Hybridization of plants and animals is as old as agriculture. However, most GMOs have made plants more tolerant to herbicides, and thus are essentially drivers for the agrochemical companies that sell both the seeds and […]
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All posts tagged: genetically modified organisms
Citrus Farmers Facing Deadly Bacteria Turn to Antibiotics, Alarming Health Officials
Dr. William A. Albrecht, often called the “Father of Soil Fertility” was Chairman of the Department of Soils at the University of Missouri. He was dismissed as an alarmist when speaking about the problems discussed […]
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Bayer’s Roundup Problem Slashes Its Market Value
Many of the mergers and acquisitions that harm companies, workers and customers are motivated by bonuses—the ones that managers and boards pay themselves for putting these deals together. Even so, Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto seems […]
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What Foods Are Banned in Europe but Not Banned in the U.S.?
The Europeans are far more conscious of food safety and quality than the United States. Whatever our criticisms of their system, they are far ahead of us in this respect.
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Game Ranch Fined for Pesticide Misuse in Hill Country Bat Cave Incident
Pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers, antibiotics and countless harmful additives are used on our farms and ranches every day. The only differences in the events described in this article and millions of similar episodes across the […]
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Will Mushrooms Be Magic for Threatened Bees?
Seventy years ago, Dr. William Albrecht, the “Father of Soil Fertility,” wrote, “It’s not the overpowering invader we must fear but the weakened condition of the victim.” Outbreaks of parasite-spread diseases must be treated if […]
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Can Eating Organic Food Lower Your Cancer Risk?
Quoting the authors below,” …the most frequent consumers of organic food had 76 percent fewer lymphomas, with 86 percent fewer non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas, and a 34 percent reduction in breast cancers that develop after menopause.” And, […]
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Giving Malaria a Deadline
Here is a beneficial form of genetic tinkering which stands in contrast to the horrible GMOs which in reality are drivers of agro-chemical poison sales. We wiped out screwworm without poisons, and, we can do […]
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Researchers: 80 Percent Drop in Butterflies in North Florida
Quoting the article below,” …researchers believe two major factors could be responsible. Milkweed is the favorite food of young monarchs, and its availability has been sharply reduced by development and by glyphosate (Roundup®), an herbicide […]
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Report Finds Traces of a Controversial Herbicide in Cheerios and Quaker Oats
“Of course glyphosate is in Cheerios: It’s in everything. Because grape growers use Roundup® (glyphosate) to suppress weeds between vines, most wine has glyphosate residue – as does beer. Cotton growers use it to defoliate […]
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