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Video: Burger King’s lemon-grass fed eco-Whopper not backed by evidence, animal scientist says
On [July 14], Burger King launched promotions for its new “eco-friendly” Whopper, burgers made from cattle that have been fed ...
EPA likely to re-approve controversial dicamba weedkillers in 2020, despite widespread crop damage
Herbicide applicators have the weight of dicamba’s future weighing heavily on their shoulders this year. EPA’s conditional registration lasts through ...
Viewpoint: FDA creating mess in its mishandling of animal gene editing regulations: Leave oversight to the USDA
Gene editing, under FDA regulation, faces an impractical, lengthy and expensive approval process, said National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) president, ...
Weedkiller breakthrough? Bayer developing new herbicide to help farmers tackle glyphosate-resistant weeds
With stakes in the fight against tough-to-control and resistant weeds at an all-time high, Bayer is adding a new tool ...
Will Alaska grow its own food as summer temperatures surpass 90 degrees?
Alaska has been on a multi-year weather paroxysm as the Arctic heats twice as fast as the rest of our ...
Australian farmer: Anti-glyphosate activists resemble ‘climate deniers’ in their assault on mainstream science
The global war on glyphosate has arrived in Australia. Our media has been closely following media coverage of the recent ...
Viewpoint: Developing world farmers see GMO crop adoption as path to prosperity
Farmers on the frontiers of prosperity are choosing GM seeds. They’re embracing this technology so much that 54 percent of ...
Food companies can boost public trust in GMOs by engaging consumers, marketing researcher says
Sixty-two percent of U.S. consumers say the fewer ingredients a food product contains the healthier it must be to eat ...
Viewpoint: Experts need to engage, educate the public on benefits of animal gene editing
Gene editing shows considerable potential for improving animal health and welfare and food safety while reducing dependence on antimicrobials and ...
Viewpoint: Vodka is a known carcinogen. Who cares if Smirnoff makes it GMO-free?
Is there any marketing scheme more dishonest than the promotion of an alcoholic beverage as non-GMO? Smirnoff, which claims to ...
Dicamba controversy: EPA’s decision on herbicide’s future expected by end of September
Throughout this year, EPA has been monitoring reports during the application season and it’s expected the agency will announce its ...
What we still need to know about ‘alternative’ meats
“Alternative Proteins” are a hot topic right now; the media, business and farmers are looking at the future of these ...
Funny or Die website: ‘All-Natural, Non-GMO 100% Gluten-Free Internet Video!’
If you've walked through the grocery store you've probably seen the marketing spin of food labels. “Non-GMO,” “gluten free,” “natural,” ...
High cost of biotech seeds drives one farmer to switch some acreage to non-GMO
In 2014, [farmer Nathan] Reed fought for financial breath even after skinning inputs one by one...With an eye on cost ...
Deciding between GMO and non-GMO seeds? Two farmers weigh pros and cons of each
[in 2015] Minnesota farmer Pat Duncanson switched 95% of his corn acres to non-GMO crops. His motivation was to save ...
Video: Herbicide-resistant rice variety could help address ‘superweed’ problem affecting non-GMO crops
As weeds become more resistant to herbicides, plant breeders are faced with the challenge of developing new varieties that are ...
Sorghum resistant to herbicide, drought, pests in advanced development
For the past several years sorghum research has lagged behind that of corn and soybeans, but that could soon change ...
Freeloading farmers? Alleged cases of organic crop insurance abuses in Texas
“Pure and simple, they’ll harvest this field with a disc,” Carroll says. “No yield means big bucks. Rest assured, failure ...
Would greenhouse gas emissions increase dramaticaly if GMOs banned?
What would the impact be of a global ban on GMO foods? That’s exactly the question Wally Tyner, a professor ...
Lower commodity prices could bring resurgence of non-Bt corn… and pests
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Outside expanding fields of ...
Farmers switch to organic corn makes economic sense even though yield lags
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Hippies and anti-GMO zealots ...
Farm association urges farmers to respond to Clif Bar’s ‘insulting’ anti-GMO video
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. It saddens me to ...
Is the GMO conversation in Europe one sided?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Here in Europe, we ...
When will the GMO debate end?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In the January 2010 ...
Upcoming EU vote to opt out of GMO soy imports could hurt farmers
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A controversial proposal scheduled ...
Oregon county GMO ban could shut down scientific research
The GMO debate takes us to Oregon where one county is set to vote on banning GMOs. But it could ...
Broadening coalition supports federal pre-emption of piecemeal state GMO labeling laws
A broadening coalition of 29 U.S. organizations is urging Congress to develop federal standards to guide the labeling of food ...
Scientists use gene editing to dehorn dairy cattle
In groundbreaking research, University of Minnesota scientists have used a modified gene editing system to produce horn-free dairy cattle genetics ...
