Environmental Impacts of Synthetic vs Organic Herbicides
All chemicals that are applied during food production have impacts on the environment, regardless of whether they have been synthetically developed or derived from natural …
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Will Organic Evolve with Genomic Techniques in the EU?
Recently, the article “New Genomic Techniques in Organic Production: Considerations for Science-Based, Effective, and Acceptable EU Regulation” was published in Cell Reports Sustainability, authored by …
Chemical Use: The Distinction that Makes Organic Food Better?
Agriculture Myth Busting Over and over, the term ‘organic’ is used as an umbrella for a variety of qualitative features in food. There is …
Canadian Consumer Risk Perceptions of Biotech Food Production
When it comes to food production methods, the risks and benefits matter Studies on consumer awareness and knowledge, specifically on how crops and foods are …
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, …
Conveniently Organic
How transparent is that organic label? By Lars Iversen, University of Saskatchewan Student Over the last decade, there has been an increasing demand from consumers …
Feeding a Future Population of 9-11 Billion
The immense challenge facing us all While the science of increasing food security continues to make advancements, the politics of technology options for feeding a …
Sustainability of Conventional vs Organic Farming
By Jordan McInnis, University of Saskatchewan student Background Organic farming is the oldest type of farming. It is farming without the use of any synthetic chemicals …
Can GM and Non-GM (and organic) products Coexist?
New Book on GM, Organic and Conventional Crops and Foods Food, its ingredients and production have captured the publics’ attention in a dramatic fashion over …
Coexistence Between Organic, Conventional and GM Crops
Greetings from Amsterdam this week! I am(sterdam) here attending and speaking at a conference that is focused on better understanding the production, and international trade …