Top news of the week: 28.07.2022.
Stewardship Means Doing Your Best for the Environment Around You
Experts taught the difference between stewardship and sustainability. Over the last few years in the U.S., seed treatments have been placed under a microscope when it comes to regulatory ...
Viewpoint: Anti-GMO advocates are losing ground
The anti-Genetic Engineering movement is on shaky ground because it has let its beliefs blind it to the strong scientific evidence concerning the safety
Measuring What Matters
Certifications like “organic” track practices rather than outcomes. That needs to change.
The High Costs of Organic Farming
Although organic agriculture can be lucrative for some farmers, and can offer some environmental benefits, its widespread adoption—especially in low- and middle-income countries—could be an ...
CRISPR’s Next 10 Years: From Lab To Plate?
10 years on from its discovery, CRISPR’s potential for agricultural adaptation has started to gather momentum. We caught up with the industry’s leading specialists to find out what new ...
Food Has a Shipping Problem
What Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shows about agricultural globalization
Part II: Web of Disinformers: Carey Gillam, the network of anti-crop biotechnology activists, and the funders behind their campaigns
Carey Gillam, once a reporter at Reuters covering food and farming, left her job under a cloud, challenged by her editors and criticized by scientists for aligning herself with ...
Part 1: Carey Gillam — Reporter turned organic propagandist who twists science in campaign to discredit biotechnology and conventional agriculture
With links to the Church of Scientology, anti-vaccine glyphosate litigator Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Organic Consumers Association, US Right to Know, and Environmental Working Group, Carey ...