For the first time since 1996, acres of Roundup Ready genetically modified soybeans could drop as more farmers decide to plant non-GMO. The Organic & Non-GMO Report Low commodity soybean prices, attractive premiums, and rising prices for genetically modified soybean seed are leading American farmers to plant more acres of non-GMO soybeans this year. Representatives… Read more »
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Trump Administration Pressing Africa to Adopt GMO Agriculture
Cornucopia’s Take: A U.S. State Department trade-policy specialist recently traveled to Africa to encourage officials to ease restrictions against, and encourage the use of, GMO seeds. The work of trade representatives is to develop and coordinate U.S. international trade, commodity, and direct investment policy. This trip benefits the biotech industry in the U.S., down to… Read more »
How California’s GM Food Referendum May Change What America Eats
The vast majority of Americans want genetically modified food labelled. If California passes November’s ballot, they could get it The Guardian (UK) by Richard Schiffman Last month, nearly 1m signatures were delivered to county registrars throughout California calling for a referendum on the labeling of genetically engineered foods. If the measure, “The Right to Know… Read more »
5 Essential Steps to Sustainable Eating
Care2 by Jenna Zimmerman On our planet of 7 billion people, everyone must eat in order to survive. Food is not a luxury; it is a necessity. It is a pillar of our lives upon which all else depends. As our youth move into adulthood, feeding the world in a way that is sustainable for… Read more »
As Concerns about Food Safety and GMOs Intensify, Retailers Launch First National Non-GMO Month
Non-GMO Project Upland, CA — This October, more than 580 natural food stores nationwide will take part in the first ever Non-GMO Month, celebrating consumers’ right to choose food and products that do not contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Organized by the non-profit Non-GMO Project, the event coincides with the launch of the “Non-GMO Project… Read more »
Too Soon? Kashi Launches Certified Organic Cereals Weeks After GMO Backlash
Organic Authority By Jill Ettinger Kellogg’s Kashi cereal division announced the launch of two new certified organic cereals on Tuesday: Simply Maize and Indigo Morning. The announcement comes just weeks after a photo condemning the cereal company for hidden genetically modified ingredients went viral on the Internet. Last year, The Cornucopia Institute, a public interest… Read more »
Crop Flops: GMOs Lead Ag Down the Wrong Path
Grist by Tom Philpott Before I respond to Nathanael Johnson’s assertion that the “stakes are so low” in the debate over GMOs, I want to address a smaller point. “The debate isn’t about actual genetically modified organisms — if it was we’d be debating the individual plants, not GMOs as a whole,” Johnson writes. That’s a good… Read more »
Give Your Input to USDA on GMO Labeling
Cornucopia’s Take: USDA is asking for stakeholder input on key issues of the GMO labeling law set to go into effect in 2018. We believe the most important issue here is to ensure that the USDA includes all gene-editing technologies in this labeling law. All Forms of Genetic Engineering Must Require Labels Organic Insider by… Read more »
Pesticide and GMO Companies Spend Big in Hawai’i
The Mom Hui – No GMOs; Credit: P. A. H. PR Watch by Rebekah Wilce Hawai’i has become “ground zero” in the controversy over genetically modified (GMO) crops and pesticides. With the seed crop industry (including conventional as well as GMO crops) reaping $146.3 million a year in sales resulting from its activities in Hawai’i, the out-of-state pesticide… Read more »
Proposed Bill Demands Mandatory GMO Labeling in R.I.
Proposition, similar to those in Maine and Connecticut, responds to increase in public awareness The Brown Daily Herald by Alon Galor Source: Wikimedia Commons Legislation introduced Jan. 15 would require genetically engineered products in Rhode Island to be clearly labeled “produced with genetic engineering,” and would also specify what the term “genetically engineered product” —… Read more »
