Search results for “corn”:
USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) recently updated the data product Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops in the U.S., and the new data provides important insights on the prevalence of so-called “stacked” varieties. A “stacked” variety of GMO corn or cotton is engineered to express two or more distinct traits — typically herbicide tolerance (e.g., Roundup Ready) and Bt transgenic (i.e., […]
Read More, References, Comment »
In a paper sure to trigger a full-on immune response from Monsanto/Bayer and ag biotech proponents, rats fed a triple-stack GE corn for about 6 months had clear-cut damage to their stomach lining. The triple-stack corn fed to the rats expressed two Bt genes (MON 863 and MON 810), and the NK603 gene conferring resistance […]
Read More, References, Comment »
Dr. Charles Benbrook attended the Pesticides and Public Health in Iowa 2018 Networking Meeting in Iowa City on May 14, 2018 to present the latest science on the health impacts of rising herbicide use in their state. The meeting, hosted by the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, the University of Northen Iowa, and Iowa […]
Read More, References, Comment »
Chris DiFonzo, a Michigan State entomologist, has compiled with colleagues a farmer-friendly table of all GE corn traits and trade names. A special feature of the 2017 version of the table is getting a lot of attention – a column designating which insects, including the Southwestern corn borer larvae shown here, may be resistant to […]
Read More, References, Comment »
Fresh off the printer is a new paper featured in Nature: Scientific Reports that describes important new research by an international consortium of scientists led by Robin Mesnage from the Gene Expression and Therapy Group at King’s College of London. It appears that for the first time, clear evidence has been published of subtle metabolic […]
Read More, References, Comment »
It looks like Dow-DuPont’s genetically modified Herculex corn is no longer controlling the western bean cutworm. This corn was engineered to express a protein called Cry1F, toxic to the pests that feed on corn kernels and lead to fungus growth. This control failure is the latest in a series that are collectively undermining the efficacy […]
Read More, References, Comment »
Historic posts are reprinted verbatim from their original source. Source: Andrew Pollack, The New York Times, December 4, 2000 A federal advisory panel concluded yesterday that there was a “medium likelihood” that the genetically engineered corn known as StarLink is a potential allergen, a finding that could hurt the food industry’s quest to have the […]
Read More, References, Comment »
Historic posts are reprinted verbatim from their original source. Source: Marc Kaufmann, Washington Post, March 8, 2001 The Agriculture Department will spend up to $20 million this year to compensate seed companies for corn mixed with an unapproved genetically modified variety — the first direct federal bailout of food producers harmed by biotechnology. Using funds […]
Read More, References, Comment »
It appears that scientists, and farmers too, are taking a closer look at the ubiquitous use of neonicotinoid seed treatments in US corn, soybean and other crops. Neonics are powerful insecticides used to coat the outside of a wide variety of seeds including grain and oilseed crops. The brightly-dyed layer of pesticide is designed to […]
Read More, References, Comment »
