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Opposition To GM Wheat Remains Strong

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 18, 2010

Acoalition of farmer and consumer groups opposed to the introduction of genetically modified wheat says their campaign now has support from 233 consumer and farmer groups in 26 countries. The 233 groups signed the rejection statement first launched by 15 Australian, Canadian and U. S. farmer and consumer groups in June 2009, according to a

News

Italy Court Allows A Farmer To Grow GMO Maize

February 11, 2010

Italy’s highest Appeals Court has ordered the Agriculture Ministry to allow a farm to grow genetically modified maize – overruling a de facto ban on GMO cultivation and causing an uproar in the country fiercely opposed to GMO crops. In 2007, the ministry denied authorization to grow a GMO variety of maize already allowed in

News

EU Weighs Proposals To Break GMO Deadlock

February 11, 2010

Plans to let national governments decide whether to allow genetically modified (GMO) crop cultivation on their land could unblock a paralysis in EU GMO approvals, but risk igniting internal-market disputes. Proposals from the Dutch and Austrian governments, under consideration by the executive European Commission, have won the backing of several countries and interested parties, and

Opinion

The Colour Of Farm Politics

By Kevin Hursh January 28, 2010

A lot of Europeans travel but don’t seem to worry about consuming GM crops while on holiday in another country. Green is the new Red. In other words, a big part of the Green movement is fuelled by people with a philosophy that used to be called Red – a philosophy that’s anti-business and anti-development.

Forages, Livestock

USDA Seeks Comment On Genetically Modified Alfalfa

By Christopher Doering December 24, 2009

Alfalfa is not the only crop that has come under fire. The U. S. Agriculture Department on Dec. 14 said it determined there would be no significant environmental harm to deregulating genetically modified alfalfa, but said it will open its preliminary finding to public comment before issuing a final decision. USDA first deregulated two types

Livestock

Scientists Target Fusarium Mycotoxins

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 17, 2009

University of Guelph scientists have found a potential tool to reduce the effects of deoxynivalenol (DON), a common mycotoxin produced by the cereal crop fungus fusarium head blight. Chris Hall, a professor in Guelph’s School of Environmental Sciences worked with recent PhD graduate Patrick Doyle, lead author of a paper published recently in the Journal

Livestock, Oilseeds

Brazil Clears Planting Of Bayer GMO Soy

December 10, 2009

Brazil’s biotechnology agency CTNBio said Nov. 19 it approved the commercial planting of a genetically modified soybean variety produced by Bayer that’s resistant to glyphosate. Monsanto’s Roundup Ready soy, which is also resistant to glyphosate, is the only other GMO soy approved for commercial use in Brazil, which legalized the commercial use of transgenic crops,

News, Oilseeds

Japan Finds GMOs In Canadian Flax

November 26, 2009

“If the GMO material exceeds one per cent, it cannot be used for animal feed.” – JAPANESE FARM MINISTRY OFFICIAL Japan has found genetically modified flaxseed, which has not been approved by Japan, in imports from Canada, Health Ministry officials said Nov. 16. In Japan, the bulk of flaxseed is used to produce oil for

Livestock, Oilseeds

EU Buys U. S. Soybeans

November 19, 2009

European Union oilseed crushers are resuming purchases of U. S. soybeans after the EU approved imports of maize with genetically modified organisms (GMOs), Hamburgbased oilseeds analysts Oil World said Nov. 10. This summer, over 200,000 tonnes of soybean and soymeal were refused entry to EU ports as they contained small amounts of GMO corn (maize)

News, Oilseeds

Monsanto Anti-Competitive, U. S. Antitrust Group Warns

By Allan Dawson November 12, 2009

“Competition in the seed industry is robust.” – MONSANTO The American Antitrust Institute (AAI) has set its sights on Monsanto, the world’s largest agricultural biotechnology company, in its latest attack on anti-competitive behaviour. A few large companies dominate the development of new traits used in genetically modified (GM), according to a discussion paper released last

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

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