the best ideas from conventional and organic farming ...
Organic vs conventional farming: Which is worse for Earth’s climate?
Organically farmed food has a bigger climate impact than conventionally farmed food, due to the greater areas of land required ...
Fighting weeds: Can we reduce, or even eliminate, herbicides by utilizing robotics and AI?
A quick look at some of the technical strategies being pursued in farming robotics and AI ...
We need to produce 56 percent more calories by 2050—can we do it sustainably?
If the world hopes to make meaningful progress on climate change, it won’t be enough for cars and factories to ...
Podcast: Countering the ‘culture of alarmism’ surrounding modern farming
The culture of alarmism is an unending and relentless drumbeat that everything sold in the grocery store, every piece of ...
Is organic produce hazardous to your health?
We’ve all heard the reports. Toxic organic pesticides cause problems for the environment. Organic pesticides are linked to Parkinson’s Disease, ...
Teen farmer challenges myths about GMOs, ‘factory farming’
Growing up on a production agriculture farm .... I help to produce the food that we enjoy on a daily ...
Teenagers view scientific innovation as key to sustainable farming, UK survey shows
Four out of ten teenagers feel that their generation should be much more interested in where their food comes from, ...
We could visit Mars within a decade—and grow food when we get there
A visit to Mars is almost guaranteed within the next decade or so .... And long-term occupation may not be ...
