Yahoo News LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two million people marched in protest against seed giant Monsanto in hundreds of rallies across the U.S. and in over 50 other countries on Saturday. “March Against Monsanto” protesters say they wanted to call attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the food giants that produce… Read more »
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The War on Organics: Who’s Fighting It and How to Protect Your Family
Mamavation by Gina Badalaty There’s a war going on in this country, and while it’s not being fought with weapons, it is being waged with marketing, misdirection and outright lies. “Big AG,” America’s top agricultural and biochemistry firms are leading an assault on organics, non-GMO foods, proper labeling and healthy choices. They are seeking to protect… Read more »
Coalition Demands Probe on Dow & Monsanto GMOs & Pesticides
Digital Journal By Anne Sewell Farmers and food industry representatives are demanding a probe into the potential outcome of a new genetically modified crop in combination with the usage of the 2,4-D pesticide. Dow Chemical is currently awaiting the go-ahead from the U.S. government to start using a new genetically modified corn crop. This crop… Read more »
It is Hard to Trust GM When it is in the Grip of a Few Global Giants
Don’t believe the hype: GM is in the grip of a few firms that profit from selling the chemicals they engineer their seeds to resist The Observer By John Vidal Thirty years ago, genetic engineers hoped new technology would revolutionise world farming and reduce or even eliminate the need for fertilisers and pesticides. It was… Read more »
Organic/Natural Retailing: Anti or Pro GMO Labeling?
Prop37: Is your grocer selling-out your values? Voting with your dollars – it matters not just what you buy, but where you buy. So how is your grocer, whether it be an independent store, member-owned cooperative, or public corporation, spending some of their profits—coming from your hard-earned food dollars? Proposition 37, on the ballot in… Read more »
Sri Lanka, Brazil, Chile, South Africa Move Against Monsanto
SustainableBusiness.com Like the cigarette companies, Monsanto continues to defend Roundup (Glyphosate) as safe to use, but accumulating scientific evidence shows it could be among the most dangerous products on earth. The world’s top selling herbicide is now implicated in a series of epidemics of fatal chronic kidney disease that’s affecting poor farming regions across the world,… Read more »
Vermont’s Will Allen Recognized for Reshaping American Politics
Cornucopia’s Take: 2016’s “Politico 50” illustrates the dichotomy in the country by pairing Will Allen with Debbie Stabenow for “making food transparent.” Cornucopia applauds Mr. Allen’s work on GMO labeling. Sen. Stabenow receives our acknowledgement for making her ties to Big Ag transparent and GMO food labeling less transparent. Vermonter Will Allen Honored with Politico… Read more »
10 Reasons to Buy Authentic Organic Beef
From flavor to nutrition, authentic organic beef is a completely different product from the industrial beef that dominates supermarket shelves and treats the environment like a never-ending roll of shrink wrap. Authentic organic beef producers raising high-qualify beef deserve and depend on your support. You are what’s needed to complete the cycle that starts with… Read more »
Petition to Obama Red-Flags “Agent Orange” GMO Corn Approval
Citizens Call for Mandatory Labeling of GMO Foods CORNUCOPIA, WIS.—The Cornucopia Institute has submitted a petition signed by more than 14,000 individuals to President Obama calling for a slow down in the approval process for Dow AgroSciences’ new genetically engineered (GE) corn variety that is resistant to the herbicide 2,4-D. The herbicide was a key… Read more »
Scientists Need to Rethink Their Beliefs About GMOs
Francis Thicke is a Cornucopia member and Policy Advisor. Des Moines Register by John Ikerd, Fred Kirschenmann and Francis Thicke Francis Thicke Belief systems and narratives matter, as was pointed out in a Nov. 23 opinion piece defending genetically modified organisms (GMOs) against growing public concerns (“Americans need to rethink our views of GMO vs… Read more »
