Lydia Mulvany
Agriculture companies accelerate biopesticide development amid consumer pressure for less chemical-intensive farming
Agribusiness is increasingly turning to natural and sustainable alternatives to chemicals as consumers rebuff genetically modified foods and concerns grow ...
The coming ‘vegan economy’? Billion-dollar plant-based food industry rushes to satisfy eco-conscious consumers
Veganism is on the rise. The phenomenon has spawned a burgeoning industry in alternatives to animal-derived products that’s already worth ...
Lab-grown sushi could help meet booming seafood demand, cut overfishing
Salmon has become the guinea pig of the seas when it comes to using technology to supplement falling fish populations ...
Monsanto weed killer Roundup harms beneficial gut bacteria, lawsuit claims
Monsanto Co. has been sued by thousands of farmers and others who blame their cancers on its massively popular Roundup ...
Meat industry may back its cell-based competitors to gain foothold in health food market
According to Andrew Noyes, the head of communications for Just Inc., meat companies are discussing the possibility of helping cell-based meat ...
Cell-based, synthetic, cultured? Debate intensifies over what to call lab-grown meat
Lab-grown. Cell-based. Clean. In vitro. Cultured. Fake. Artificial. Synthetic. Meat 2.0. These are all terms that refer to the same kind ...
Monsanto ‘didn’t fully disclose’ involvement in 2016 glyphosate review, publisher says
Bayer AG’s defense of Roundup weed killer may take a hit after an academic journal [Critical Reviews in Toxicology] said ...
Viewpoint: Jury’s glyphosate cancer ruling doesn’t change fact that all farmers need pesticides to grow food
It may seem like Judgment Day has come for glyphosate, with a California jury slapping $289 million in damages on Monsanto Co ...
Impossible Burger will have to wait another 90 days for voluntary FDA safety review
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has pushed back the deadline of a safety review of Impossible Foods Inc.’s “magic” ingredient ...
GMO crop pioneer Robb Fraley to leave Monsanto after Bayer takeover
It’s the end of an era at Monsanto Co. after executives including the seed giant’s scientific leader Robb Fraley announced ...
Illegal spraying of off-label dicamba herbicide main cause of crop damage, BASF says
Illegal spraying of a volatile weedkiller may be the cause of unprecedented damage to crops earlier this year, especially for ...
Despite drift issue, Monsanto sees ‘surge’ of farmers buying dicamba-resistant GMO soybean seeds
Monsanto Co. posted a surprise fourth-quarter profit and said it still expects a surge in sales of a controversial line ...
Monsanto rejects Bayer’s increased bid
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Monsanto Co. rejected Bayer ...
Bayer increases bid for Monsanto
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Bayer AG has raised ...
Lack of approval of GMOs from EU blocking export of Monsanto’s new GM soy
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. and Bunge ...
Monsanto shifts focus away from finances to farming, technology, chemicals and Big Data
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. After years of pursuit ...