Genetically Modified Crops

Lucia Graves

'Agent Orange Corn' Sparks Public Outcry

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Chemistry, Environmental Protection Agency, Enlist, Video, Dow AgroSciences, UK Viral Videos, Genetically Modified Food, Food, Agent Orange Corn, Genetically Modified Crops, Corn, Green News

WASHINGTON -- A new kind of genetically modified crop under the brand name of "Enlist" -- known by its critics as "Agent Orange corn" -- has opponents...

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Organic Milk: Are You Getting What You Pay for?

Andrew Gunther | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Gmos, Gm, Sustainable Food, Milk, Sustainable Agriculture, Nop, Organic, National Organic Program, Office of Inspector General, Sustainable, Genetically Modified Crops, Dairy Products, Organic Food, Animal Welfare, Animal Welfare Approved, Genetically Modified Food, Food News
Andrew Gunther

At a time when consumers are turning their backs on industrialized farming systems -- and genetically modified (GM) farming in particular -- the new report raises real questions about exactly what people are paying for when they buy organic milk.

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Resistance To GMO Crops Could Ultimately Hurt Farmers

Reuters | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Gmo Produce, Video, Gmo Europe, Gmo Crops, Agriculture Europe, Gmo Crops Europe, Reuters, Eu Gmo Crops, Farmers Europe, Genetically Modified Vegetables, Genetically Modified Crops, Food News

* Major seed makers ceased research on GMO crops in Europe * Scientists stress need for all research to lift output * EU...

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Lucia Graves

Beetle Develops Resistance To Monsanto's GMO Corn

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Pesticides, Farming, Beetles, Gmos, Monsanto Genetically Modified Corn, Corn Beetles, Genetically Modified Corn, Corn, Agriculture, Green News, Herbicides, Monsanto, Toxins, Genetically Modified Crops, Green News

WASHINGTON -- Corn beetles have been consuming plants that were genetically modified to be resistant to that very beetle, raising fears that a new sup...

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Passing Judgment On Genetically Modified Foods

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 09.28.2011

Read More: Genetic Modification in Food, Genetically Modified Crops, Gmos, Healthy Living Body, Genetically Modified Foods, Nutrition, Selective Breeding, Selective Breeding Crops, Gmf, Healthy Living News
David Katz, M.D.

But we can't let it go at that, because by one means or another, almost our entire food supply is already the product of genetic modification.

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Genetically Modified Foods: 4 Reasons To Celebrate Non-GMO Month

Joshua Rosenthal | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Gmo, Non-Gmo Project, Gmos, Genetically Engineered Foods, Genetically Modified Foods, GM Foods, Genetically Engineered Crops, Genetically Modified Crops, Food Politics, Non-Gmo Month, Healthy Living News
Joshua Rosenthal

Let's all become more aware of the products and foods that may contain GMOs and as consumers, make the most informed decisions.

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Addressing Global Food Production

Jose W. Fernandez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Production, Global Food Crisis, Gmos, Biotechnology, Global Food Production, Food Politics, Genetically Modified Food, Genetically Modified Organisms, Biotechnology Crops, Genetically Modified Crops, Food News
Jose W. Fernandez

One way we can expand the benefits of biotechnology is to develop regulatory systems based on science, not politics. Impractical legal obstacles are stopping genetically-enhanced crops from saving millions from starvation.

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Genetically Modified Gene Out of the Bottle and Running Wild

Andrew Gunther | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Genetically Modified Crops, Genetically Engineered Foods, Genetically Modified Food, Genetically Modified Canola, Health, Food News
Andrew Gunther

As GM evolves and genes are swapped between GM and non-GM plants, GM and wild will be one in the same -- there could be virtually no such thing as a non-GM food plant or food crop.

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Biotech Alfalfa: Supreme Court Isn't Convinced It Should Be Banned

AP | MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Biotech Alfalfa, Biotech Alfalfa Ban, Supreme Court Biotech Alfalfa, Genetically Engineered Foods, Food Politics, Usda, GM Food, Monsanto, Gmo, Genetically Modified Crops, Monsanto Alfalfa, Green News

WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court justices on Tuesday sharply questioned a lower court's decision that has prohibited biotech giant Monsanto Co. from sellin...

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U.S. Government Is Not Taking The Potentially Harmful Effects Of GMOs Seriously

Reuters | Carey Gillam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service, Monsanto Auditorium, Biotech Crop, Epa, Robert Kremer, Biocrops, Fda, Monsanto, Weed Killer, Glyphosate, Genetically Modified Crops, Foreign Policy, World Health Organization, Usda, Gmo, Biocrop Regulation, Green News

Robert Kremer, a U.S. government microbiologist who studies Midwestern farm soil, has spent two decades analyzing the rich dirt that yields billions o...

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Forests Of ArborGen Genetically Modified Trees OK'd For U.S. South

AP | MITCH STACY | Posted 05.25.2011

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TAMPA, Fla. — The commercial paper industry's plans to plant forests of genetically altered eucalyptus trees in seven Southern states have gener...

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Genetically-Modified Tomato Stays Fresh For SIX WEEKS

Daily Mail | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tomato, Tomato Crop, Tomato Freshness, Tomato Shelf Life, Food, Genetically Modified Food, Genetically Modified Tomatoes, Tomatoes, Genetically Modified Crops, Food Politics, Green News

Tomatoes genetically modified to stay fresh for 30 days longer have been developed by scientists. The breakthrough could apply to other fruit - inclu...

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Monsanto Squeezes Out Seed Business Competition, AP Investigation Finds

AP | CHRISTOPHER LEONARD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Monsanto, Seeds, Seed Business, Crops, Farming, Argriculture, Anti-Turst, Justice Department, Usdoj, US Department of Justice, Genes, Genetically Modified Food, Genetically Modified Crops, Patents, Patent, Patent Law, Food, Food Politics, Business News

ST. LOUIS — Confidential contracts detailing Monsanto Co.'s business practices reveal how the world's biggest seed developer is squeezing compet...

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Free the Seeds!

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Genetically-Modified-Crops, Genetically Modified Food, Organic Farming, Organic Gardening, Organic Garden, Organic Gardens, Green News
Maria Rodale

In laboratories across the globe, seeds are being captured, submitted to intense and painful torture (too graphic to describe here), and held prisoner in a scheme for world food domination.

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Is Your Food Genetically Modified (GM)? How To Tell

Dr. M.J. Wegmann | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Organic Farming, Chemical-Fertilizers, Organic Food, World Racing Roundup, Health, Genetically Modified Corn, Genetically Modified Food, Genetically Modified Crops, Healthy Living News
Dr. M.J. Wegmann

The issue with GM food lies with a problem called Gene Transfer. This happens when genetic material from the crop can be found in the human.

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Duped: A Nation of Eaters

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robyn O'Brien

As I read about baby formulas and jars of salsa laced with who-knows-what, I was left slack-jawed.

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5 Dangerous Green Myths

Treehugger | Matthew McDermott | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wind Power, Population, Vegetarian, Cfl, Birds, China, Pollution, Vegetarianism, Coal, Soy, Eating Matters, Extinction, Climate Change, Genetically Modified Food, Deforestation, Global Warming, Energy, Population Growth, Clean Coal, Corn, Green Living, Genetically Modified Crops, Food Matters, Local Food, Population Control, Overpopulation, Mining, Genetically Modified, Environment, Food, Wind Turbines, Green News

Can you tell the difference between eco fact and eco fiction? With the green movement growing in momentum, we frequently come across any number of st...

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Genetically Modified Foods Proponent Makes Her Green Case

New York Times, Discovery News | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Monsanto, Genetically Modified Foods, GM Foods, Nina v. Fedoroff, Genetically Modified Crops, Food Politics, Politics of Food, Green News

There have been a few mentions lately on our feed readers of genetically modified foods making a bit of a PR push. The New York Times sat down with ...

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