Farm Progress
Biological crop treatments: Farmers divided on whether they’re breakthroughs on the horizon or ‘snake oil’?
Whenever the topic of microbiological crop protection products comes up, the words “snake oil” can appear. Biologicals are said to ...
Viewpoint: ‘Regulation through litigation’ — Activist groups team up with lawyers to sway government regulations
Speaking at the annual meeting of Southern Cotton Growers/Southeastern Cotton Ginners Association Jan. 21 at the Marriott Myrtle Beach Grand ...
Podcast: Gene-edited mixed salad greens are coming in 2023, one of the first CRISPR foods to be released
There was quite a bit of buzz when the idea of gene edited crops first became public. But what can ...
Mexico’s approaching 2023 ban on importing GM corn could lead to a major crisis — for Mexico and the US
Mexico’s proposed GM corn ban, expected to take effect in 2024, has the potential to increase the country’s food insecurity, ...
Viewpoint: Will late blight-proof GMO potatoes ever make it to Africa? Not if anti-biotech activists succeed in their scare campaigns
Despite increased potato production and high-yield potential, yields in developing countries have not reached their full potential. Smallholder farmers often ...
EPA appears likely to re-approve drift-prone dicamba herbicides with added restrictions
When the U.S. EPA reregistered dicamba soybean herbicides for use on Xtend soybeans in 2018, labels were effective for two ...
Neonicotinoid insecticides threaten birds? Friends of the Earth botches the science, entomologist says
Usually the Friends of the Earth emails are about some environmental cause that makes me chuckle. They’re always on the ...
US biotech groups lobby EU on 13 lagging GMO approvals
A consortium of U.S. commodity, seed and biotech groups has passed a letter to the European Health & Food Safety ...
Iowa State expert in food science and human nutrition: No evidence that GMOs are harmful
The question of whether GMOs are safe to eat is one among many that Ruth MacDonald hears a lot of. MacDonald ...