Joan Conrow
GMO eggplant is documented win for resource-poor farmers
Insect-resistant brinjal, or eggplant, is arguably the most impactful project to bring agricultural biotechnology to resource-poor farmers. Studies show that ...
Genome editing poised to secure global food supply, study finds
Genome editing is set to revolutionize plant breeding and could help secure the global food supply, according to a new ...
Ease global regulatory burden to support ‘new revolution’ in crop breeding, researchers urge
It’s imperative to ease the regulatory burden on new crop breeding technologies that could feed a warmer, hungrier world, a ...
GM plant grows insect sex pheromones as alternative to crop pesticides
Scientists have discovered how to genetically modify the camelina plant to produce pheromone precursors that can control agricultural insect pests ...
Consumers remain wary of GM foods, potentially slowing global adoption of biotech crops
Despite nearly three decades in the marketplace and near-universal scientific consensus on their safety, a new international survey finds that ...
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 ...
GMO farming grows to record 457 million acres in 26 countries worldwide
The cultivation of genetically engineered (GMO) crops hit record levels in 2016, with 18 million farmers planting 185.1 million hectares ...
Organic movement schism? Fight over hydroponics puts $50 billion industry in limbo
The USDA's ruling that crops grown using hydroponics and aquaculture can be labeled organic set off a heated debate over ...
Opinion: Anti-GMO documentaries on Hawaii farming warp reality
A movement in Hawaii promotes the romanticized view that the world can be fed locally and without farm pesticides and ...
Opinion: GMO opponents in ‘frenzied heat’ trying to discredit Food Evolution movie
Michael Pollan, Marion Nestle and other anti-GMO activists have complained that the documentary Food Evolution is nothing more than a ...
Opinion: Activists—not biotech companies—responsible for public backlash against GMOs
Biotech companies like Monsanto are often blamed for not doing enough to combat consumer skepticism of GM foods. But anti-GMO ...