Major Victory for Monsanto, Organic Farmers’ Rights DeniedFebruary 29th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
A major victory came for Monsanto last week as a Manhattan judge hearing the case brought about by a group of organic farmers ruled in favor of the chemical and seed giant by dismissing the allegations from the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association. Read More:Major Victory for Monsanto, Organic Farmers’ Rights DeniedGuilty As Charged! French Court Finds Monsanto Responsible for Chemical PoisoningFebruary 15th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
On February 13th, a French court ruled in favor of farmer Paul Francois who reportedly developed three separate neurological disorders as a result of inhaling Monsanto’s alachlor-based weed killer called Lasso. Read More:Guilty As Charged! French Court Finds Monsanto Responsible for Chemical PoisoningGMO Corn Farmer Violations Triple Over Last YearFebruary 14th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
With genetically modified seeds dominating the U.S. agricultural corn industry—from food to fuel—the incidents of farmer violations are also on the rise according to recent data released by the Agricultural Biotechnology Stewardship Technical Committee—a coalition of multinational corporations dominating the GMO industry including Monsanto, Dow, Syngenta and DuPont. Read More:GMO Corn Farmer Violations Triple Over Last YearFirst-Ever Consumer Guide e-Book on GMO Foods Co-Authored By Stonyfield Yogurt FounderJanuary 14th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
The founder and CEO of the world’s leading organic yogurt company, Stonyfield Farms, announced that he has stepped down from the company he founded and will be focusing instead on food regulatory issues, came along with the news that he has co-authored a consumer guide e-book designed to help Americans better understand genetically modified foods. Read More:First-Ever Consumer Guide e-Book on GMO Foods Co-Authored By Stonyfield Yogurt FounderPetition Calls to Block Agent Orange Resistant GMO CornJanuary 3rd, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
Consumer advocacy group, The Cornucopia Institute, is calling for concerned citizens to sign a petition in hopes of blocking Dow Chemical, the manufacturer of 2,4-D— toxic herbicide found in Agent Orange—that is waiting on approval from the USDA for its genetically engineered strain of corn resistant to the controversial chemical. Read More:Petition Calls to Block Agent Orange Resistant GMO CornNew GMO Soybean Approved by the USDADecember 28th, 2011 - Jill Ettinger
Claiming that the Vistive Gold genetically modified soybeans will significantly extend the fry life of products made with Monsanto’s newest crop, the largest seed manufacturer in the world has received another deregulation by the USDA and no objection from the FDA on the GMO seed. Read More:New GMO Soybean Approved by the USDA‘Environmentally Friendly’ Biofuel Cropland Destroys 80 Percent of Species, Study FindsNovember 25th, 2011 - Jill Ettinger
New warnings in a report published by the European Commission’s Joint Research Center caution against the proliferation of biofuels, citing major habitat loss as a result of converting pastures, savannas and forests into cropland for the gasoline alternative. Read More:‘Environmentally Friendly’ Biofuel Cropland Destroys 80 Percent of Species, Study FindsNepal Pushes Back Against Monsanto’s Hybrid SeedsNovember 20th, 2011 - Jill Ettinger
Nepal’s Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is battling the U.S. Agency for International Development and Monsanto, the largest seed company in the world, over the development of a hybrid corn crop intended for planting in the Nepalese regions of Chitwan, Nawalparasi and Kavre. Read More:Nepal Pushes Back Against Monsanto’s Hybrid SeedsWheat Industry Pushes Farmers to Adopt GMO TechnologyNovember 4th, 2011 - Jill Ettinger
One of the only major global crops to avoid the dominating influence of the biotech industry, wheat farmers around the world are now facing serious threats of being replaced by corn, soy and other genetically engineered crops unless the industry adopts GM wheat, according to Shannon Schlecht, director of policy at the U.S. Wheat Associates. Read More:Wheat Industry Pushes Farmers to Adopt GMO TechnologyThe Return of Agent Orange? 2,4-D Steps in Where Monsanto’s Roundup FailsOctober 31st, 2011 - Jill Ettinger
Monsanto’s Roundup—the glyphosate-based pesticide—is currently the most heavily used weed killer in the country, but its efficacy is waning as farmers across the nation are reporting Roundup-resistant ‘superweeds’ and pesticide resistant insects taking hold in their fields and leaving farmers with no option but to return to controversial chemicals like 2,4-D, also known as Agent Orange. Read More:The Return of Agent Orange? 2,4-D Steps in Where Monsanto’s Roundup Fails |
