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Farmers and food industry representatives are demanding a probe into the potential outcome of a new genetically modified crop in combination with the usage of the 2,4-D pesticide.
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Kathmandu -
Notorious agricultural giant Monsanto has teamed up with the Nepalese government to force GMO seeds on to the country's farmers. Protests in Kathmandu ensued.
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Scientists have warned the Environmental Protection Agency that Monsanto's "rootworm resistant" seed is now losing its resistance and is liable to cause crop failures.
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Washington -
For the first time, the U.S. government has signed off on a large-scale experiment with genetically modified crops from Monsanto engineered corn seed.
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A new discovery in Peru suggests early inhabitants ate corn 1,000 years earlier than previously thought.
An unearthing of ancient corncobs, husks, stalks and tassels were unearthed and date back approximately 6,700 to 3,000 years ago.
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More than 50 tons of corn was stolen from a moving train in Brazil. Police are investigating the incident that occurred in Sao Paulo.
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Brasil -
As new satellite data shows deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest increased almost sixfold in the past year, Brazil's Chamber of Deputies passed a vote which would ease regulations on the Forest Code, allowing farmers to increase deforestation.
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The Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies published research findings in late September showing an insecticidal protein, called Cry1Ab, inserted into genetically modified corn to fight insect predation, was found in US waterways.
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While some genetically modified crops are allowed to be cultivated in Europe, Italy has dragged its feet on establishing policies, resulting in a situation where farmers cannot get permission to grow GM corn or potatoes.
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A planned 48-hour strike by Argentine dockworkers may further inflate global wheat prices, following on increases set in motion in the wake of Russian wildfires.
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Corn Refiners Association's commercial proclaims 'sugar is sugar.'
You’d be surprised to learn that these ears of corn weren’t Photoshopped, made of glass or painted as many who have seen the photos have guessed. This kid-friendly corn is real and each of the kernels is made from a different colored variety of corn....
High fructose corn syrup producers are defending an industry advertising campaign that says "sugar is sugar," but sugar producers are saying the artificial sweetener is no sweet substitute.
Zooniversity porcupine stuffs himself with corn on the cob to ring in 2012.
What was killing all those honeybees in recent years? New research shows a link between an increase in the death of bees and insecticides, specifically the chemicals used to coat corn seeds. The study, titled “Assessment of the Environmental Exposure of Honeybees to Particulate Matter...
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