A new dairy policy amendment to the U.S. farm bill aimed at price support for dairy programs, is causing quite a stir in Washington, reports NPR.
Communism or Price Control? Dairy Amendment Threatens Farm BillJune 19th, 2013 - Jill EttingerHuman Genes Protected from Patent InfringementsJune 18th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
Humans received some good news from the Supreme Court last week when a unanimous vote ruled that human genes cannot be patented. Read More:Human Genes Protected from Patent InfringementsMaine Says No to GMOs, Bill Passes Through SenateJune 16th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
Maine has become the second U.S. state in as many weeks to pass a bill that would require food retailers to identify genetically modified foods with specific labels. Read More:Maine Says No to GMOs, Bill Passes Through SenateCan You Help Connecticut Become the First State with a GMO Labeling Law?June 6th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
It passed through the legislature by a 134 to 3 vote, technically making Connecticut to become the first U.S. state with a law requiring food manufacturers to label products containing genetically modified ingredients. But the law comes with some unusual conditions that could prevent it from ever taking effect. Read More:Can You Help Connecticut Become the First State with a GMO Labeling Law?Monsanto Is Giving Up on EuropeJune 3rd, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
Monsanto, the highly controversial biotech company known best for GMO seeds and chemical herbicides such as Roundup, has announced that it will drop lobbying efforts in the EU. Read More:Monsanto Is Giving Up on EuropeEU Expected to Pass Overfishing Policy Reform to Save Regional Fish PopulationsJune 2nd, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
Overfishing has teetered beyond critical in recent years, and the European Union just approved landmark legislation that could help to avert mass extinctions in the region. Read More:EU Expected to Pass Overfishing Policy Reform to Save Regional Fish PopulationsUnapproved GMO Wheat Found Growing in OregonMay 31st, 2013 - Lacy
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) discovered an unapproved variety of genetically engineered glyphosate-resistant wheat in samples taken from a farm in Oregon. The variety was the same as one that Monsanto grew in test plots in 16 states from 1998 to 2005. There are no genetically engineered wheat varieties currently approved for sale in the U.S. or any other country. Read More:Unapproved GMO Wheat Found Growing in OregonMarch Against Monsanto Rallies Held in More Than 50 CountriesMay 28th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
Fifty-two countries and more than 430 cities around the world had one major thing in common on Saturday: Thousands of people gathered to participate in the March Against Monsanto protests over genetically modified seeds and biotech companies including the poster-corporation for GMOs: Monsanto. Read More:March Against Monsanto Rallies Held in More Than 50 Countries2013 Farm Bill Amendment Aims to Kill State GMO Label LawsMay 23rd, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
Being dubbed the “Monsanto Protection Act 2.0″ an amendment added into the 2013 Farm Bill could prevent individual states from passing their own GMO labeling laws. Read More:2013 Farm Bill Amendment Aims to Kill State GMO Label LawsMonsanto’s Roundup-Ready GMO Alfalfa Gets Court SupportMay 22nd, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
The U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld a lower-court ruling stating that the USDA correctly categorized Monsanto’s GMO Roundup-ready alfalfa as not needing regulation. Read More:Monsanto’s Roundup-Ready GMO Alfalfa Gets Court Support |
