GMOs
With billions of dollars at stake, the negotiations over Monsanto’s proposed—and so far rejected—merger with Syngenta have moved on to a very visible stage, with both companies speaking directly to shareholders, farmers, and the public.
U.S. adults surveyed don’t always agree with the scientific consensus on certain topics, including the safety of GMOs, climate change causes and more.
Ponsi Trivisvavet might reside in Minnesota, but she lives in the world of global agriculture.
Maui County is home to just 160,000 residents, but the moratorium could have effects across the nation because multinational seed producers Monsanto Co. and Dow Chemical research and develop new varieties there.
Don’t care for politics? You’re not alone, especially this year, when the approval rating for Congress falls somewhere near palmer amaranth on the popularity scale in farm country.
Indiana and other Midwestern corn and soybean farmers are being accused of threatening the survival of monarch butterflies.
While the measure is likely to have limited impact, it does signal the GMO labeling push is gaining momentum.
US Regulators Clear Path for Genetically Modified Salmon
Somewhere in the Midwest, a restaurant is frying foods with oil made from gene-edited soybeans. That’s according to the company making the oil, which says it’s the first commercial use of a gene-edited food in the U.S.
Food blogger Vani Hari is known as an eager critic of how food is produced and consumed who tends to draw strong followers – and detractors. Her latest, a hit piece on cottonseed oil, drew a lengthy response from Cotton Incorporated.