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Policy and Politics

Unforeseen Costs of the Nation’s Investment in Biofuels

Posted on November 17, 2017 in Environmental Impacts, Hygeia's Blog | 196 Views | Leave a response
We cover today a new estimate of the increase in carbon emissions per year from renewable-fuels-driven land conversion over a five year period (2008-2012) in this “In the News” item. This latest study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison will surely not settle the ongoing debate over whether corn ethanol and soy biodiesel increase or decrease […]

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Bad News for Backers of Ethanol from UW Madison Team

Posted on November 17, 2017 in In The News | 196 Views | Leave a response
The expansion of ethanol and other biofuel production from 2008-2012 has triggered the conversion of  an estimated 7 millions of acres of mostly grasslands, and a smaller number of wetland, shrub, and forest acres, to predominantly corn and soybean production. In the course of doing so over just five years, renewable fuels-driven land conversion released […]

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Guest Blog — Carey Gillam’s Message on Glyphosate to the EU Commission

Posted on November 13, 2017 in Hygeia's Blog, Pesticides | 1,133 Views | Leave a response
Note — On October 11, 2017, Carey Gillam gave an invited address before the joint committee of the European Parliament’s Joint Session on Glyphosate held in Brussels, Belgium.  Her presentation was filmed and posted on the European Parliament’s website. Hygeia Analytics has augmented Ms. Gillam’s presentation, drawing on her slides and our timeline of the […]

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Bayer’s Acquisition of Monsanto is in Trouble in the EU and the Economics are Headed South

Posted on October 19, 2017 in GMOs, In The News, Pesticides | 442 Views | Leave a response
While Bayer’s $57 billion deal to acquire Monsanto has received regulatory approvals in most of the world, it has not in the European Union.  EU competition law is, in general, stricter than U.S. law. There are also huge differences, especially now, in willingness to enforce existing competition laws in Europe versus the U.S. An active […]

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Soon There Will Be Four

Posted on October 13, 2017 in GMOs, In The News, Pesticides | 176 Views | Leave a response
Biotech, seed, and ag chemical industry news over the last 18 months has been dominated by the process and impacts of three big mergers — Bayer buying Monsanto, Dow and DuPont merging and then splitting off a combined ag business, and ChemChina’s purchase of Syngenta. It was inevitable that in this process of consolidation within […]

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Different Dynamics Drive Growth in the Market for Organic Apples and Chicken

Posted on September 22, 2017 in Animals, Hygeia's Blog, Organic | 241 Views | Leave a response
Out west in Washington State, Stemilt is rapidly expanding the acreage producing organic apples. Its supply of organic apples will be up 55% in 2017, compared to the 2016 crop. Honeycrisp volume will rise 250%, and fuji volume will be up 90%. Today, about 30% of Stemilt’s extensive apple acreage is managed organically. Virtually all […]

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Building Demand the Monsanto Way

Posted on August 23, 2017 in Food Security, GMOs, Hygeia's Blog | 242 Views | Leave a response
Timothy Wise has written a chilling account of the genesis of Malawi’s new seed policy in an Op-Ed entitled “Did Monsanto Write Malawi’s Seed Policy?”. The piece appears on the Foodtank website . In short, the answer is basically yes. Dr. Wise directs the Land and Food Rights Program at the Small Planet Institute, and is […]

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Making the Case for Ag Research Funding in Developing Countries

Posted on August 18, 2017 in Food Security, GMOs, In The News | 130 Views | Leave a response
A distinguished team of scientists working for, affiliated with, or funding the CGIAR system of international agricultural research centers has issued a call for a new Global Crop Improvement Network (GCIN). The statement is entitled “Improving global integration of crop research” (Reynolds et al) and appears in the July 28, 2017 issue of Science Magazine. […]

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Is the Non-GMO Project Guilty of Spreading Fake News?

Posted on July 7, 2017 in Food Security, GMOs, Hygeia's Blog | 565 Views | 2 Responses
The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance is one of the well-funded, influential organizations seeking to educate the public about all-things-agricultural (albeit, mostly conventional ag). They address food and farming-related economic, trade, federal policy, conservation, food safety, biotech, and research issues. Their CEO, Randy Krotz published an opinion piece July 6, 2017 in AgriPulse, a widely […]

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The Chair of Malheur County,OR Weed Board Calls for Accountability for Damage from GE Crops

Posted on July 3, 2017 in GMOs, In The News | 300 Views | Leave a response
In a recent opinion piece in the Capital Press, Jerry Erstrom, the chairman of the Weed Board in Malheur County in southeastern Oregon, spoke out in support of holding ag businesses accountable for the damage caused by cross-pollination from GE crops. Malheur County is in the heart of ranch country and right next door to the […]

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