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Study found rats eating GM corn NK603 suffered higher risk of tumors Researchers hit back at critics who they suggest are too close to industry Daily Mail By Lewis Smith Leading scientists lined up to condemn the study after it was published two months ago, saying it lacked scientific rigour and had made a series… Read more »

Tri-State Neighbor DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey hailed a report from the USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) that Iowa’s 467 organic farms had $60.7 million in sales in 2011, representing 2 percent of the U.S. total. Iowa ranks fifth in the nation in the number of certified organic farms,… Read more »

Report recommends GMO contaminated farmers pay for insurance to compensate themselves for unwanted GMO contamination National Organic Coalition WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Organic Coalition (NOC) today sharply condemned recommendations contained in the final report of the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture (AC21), a group appointed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture… Read more »

Salem Weekly Kaiser Permanente, the largest managed healthcare organization in the United States, has advised its members against GMOs (genetically modified organisms) in food. In its Northwest Fall 2012 newsletter, Kaiser suggested membership limit exposure to genetically modified organisms. “GMOs have been added to our food supply since 1994, but most people don’t know it… Read more »

Gene Giants Prepare the Genetic Wipe-out of One of the World’s Most Important Food Crops ETC Group Agribusiness giants Monsanto, DuPont and Dow are plotting the boldest coup of a global food crop in history. If their requests to allow a massive commercial planting of genetically modified (GM) maize are approved in the next two… Read more »

Yahoo Finance Business Wire Seattle — A U.S. consumer yesterday sued the Dole Food Company, Inc. (DOLE), the world’s largest fruit and vegetable company, alleging the company lies to consumers in stating it is an environmentally friendly and socially responsible company in terms of its banana-growing practices, when in fact Dole purchases bananas from growers… Read more »

Bloomberg News By Jack Kaskey Rootworms, the most costly pest affecting the U.S. Corn Belt, are showing signs of resistance to Syngenta AG (SYNN)’s genetically modified corn just as they do with crops developed by Monsanto Co. (MON), researchers said at a conference. Switzerland’s Syngenta, the world’s largest producer of crop chemicals, and St. Louis-based… Read more »

Sows kept in outdoor conditions have a more robust immunity than those kept indoors and treated with antibiotics Pig Progress This was one of the main take-home messages of Prof Denise Kelly, Institute of Medical Sciences, Aberdeen, UK at this year’s edition of the Pig Solutions Seminar Series, held by animal nutrition company Alltech, in… Read more »

More Farm Bill Investment in Organic Milk Would Benefit Consumers Union of Concerned Scientists WASHINGTON – The organic dairy sector provides more economic opportunity and generates more jobs in rural communities than conventional dairies, according to a report released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The first-of-its-kind study, “Cream of the Crop: The… Read more »