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A penny a plant?

By Laura Rance-Unger January 30, 2013

Back in the days when being a farm kid spelled work and a penny was still worth five Mojos at the local store, Grandpa had us all out there one hot, July afternoon hand roguing his seed oats for a penny a plant. If some agronomists are correct, it’s looking like farm kids of the

Crops

U.K. farm minister calls on European authorities to speed up approval of GM crops

By Oxford January 30, 2013

Owen Paterson says genetic modification isn’t a “frightening, new, spooky  technology” and brings many benefits, including reduced pesticide and fuel use

Reuters / Britain’s farming and environment minister, Owen Paterson is calling for an acceleration in the European Union’s approval process for genetically modified crops, which he said offered benefits including less pesticide use. “I think we need to work with like-minded partners to move the (GM) legislation along at a European level because it is

Cereals, Oilseeds, Opinion

Spotlight on economics: Genetically modified wheat status, outlook and implications

By William W. Wilson January 4, 2013

Wheat is one of the world’s largest-acreage food crops, but it has not been a recipient of the new genetically modified (GM) technologies that have benefited corn, soybeans, canola and cotton. Compared with these crops, wheat has been losing its competitiveness for a number of reasons. The areas planted to wheat in the U.S. have

Crops, News

Organic farmers reject call to self-insure against GM contamination

By Carey Gillam November 30, 2012

Organic growers and food safety advocates are condemning an advisory report to the Agriculture Department claiming its recommendations would be costly for farmers who want to protect their conventional crops from being contaminated by genetically modified varieties. The USDA is studying how biotech agriculture could best “coexist” with organic and conventional farming, but critics slammed

Crops, News

U.S. GMO labelling efforts change course after California defeat

By Carey Gillam, Lisa Baertlein November 29, 2012

Reuters / The failure Nov. 6 of a California ballot initiative that would have mandated labelling of genetically modified foods is not a death knell for those seeking nationwide labelling, U.S. labelling proponents said. President Barack Obama’s re-election could be a boost, as he is seen, in general terms, as being supportive of labelling. Still,

News, Oilseeds

New “Mother Earth” law bans GM crops and threatens Bolivia’s farm sector

By Helen Popper November 15, 2012

Bolivian soybean farmers are urging leftist President Evo Morales to reconsider a ban on genetically modified crops. The Andean nation is a small producer of soybeans compared to neighbours Brazil and Argentina, but output and exports of the oilseed have jumped in recent years due to improved crop yields and bigger plantings. Production should reach

Crops, News, Oilseeds

California’s GMO labelling proposal in tight race

By Carey Gillam, Lisa Baertlein November 10, 2012

Reuters / Heavy advertising spending by Monsanto Co. and others opposed to a California ballot proposal to require labels on grocery products containing genetically modified organisms is paying off, according to a new poll that shows the measure has slipped into a virtual tie. Forty-four per cent of California voters now support the measure, while

Cereals, Crops, News

Austria wants review of Europe’s policy on GM corn

October 26, 2012

vienna / reuters / Austria’s minister for agriculture and the environment is calling on the European Commission to review its approval process for genetically modified food after a controversial French study linked GM corn to higher health risks in rats. The study — repudiated by many scientists — found rats fed on Monsanto’s GM corn

News

France says no need to revisit Monsanto maize approval

By Reuters October 26, 2012

Astudy last month pointing to health risks from a type of genetically modified maize and a related pesticide did not provide grounds for questioning previous safety approvals, the French government said Oct. 22. The study by researchers at the University of Caen said rats fed on Monsanto’s NK603 GM maize (corn) or exposed to the

Crops, News

U.S. plans to cut GMO crop oversight

By Carey Gillam, Charles Abbott August 21, 2012

Efforts to write benefits for biotech seed companies into U.S. legislation, including the 2013 Farm Bill, are sparking a backlash from groups that say the multiple measures would severely limit U.S. oversight of genetically modified crops. From online petitions to face-to-face lobbying on Capitol Hill, an array of consumer and environmental organizations and individuals are

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A penny a plant?

U.K. farm minister calls on European authorities to speed up approval of GM crops

Spotlight on economics: Genetically modified wheat status, outlook and implications

Organic farmers reject call to self-insure against GM contamination

U.S. GMO labelling efforts change course after California defeat

New “Mother Earth” law bans GM crops and threatens Bolivia’s farm sector

California’s GMO labelling proposal in tight race

Austria wants review of Europe’s policy on GM corn

France says no need to revisit Monsanto maize approval

U.S. plans to cut GMO crop oversight

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