Writing in India’s Deccan Herald newspaper on 26 January 2016, Kalyan Ray places great store in a flawed year-old British Parliament document to promote a … False Claims and Flawed Conclusions Being Used to Push GM Crops into IndiaRead more
Agriculture
Posted inGMO / India / ToMl
Thorough debate on GM crops is need of hour
As the Central government prepares to battle a contempt notice in the Supreme Court on the purported trials of genetically modified (GM) mustard, a year-old … Thorough debate on GM crops is need of hourRead more
Posted inCourt / Monsanto-Bayer / Worker
US Workers Sue Monsanto
United States farm workers are suing Monsanto. The two lawsuits have been filed on the basis that Monsanto’s herbicide, Roundup, has caused their cancers and … US Workers Sue MonsantoRead more
Posted inGMO / Pollution / ToMl
New Study Finds Genetically Engineered Alfalfa Has Gone Wild
A recent study by USDA scientists shows that genetically engineered (GE) alfalfa has gone wild, in a big way, in alfalfa-growing parts of the West. … New Study Finds Genetically Engineered Alfalfa Has Gone WildRead more
Posted inOrganic / ToMl
Organic Farmers Score New Victory
Organic farmers are racking up new victories in the fight against ‘franken-food’, as a growing number of counties line up to bar genetically engineered (GE) … Organic Farmers Score New VictoryRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / ToMl
In Age of Extreme Weather, Industrial Farming Threatens Us All
Extreme weather is damaging to crop production and threatens food safety worldwide, according to a new study published in Nature on Wednesday. And the most … In Age of Extreme Weather, Industrial Farming Threatens Us AllRead more
Posted inGMO / ToMl / USA Empire
Organic farmers are pushing for ‘GE-free’ zones
Jackson County, Oregon, has just joined the small but growing ranks of “GE-free zones” in the U.S., which prohibit the cultivation of genetically engineered (GE) … Organic farmers are pushing for ‘GE-free’ zonesRead more
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Agribusiness Giants Get Even Bigger
A merger between agricultural biotech giants Monsanto and Syngenta is becoming likelier by the minute. The proposed merger has generated much commentary and speculation in … Agribusiness Giants Get Even BiggerRead more
Posted inBiodiversity / Pesticide / ToMl
This Controversial Pesticide Is Harming Honeybees
The Environmental Protection Agency has finally begun to answer a major question on honeybee health. This week, the EPA released its first findings on neonicotinoids, … This Controversial Pesticide Is Harming HoneybeesRead more
Posted inSoil / ToMl
Earth Could Lose a Third of Its Topsoil
The UN, which designated 2015 as the International Year of Soils, warns that 33 percent of the planet’s soil resources are being degraded due to … Earth Could Lose a Third of Its TopsoilRead more