Steve Savage
Environmental Working Group’s ‘dirty’ marketing serves ‘big organic’ donors, not consumers
Environmental Working Group's list of 'chemically soaked' fruits and vegetables is unscientific and promotes the false idea that conventional foods ...
Buying organic food to avoid pesticides? You may want to reconsider
Do you seek out organic fruits and vegetables to avoid those on the Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen list, fearful ...
Is Organic Farming Better for the Environment?
Many consumers believe buying organic is “voting with their dollars” for environmentally sustainable farming. Is that science or myth? There ...
Pesticides just one tool in the modern farmer’s pest management toolbox
Modern farming involves much more than just spraying pesticides to keep pests at bay. Farmers must employ a broad array ...
Breeding slower growing chickens: Is that a good idea?
Chickens are the most efficient of our meat animals in terms of how much grain it takes to produce each ...
Scientist’s video cook-off: Conventional hash browns vs. Simplot’s Innate non-browning potatoes
Plant pathologist Dr. Steve Savage, does a cooking demonstration using conventional potatoes and GMO non-browning potatoes to make hash browns. The GMO ...
More than half of pesticides used by California farmers are active ingredients approved for organic
Critics of modern agriculture claim organics use few pesticides while conventional framers uses highly toxic ones. Data from our largest ...
Non-browning GMO Fuji Apple sets positive precedent for small biotech firms
. . . . A third Arctic Apple cultivar (Fuji) is currently going through the USDA deregulation . . . Apparently the public ...
Plant pathologist Steve Savage discusses issues with, myths about organic food
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In this episode of ...
Biotech opponents claim Monsanto ‘controls’ the world food supply? What are the facts?
Is there truth to a common anti-GMO narrative that large multi-national companies seek to “control the food supply” through patents ...
Non-GMO label lies to consumers, says plant scientist
Today's genetic modification techniques are far less intense and precise than older ones, yet many foods are now misleadingly labeled ...
Scientist finds ‘genetically modified beauty’ everywhere at plant nursery
Your local commercial nursery has plants with an amazing array of colors and shapes--and most of these flowers and plants ...
USDA annual report: Pesticide residues on food well below amounts dangerous to humans
An annual USDA report of over 10,000 crops finds overwhelmingly that pesticide residues on food are well below levels that ...
Unintended consequences of Vermont’s GMO labelling law
Several major food companies have decided to label products that contain GMO nationwide to comply with Vermont's labeling law. Will ...
Genetic tests help companies fight fabric fraud
Cotton undergoes a convoluted route from farm to store, which makes sourcing the cotton difficult. But one company is making ...
Organic produce has pesticide residues too
Current levels of pesticides in conventional and organic foods pose no harm to humans, but it should be noted that ...
Talking Biotech: “Pesticides”—New frontier of agricultural biotechnology opposition
Chemical control expert Steve Savage on the targeting of chemicals by anti-GMO activists ...
Academic scientists’ participation in GMO debate neither new nor ‘inappropriate’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Academic scientists have played ...
Point-counterpoint: Organic vs. conventional farming—which is best?
Some think organic one day could replace conventional agriculture. But do the technological limits that define organic farming—no synthetic fertilizers, ...
USDA’s non GMO labeling proposal doesn’t satisfy genuine ‘right to know’
While the Agricultural Department edges towards embracing a new food label, it's missing the opportunity to provide a meaningful 21st ...
Non-GMO labels promote superstition; Scan code labels would provide context
A couple of weeks ago I was deeply disappointed to read that the USDA might get involved in an aspect ...
History of farming suggests science is not the enemy of natural and nutritious food
Many consumers have the impression that, until recently, food and food production was something little changed. This mistaken view is ...
Beyond ‘romance’ of organics: 6 ignored sustainable practices organic proponents should embrace
Organic farming is often promoted by followers as 'close to Nature'--the sustainable way to grow food. Although some organic techniques ...
Only Organic, Stonyfield’s Gary Hirshberg promote “hate speech” against American farming?
A consortium of organic companies under the banner of Only Organic and led by the founder of Stonyfield Farm hired ...
Parallel universe of scientists who doggedly oppose GMOs
A critical part of the scientific process is the conversation phase after the experimentation is done. Scientists share their findings with ...
Response to Union of Concerned Scientists: Fears about Arctic apple are misleading
As a consumer and as an agricultural scientist, I’m looking forward to the introduction of the Arctic® apple, which is nearing ...
Interview: USDA investigation into unapproved GE wheat found in Montana fields
America's Food and Farm radio's Ray Bowman interviews Montana State University spokesman Tracy Ellig and crop consultant Steve Savage about the ...
Genome Prairie examines challenges of communicating science of agriculture
Agriculture relies upon science and technology to meet demand in an efficient and sustainable manner, but these technological advances are ...
