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One tool for a complex problem

By Laura Rance-Unger July 11, 2013

History is full of examples of heated, ideological and rhetorical public debates that somehow miss the point. The controversy over genetically modified crops is such a case. The debate has generally fallen into two camps — the “Frankenfood” phenomenon, the question of whether we should be meddling with nature’s processes for genetic evolution and “feeding

Crops, Opinion

Agricultural innovation in plant biotechnology necessary

By Lorne Hepworth April 26, 2013

Innovation is key to keeping Canada’s agricultural sector strong and science-based regulatory systems ensure that such innovations are safe for human health and the environment. Innovations derived through modern plant breeding help farmers, are good for the environment and they deliver tangible benefits to consumers by way of lower food costs. Agricultural innovation, including plant

Beef cattle, Crops, Dairy cattle, Forages

Brandon rally draws 40 protesters opposed to introduction of Roundup Ready alfalfa

By Daniel Winters April 18, 2013

Opponents of genetically modified crops rallied in front of the constituency office of a local MP to protest approval of glyphosate-tolerant alfalfa, which they say could be seeded on fields in Eastern Canada as early as this spring. The demonstration, which drew about 40 protesters, was organized by the local chapter of the National Farmers

Crops

U.S. courts helpless to stop biotech crops while being reviewed

April 9, 2013

A number of U.S. farm groups wants to extend a law that allows farmers to grow a genetically modified crop while regulatory approval of the variety is still being challenged in court. No one in Congress claims ownership of Section 735 of a recent spending bill, but the 22-line provision has blown up a storm

Crops, News, Oilseeds

GMO issue won’t be going away, says consumer trends analyst

By Lorraine Stevenson March 28, 2013

Whole Foods Market recent announcement that by 2018 all products in its stores will be labelled if containing genetically modified ingredients is a sign of “an issue that isn’t going away,” said a speaker at the Canola Council of Canada convention earlier this month. “If there is anyone in this room who thinks that GMOs

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Latest USDA supply-demand report delivers few surprises in key commodities

By Charles Abbott March 25, 2013

The U.S. Agriculture Department delivered few surprises in its monthly crop and world agricultural supply-demand reports, keeping U.S. corn and soybean supplies tight but raising global soybean and wheat stockpiles from a month ago. The Argentine soybean and corn crops were both lowered by drought, USDA said. Projected soybean output was trimmed by three per

Crops, News, Oilseeds

Developing countries increasingly adopting GM crops

By Alex Binkley March 25, 2013

Genetically modified crops hit a milestone last year — for the first time, acreage of biotech crops in developing countries surpassed industrial ones. A record 17.3 million farmers grew biotech crops worldwide in 2012, up 600,000 from a year earlier, says a new report from the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA).

Crops, International news, News

China delays GMO corn, rice to woo the public

By Niu Shuping March 16, 2013

China has delayed the introduction of genetically modified rice and corn as it tries to head off public fears, leading government scientists said March 7. The world’s largest rice producer and consumer gave safety approvals to Bt rice and phytase corn in 2009, but has not yet begun commercial production, even though it has already

News

U.S. food retailer to require GMO disclosure labels

By Lisa Baertlein March 16, 2013

The prevalence of GMOs in the United States, coupled with a lack of labelling requirements, has made it very difficult for retailers to source non-GMO options

Reuters / Whole Foods Market Inc. will require all products sold in its U.S. and Canadian stores to carry a label by 2018 saying whether they contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs), the organic and natural grocery seller said March 8. The United States is the world’s largest market for foods made with genetically altered ingredients.

Crops, News, Oilseeds

U.S. crop insurance guarantees push big acres

By Julie Ingwersen March 16, 2013

Reuters / Crop insurance that guarantees prices for the 2013 growing season should encourage U.S. farmers to again plant a large number of acres, with soybeans possibly claiming ground from corn, analysts said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency set the guarantees March 1, which act as the “floor price” for crop insurance

U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high on US weather worry, soyoil rally

Alberta Crop Report: Rains in the south, dryness in the north

Agriculture ministers agree to AgriStability changes

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high on US weather worry, soyoil rally

Alberta Crop Report: Rains in the south, dryness in the north

Agriculture ministers agree to AgriStability changes

Tag Archives Genetically modified food — page 4

One tool for a complex problem

Agricultural innovation in plant biotechnology necessary

Brandon rally draws 40 protesters opposed to introduction of Roundup Ready alfalfa

U.S. courts helpless to stop biotech crops while being reviewed

GMO issue won’t be going away, says consumer trends analyst

Latest USDA supply-demand report delivers few surprises in key commodities

Developing countries increasingly adopting GM crops

China delays GMO corn, rice to woo the public

U.S. food retailer to require GMO disclosure labels

U.S. crop insurance guarantees push big acres

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