The Social Costs of Spreading Misinformation
Mainstream media and politicians are complicit in the problem Biotechnology began to be applied to crop agriculture in the early 1980s, with the first commercialized …
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Mexico to Phaseout GM Corn Imports and Glyphosate Use
On November 25th, 2019, the Mexican Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) invoked the precautionary principle to deny the importation of 1,000 tons …
25th Anniversary of the First GM Crop Approval in Canada
The dawning of a new era in ag sustainability Who would have fathomed how significant a day in March 1995 would become in the history …
Some Sights That’d Be Good To See in 2020
The politics of progress Change frequently makes us uncomfortable. Some adjust easier than others do. Some embrace change, while others shun it. Generally, we tend …
What to Believe — when it comes to food
GM Agriculture and Food Security: Fears and Facts Have you found yourself questioning something you’ve seen in the mainstream or social media about our food …
How to Kill Innovation Domestically
Or, be sure to regulate the process, rather than the product In 2002, Europe establishing a new regulatory agency, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) …
Watch out Australia!
Over the course of this week, September 10th-14th, Stuart has the great pleasure of being in the beautiful country of Australia with the opportunity to …
Breeding a New Industry
By Mitch Lyons, University of Saskatchewan Student The AquAdvantage salmon is a genetically engineered Atlantic salmon that can grow to market size in half …
Biotech soybeans in Romania: Loss of benefits since EU accession
By Graham Brookes, PG Economics Ltd, UK When Romania joined the European Union (EU) in 2007 and adopted EU policies, its farmers were no …
Food Security Costs
How the EU implicitly encourages rejection of GM ag As a researcher, I have dedicated considerable time to the coexistence of GM, conventional and organic …