Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) has announced the end of the controversial Monsanto Protection Act. Snuck into a federal government funding resolution in 2012, as a rider (at the behest of Republican Senator Roy Blount of Missouri), the act shielded Monsanto from legal review and challenges brought to federal courts that would halt the sale or… Read more »
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A Poisoned Merger
Cornucopia’s Take: Monsanto’s GMO seeds and Bayer’s pesticides have already come together in joint projects. The companies’ merger can only mean more toxic products with perhaps better PR. Monsanto-Bayer: The Year of Merging Dangerously Truthout by Maryam Henein Source: Liz West The Big Ag tech giants Monsanto — maker of Agent Orange, genetically modified seeds… Read more »
Agriculture Reborn in Puerto Rico
Cornucopia’s Take: While financial uncertainty hangs over Puerto Rico, small farms are popping up, providing jobs and food. The Puerto Rican government is supporting agriculture of all types. With GMO trial fields in place since 2011, Bayer has announced intentions to open two large biotech facilities there. Puerto Rico finds unexpected source of growth in… Read more »
Monsanto Pulls Desperate Farmers’ Strings and They Spray Dicamba
Cornucopia’s Take: In releasing dicamba resistant seeds prior to EPA approval of use of dicamba itself, Monsanto has created the perfect market for its GMO seeds: farmers whose soybeans have been stunted by neighbors spraying dicamba illegally. The USDA continues to leave the onus for crop damage on the victims. Crime In The Fields: How… Read more »
New Research Links Neonicotinoid Pesticides to Monarch Butterfly Declines
Independent Science News by Jonathan Latham, PhD Source: Joel Olives USDA researchers have identified the neonicotinoid insecticide clothianidin as a likely contributor to monarch butterfly declines in North America. The USDA research is published in the journal Science of Nature and was published online on April 3rd (Pecenka and Lundgren 2015). (ISN has had hacking problems,… Read more »
Missing the Story on Golden Rice
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy By Ben Lilliston In the wake of protests in the Philippines over genetically engineered Golden Rice, a series of articles have appeared in the U.S. mainstream press (e.g., the New York Times) and alternative publications like Slate and Grist, all coming to the vigorous defense of the latest incarnation… Read more »
eNews 10.26.13: CFS conference, GMOs, Facebook
What Is a ‘Natural’ Food? FDA Seeks Public Input for Definition
Journal Sentinel by Rick Barrett Federal regulators are seeking public opinion on the use of the word natural on food labels, a move that could change the way hundreds of products are advertised. Phrases such as “made with natural ingredients” are commonly used in the food industry, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does… Read more »
Senate Defeats Attempt to Study Genetically Engineered Salmon
SF Gate By Carolyn Lockhead The Senate Thursday defeated an amendment, 45-50, by Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, to require comprehensive environmental study of what she called a “test tube” salmon before the government approves it for the food supply.
Monsanto Bt Crops: Genetically Modified Corn Linked To Soil Ecosystem Threat
International Business Times By Ryan Villarreal Bioengineering agricultural giant Monsanto has touted the safety of genetically modified crops, but a new study has found that insecticide-containing corn can be harmful to the overall health of soil ecosystems. Genetically modified corn has been linked to a decrease in a subterranean fungus that forms a symbiotic bond… Read more »
