The Dawning of a New Era in Plant Breeding
Gene Editing and Plant Biotechnology Gene editing technologies have emerged from the broader field of agricultural biotechnology, sometimes referred to as the gene revolution of …
GMO
Organic Label Stonyfield Farms Rejects Science
Manipulative marketing campaign cast doubts about government risk assessments Two weeks ago, Stonyfield Farms launched a marketing campaign that champions lies and misperceptions surrounding food, …
Innovating Your Supper Staple: Potatoes
Will disease devastate spud production? The ease of growing and storing potatoes allowed it to spread around the world and onto our cultural menu. The …
Sugary, Eerie, Haunting & Spooky
Is Halloween a front to sell more of a sugary GM plant? What is scarier? The ghosts and goblins that come to your door tonight …
The Truth About GM Food Labels
GM salmon available for sale in Canadian grocery stores – is this a GM food label you’re looking for? In August GM salmon started appearing …
What Environmental Groups Don’t Want You to Hear!
What do African Farmers Think of GM Crops? In spite of genetically modified (GM) crops being available since 1995, very limited adoption has occurred in …
Never let facts stand in the way of a good story
Woodward or Bernstein, he is not! Sean Previl, a journalist with the Halifax Chronicle Herald, has shown that he is not one to let facts …
Post Foods ‘A+’ in Scamming Consumers
Is Post Foods intentionally misleading consumers? It is final exam time at universities, students will soon find out if their hard work and efforts are …
Post Foods Consumer Scam
Is deceptive labelling deceiving you? The other morning when I sat down to breakfast, I was absolutely floored (literally, not physically!) by Post Foods’ deliberate …
Environmental Colonialism
How environmental activists work to keep the poor, poor. Environmental non-governmental organizations (eNGOs) loudly proclaim biotechnology and genetically modified (GM) crops provide no benefits. These …