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November 19, 2012

Corporate Giant Comes Out Against GMOs

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 ...

November 19, 2012

The Great Mexican Maize Massacre

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 ...

November 15, 2012

Dole Misled Customers Regarding Environmental Commitment on Banana Growing

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 ...

November 15, 2012

Bugs Damaging Monsanto Corn May Do Same to Syngenta Crops

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 ...

November 14, 2012

Outdoor Sows Have Better Immunity Than Indoor Pigs

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 ...

November 14, 2012

Organic Dairy Farms Benefit Farmers and Local Economies, Report Finds

More Farm Bill Investment in Organic Milk Would Benefit Consumers Union of Concerned Scientists WASHINGTON – The organic dairy sector provides more economic opportunity and ...

November 13, 2012

Could Millions of GM Insects be Released into British Crop Fields Without Safety Checks?

British company Oxitec is working on genetically modified insects that are designed to kill off pests that feed on crops such as cabbages, broccoli, tomatoes ...

November 12, 2012

(Bogus) Organic Fertilizer Maker Gets Prison Sentence

AG Professional Colleen Scherer, Managing Editor The Salinas Valley, Calif., fertilizer maker who admitted to selling $6.5 million worth of adulterated fertilizer and claimed it ...

November 9, 2012

Purdue Research Farm Gets Organic Certification

WISHTV.COM (this link is no longer available) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) – A 10-acre Purdue University research farm has been certified as organic, giving Purdue ...

November 9, 2012

GMO Labeling Efforts Change Course After California Defeat

Reuters By Carey Gillam and Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) – The failure on Tuesday of a California ballot initiative that would have mandated labeling of genetically ...

November 6, 2012

Follow the Proposition 37 Election Results (Real-Time) in California

The following link will take you to the official California Secretary of State elections website where you can see the returns coming in on Proposition ...

November 2, 2012

Steps to Success Outlined for Organic Farmers

Minnesota Farm Guide The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has made a new, free farm management resource available to organic farmers. The publication Organic Farmers: ...