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DuPont and Monsanto just struck a $1.75 billion deal that allows the world’s two largest seed producers to increase GMO seed technology sharing. The Monsanto Protection Act spurred a host of farmers from across America and Food Democracy Now to ...

AUSTIN, TX – Whole Foods Market has announced that it will require all products sold in its U.S. and Canadian stores be labeled if they contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs).  GMO products are foods that have been manipulated through genetic ...

“If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination … no more men!”  – Albert Einstein On February 6, 2013, a village near ...

During the holidays, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are the last thing on most peoples’ minds, but foods produced by means of genetic engineering are becoming increasingly present in supermarkets and grocery stores. In some areas, GMO foods are actually more ...

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Bloomington, IN – The U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule in a landmark case that may decide the future of genetically-modified (GM) seeds and numerous other technologies. Bowman v. Monsanto, 11-796 involves a farmer who bought and planted second-generation ...

Genetically modified, or GM foods, are foods from crops that have been subjected to some type of genetic engineering. This means that there has been some kind of change to the DNA in the cells of the plant. Being able ...

You may have seen in the news that the state of California will soon be voting as to whether or not to have GMOs labeled in their state in the near future. You may also have seen that Monsanto has ...

For thousands of years people have been preserving seeds, and not just for consumption. Properly stored seeds ensure that farmers have seeds to plant new crops the following year, and they also ensure the survival of healthy plant strains. The ...

The introduction of genetically modified foods and food ingredients into the American diet has been a smashing success for agribusiness interests and the food manufacturing companies. With the US Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration offering next ...