ENVIRONMENT

US Farmers May Stop Planting GMOs After Poor Yields

February 13, 2013 0

Some US farmers are considering returning to conventional seed after increased pest resistance and crop failures meant GM crops saw smaller yields globally than their non-GM counterparts. Farmers in the USA pay about an extra […]

HEALTH

Farmer’s Use of Modified Seeds Reaches Supreme Court

February 8, 2013 4

By developing and inserting a glyphosate- resistant gene into plant DNA, Monsanto Co. has created premium seeds of soybean, canola and cotton able to withstand its Roundup herbicides and similar weed killers. In the agribusiness […]

ENVIRONMENT

The GMO Seed Cartel

February 1, 2013 0

How biotechnology companies monopolize seed markets, escalate seed prices, and eliminate farmer choice This is the first of a 2-part series The introduction of genetically modified crops has corresponded with increasing monopolization of seed by […]