Amanda Zaluckyj
Why grow GMOs? A farmer explains 4 environmental benefits of crop biotechnology
Unfortunately, biotechnology has taken quite a beating in public perception. We’ve seen activists’ smear campaigns disseminating misinformation. The most ridiculous ...
Viewpoint: EU approves new herbicide resistant GMO soy for human and feed consumption, but won’t allow its farmers to grow it
[EU regulators recently] approved Bayer’s new XtendFlex soybeans for food and animal-feed use. Bayer’s latest GMO is resistant to three ...
Viewpoint: H&M clothing should drop its commitment to organic fabric, embrace GMO cotton
Dear H&M: I saw your recent commercial regarding sustainability. It shares your commitment to change your production now to help ...
Viewpoint: California jury’s decision that Monsanto failed to disclose glyphosate could cause cancer undermines EPA’s oversight of pesticide regulations since evidence suggests it is safe, agency claims
It’s no secret that Monsanto and glyphosate have taken a beating in court over the last couple years. After IARC ...
Viewpoint: GMO crops could reduce, even eliminate, dangerous allergens in common foods
My brother was in his mid-20s when he developed a food allergy....[H]e discovered that his unpleasant side effects occurred whenever ...
Viewpoint: While Kind Bar debunks ‘healthy’ organic sugar claim, it promotes equally deceptive non-GMO labels
Dear Kind Bar: [On March 6] you delighted people in the agriculture and science communities. Clif Bar tried to shame ...
Dear Anheuser-Busch, stop scaring people about alleged dangers of corn products to sell Bud Light
Anheuser-Busch caused quite a farm controversy with its Bud Light Super Bowl commercials. Remember, Bud Light bragged in those commercials ...
Viewpoint: ‘GMO,’ ‘non-GMO,’ ‘Organic’—let’s put an end to meaningless food labels
Food labeling has reached a feverpitch. But it hasn’t made shopping for healthy food any easier. A recent survey by the International ...
Viewpoint: Michelob’s ‘Pure Gold’ organic beer won’t preserve your health or the environment
Beer companies often use sex to sell their beers, but Michelob Ultra is reinventing the beer commercial by advertising something ...
Viewpoint: Anti-glyphosate activists are ‘rich, organized, and powerful’—don’t underestimate them
The campaign against glyphosate started a few years ago. The fairly benign herbicide was so closely tied to Roundup Ready ...
Plaintiffs may struggle to prove Roundup causes cancer in upcoming glyphosate trials
Bayer’s Monsanto is facing thousands of lawsuits from plaintiffs claiming exposure to glyphosate gave them cancer. Last August, a jury ...
A farmer’s ‘naughty list’: Activists, celebrities and lawyers who spread the most misinformation in 2018
That’s right: it’s almost time for the jolly old fat man to visit homes around the world to deliver presents ...
Farmers, here’s what the public wants to know about food
Tyson Foods is the biggest U.S. food company .... [E]arlier this year it formed the Trendtellers Council and packed it ...
Edible GMO cotton could supply protein to 600 million people daily
It turns out cotton seed is a great source of protein, except it’s currently toxic for humans. Cotton naturally produces gossypol, ...
Despite FDA safety data, media promote glyphosate scare stories to drive readership, farmer says
FDA Testing Finds No Glyphosate Residues in Over Half of Commodities Tested. And what they did find was well within ...
Farmer to FDA: Get rid of misleading ‘non-GMO’ and other fad food labels
If you’ve made a grocery run at any point in the last few months, you may have noticed the proliferation ...
Viewpoint: Demand for non-GMO food suggests consumers want ‘easy’ answers to nutrition and health
Have you been grocery shopping lately? If so, it probably won’t come as much of a surprise that so-called “free-from” ...
Will glyphosate-cancer lawsuits block development of safer pesticides?
Dewayne Johnson sued Monsanto because he claimed the Round-Up he sprayed as part of his job as a schoolyard groundskeeper ...
Viewpoint: Anti-GMO activists copy negative rhetoric of politicians to win public support
There is a reason that political campaigns run negative advertising–it works. This close to a national election you’ve probably seen plenty ...
Health benefits of hot dog water? Profitable prank illustrates problem with food labels
Festival-goers in Canada recently got the opportunity to buy an innovative new health product: hot dog water. Boasting health benefits ...
Viewpoint: Powerful new food industry group promises to promote science-based policies—but will it?
Four of the largest food companies have combined forces to form a new advocacy association. Danone North America; Mars, Incorporated; ...
Viewpoint: USDA’s GMO labeling proposal is ‘the right way to do it’
After two years of waiting, the USDA has finally published its proposed regulations to implement labeling of genetically modified crops ...
6 ways GMO crops help farmers and consumers
Genetically modified crops provide a lot of benefits for farmers, including less pesticide applications and increased yields. These benefits are ...
Viewpoint: California judge blocks spraying of citrus-killing Asian psyllid, courting disaster
“Judge Orders California Agriculture Officials to Cease Pesticide Use" ... The judge’s decision is so scary because he just indefinitely ...
Viewpoint: Use Amazon Smile to support real charities—not Non-GMO Project’s fearmongering
Many people will turn to the Internet this year for holiday shopping, with Amazon being a popular choice. Savvy shoppers ...
Viewpoint: Conventional farmers take better care of soil health than media portrays
[Editor’s Note: Amanda Zaluckyj is a practicing attorney and farmer's daughter who shares her family's story at The Farmer's Daughter ...
Opinion: Celebrities, environmental activist groups should stop shaming parents into avoiding GMOs
The Environmental Media Association has teamed up with the organic dairy farm Clover Sonoma to celebrate Dairy Month in an ...
5 ‘game changer’ technologies improving modern agriculture
1. GPS technology GPS may be the biggest game changer in agriculture. While things like autosteer have made driving the ...