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Politics and the revenge of the food consumer

The USDA has decided to act on growing pressure and establish a voluntary program  to label food products with non-GMO content

By Sylvain Charlebois June 9, 2015

What was unthinkable a few years ago is now happening. In an unprecedented move, the United States Department of Agriculture has established a voluntary program to label food products with non-GMO content. Non-GMOs already exist in the marketplace, but none of them are sanctioned by the government. At the request of a global food company,

Our History

Southwest Manitoba goes from dry to drenched

Our History: June 1999

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 4, 2015

Manitoba’s southwest has historically been considered a bit on the dry side, but that reputation was beginning to change in 1999. Our June 3 issue featured several stories on dealing with that year’s deluge. Many farmers were said to be seeding from hilltop to hilltop, aerial sprayers were hoping for federal government approval to apply

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In this case, GMO technology is a failure

The glow-in-the-dark boys impress the ladies, but they can't fight off the competition

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 19, 2015

Purdue University researchers say that while males of a genetically modified zebrafish that glow in the dark are more attractive to females, their wild cousins end up with more breeding success. Glofish are a GM version of zebrafish with a transgene from a sea anemone, which gives them a neon glow. Animal science professors, William

Comment, News

The cognitive science behind opposition to GMOs

Anti-GMO messages resonate with human intuitions about meddling with nature

By Ghent University Release May 6, 2015

A team of Belgian philosophers and plant biotechnologists has turned to cognitive science to explain why opposition to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has become so widespread, despite positive contributions GM crops have made to sustainable agriculture. In a paper published April 10 in Trends in Plant Science, they argue that the human mind is highly

Crops, Markets

EU approves first new genetically modified crops since 2013

By GFM Network News, Philip Blenkinsop April 24, 2015

Brussels | Reuters –– The European Union cleared the import of 10 new types of genetically modified crops and two more kinds of cut flowers on Friday, its first authorizations in more than a year after a review of its blocked approval process. The European Commission said it had authorized 10 new types of maize,

Forages, News

No Roundup Ready alfalfa production for 2015

Forage Genetics International will allow 20 demonstration plots in Eastern Canada

By Allan Dawson April 9, 2015

Genetically modified (GM) Roundup Ready alfalfa will not be sold commercially in Canada this year and it’s unclear when, if ever, it will be commercialized in Western Canada. “At this time FGI does not have plans to introduce biotech-enhanced alfalfa traits to growers in Western Canada,” Forage Genetics International (FGI), the company selling the GM

Crops, News & Opinion

A GMO by any other name would smell sweeter

The terminology used to describe modern plant breeding gives it a bad name

By Sandi Knight March 24, 2015

Google reveals a plethora of ideas for “How to choose a name.” It has suggestions for your baby, your dog, your business, your blog and more. Have you ever wondered what the discussion would be around food and agriculture if plant scientists sought similar advice when naming genetically modified organisms (GMOs)? They’re immersed in science,

Crops, Pulses

Green group targets Super Bowl’s official hummus

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 23, 2015

If you’re a chickpea grower and you didn’t already know it, you’ll be pleased to hear Americans watching the Super Bowl this weekend might not only be chowing down on chicken wings. Thanks to its designation as the National Football League’s (NFL) official dip sponsor, they could also be dipping into Sabra brand hummus, of

A new technique for “biocontainment” of GMOs may allow the technology to be used to make microbes for uses ranging from producing yogurt to cleaning up toxic waste. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock

Scientists create ‘genetic firewall’ for new forms of life

By GFM Network News January 21, 2015

New York | Reuters — A year after creating organisms that use a genetic code different from every other living thing, two teams of scientists have achieved another “synthetic biology” milestone: They created bacteria that cannot survive without a specific manmade chemical, potentially overcoming a major obstacle to wider use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

Crops, Markets

Germany to press EU for national right to ban GMOs before 2015 harvest

By GFM Network News, Reuters November 14, 2014

Berlin | Reuters — Germany is pressing the European Commission to allow individual EU countries to ban cultivation of crops with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) before the 2015 harvest. German farm minister minister Christian Schmidt said “social-economic reasons” should be taken into account to allow a European Union country to ban GMO crops even when

Daily Network News

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

JBS profit falls amid still-challenging US market environment

U.S. grains: Soy hits 17-month high, corn to four-month top as trade braces for U.S. data

Tag Archives GMO

Southwest Manitoba goes from dry to drenched

In this case, GMO technology is a failure

The cognitive science behind opposition to GMOs

EU approves first new genetically modified crops since 2013

No Roundup Ready alfalfa production for 2015

A GMO by any other name would smell sweeter

Green group targets Super Bowl’s official hummus

Scientists create ‘genetic firewall’ for new forms of life

Germany to press EU for national right to ban GMOs before 2015 harvest

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