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Global agriculture is big business, and that includes the seeds that farmers need to grow their crops. The R+D priorities of the seed-biotech industry have huge implications for farmers and consumers alike, as the seeds available to put in the ground each spring determine the types, taste, and nutrient profile of the fresh produce and […]
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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 […]
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Farmers are bracing for a rough season contending with the spread of glyphosate-resistant weeds throughout the Heartland. The collapsing efficacy of genetically engineered (GE), herbicide-resistant (HR) technology coincides with a serious downturn in corn, soybean, and cotton prices. Rising costs for GE-HR seed, the need to markedly intensify herbicide use (driving production costs higher), and […]
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The State of Arkansas is not known as a hot bed of aggressive action to limit pesticide use and risks. But last season illegal spraying of dicamba on Monsanto’s new genetically engineered Xtend soybeans in this and neighboring states led to lawsuits, EPA warrants being served and even the fatal shooting of an Arkansas farmer. This […]
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Public Perceptions: Social Media Conversations with Dr. Benbrook and Friends, #1 Source: Facebook, September 29, 2016 This conversation was sparked by an thoughtful question about the polarized debate on GMOs from Chris Holman and rolled on from there. For context, this dialogue occurred amidst news about Monsanto’s first CRISPR license, as well as the recent merger […]
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Click here to view additional related posts Historical Documents Other Resources Historical Documents 1998 ISB Newsletter story on Monsanto ag biotech acquisitions DuPont Press Release on 1999 merger with Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. “Genetically Engineered Confusion” editorial in the Washington Post, 1999 Open Letter from Monsanto CEO to Rockefeller Foundation President on sterile seed technologies, 1999 “Biotechnology […]
Historical Documents “Monsanto’s modified soya beans are cracking up in the heat,” New Scientist, 1999 “Yield Potential and Response of Roundup Ready Soybean Varieties to Raptor or Pursuit Herbicides,” Kansas State University, 1998 “Performance of Transgenetic Soybeans- Northern US,” University of Wisconsin – Madison, 1998 Technical Paper by Dr. Benbrook on GE traits in midwestern corn […]
Click here to view additional related posts Historical Documents Other Resources Historical Documents “When Does it Pay to Plant Bt Corn? Farm-Level Economic Impacts of Bt Corn, 1996-2001,” report by Dr. Benbrook Research committee report from 1998, “Bt Corn and European Corn Borer: Long-Term Success Through Resistance Management” “Insecticidal toxin in root exudates from Bt […]
Monsanto has successfully negotiated the first commercial license to use the Crispr technology developed by the Harvard-MIT Broad Institute. This breakthrough in genetics allows scientists to precisely alter genes such that the plant is not technically considered a GMO. As this article in Business Insider explains, “Crispr allows scientists to simply swap out a letter […]
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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 […]
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