Racing toward super seeds Sabine VollmerThe News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.Released : Saturday, July 19, 2008 4:00 AM Jul.
19--Amid rising demand for crops and limited farm acreage, where are tomorrow's food, livestock feed and clothing fibers going to...
Racing toward super seeds 19--Amid rising demand for crops and limited farm acreage, where are tomorrow's food, livestock feed and clothing fibers going to come from?Scientists at a handful of large agrochemical companies are working on answers?
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Racing toward super seeds Sabine Vollmer, Staff Writer Amid rising demand for crops and limited farm acreage, where are tomorrow's food, livestock feed and clothing fibers going to come from?Scientists at a handful of large agrochemical companies are working...
GM crops to fight famine By Francis Kagolo THE National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) is to produce genetically modified crops that are more resistant to pests, according to NARO officials.This is intended to enhance the Government's effort to...
Tide could now be turning for transgenic wheat With world wheat stocks at historic lows, some longtime opponents of transgenic (often called genetically modified organisms) are coming to the realization that, without increased adaptation of transgenics, the world's farmers cannot produce...
India: Dealing with GM foods NEW DELHI, India - More often than not, discussions about India's policy on genetically modified (GM) crops result in the point being made about how slow the entire process of clearances by the Genetic Engineering Approvals...
Editorial: Dealing with GM foods'Editorial: Dealing with GM foods' border=0 Editorial: Dealing with GM foods Editorial: Dealing with GM foodsBusiness Standard / New Delhi July 18, 2008, 0:41 IST More often than not, discussions about India's policy on genetically modified (GM) crops result in the point being made about how slow...
Editorial: Dealing with GM foods 0:41 IST More often than not, discussions about India's policy on genetically modified (GM) crops result in the point being made about how slow the entire process of clearances by the Genetic Engineering Approvals Committee (GEAC...
DuPont gains approval for modified soybeans DuPont Co.has received U.S.
regulatory approval for soybeans that resist weed killers, an important step toward launching the company's first proprietary genetically modified crops.
DuPont's Pioneer Hi-Bred business unit plans...
DuPont gets OK for genetically altered DuPont Co.has received U.S.
regulatory approval to use Optimum GAT - a genetically engineered trait that makes crops resistant to weed killers - in soybeans.
The announcement today keeps DuPonts Pioneer Hi-Bred business unit on...
OPEN COLUMNMonsanto's practices rob rural Missouri farmers OPEN COLUMN Monsanto's practices rob rural Missouri farmers Published Editor, the Tribune: Missouri farmers are facing floods, but they are also facing high seed, fuel and fertilizer prices.As the water recedes, the high prices for...
DA rushes biotech programs to raise aggie MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Agriculture (DA) is rushing to meet its food security goal by promoting agricultural biotechnology products like Bt corn, virus-free abaca, disease-resistant eggplant and nutrient-laden rice strains.
Food concerns prompt China to prioritise China's leaders decided in early July to go all out to develop genetically modified organisms (GMOs), prompted by rising prices and concerns that the nation of 1.3 billion people may become more reliant on expensive exports.Premier Wen...
Australia continues to test In Australia, the Victorian Department of Primary Industries has obtained approval for further limited and controlled field trials with drought-resistant genetically modified wheat.Farmers in drought-plagued Australia have set their hopes...
Who are Africa€™s saviours? Africas saviours are not on the benches of parliaments.Theyre working in the...
Africas saviours are not on the benches of parliaments.
Theyre working in the fields, factories, shops and every other place where goods and services are...
Who are Africa's saviours? Africas saviours are not on the benches of parliaments.Theyre working in the...
Africas saviours are not on the benches of parliaments.
Theyre working in the fields, factories, shops and every other place where goods and services are...
Who are Africa's saviours? Africas saviours are not on the benches of parliaments.Theyre working in the...
Eustace Davie, Free Market Foundation Africas saviours are not on the benches of parliaments.
Theyre working in the fields, factories, shops and every...
Crop residue may be too valuable to harvest for biofuels In the rush to develop renewable fuels from plants, converting crop residues into cellulosic ethanol would seem to be a slam dunk.However, that might not be such a good idea for farmers growing crops without irrigation in...
2008 Monsanto Technology Expo Offers Glimpse of Future GUELPH (Marketwire) - Crops won't be the only potential bounty for Canadian growers this fall.They also will have the opportunity to harvest a wealth of information thanks in part to Monsanto Canada and Canada's Outdoor Farm Show.
Brazil coop Coamo plans to produce GMO SAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazil's largest agricultural cooperative, Coamo, plans to starting producing genetically modified corn this year, Coamo's president said this week.'We'll use genetically modified corn for the first time,' Coamo...
2008 Monsanto Technology Expo Offers Glimpse of Future - Crops won't be the only potential bounty for Canadian growers this fall.They also will have the opportunity to harvest a wealth of information thanks in part to Monsanto Canada and Canada's Outdoor Farm Show.
Monsanto Canada...
2008 Monsanto Technology Expo Offers Glimpse of Future - Crops won't be the only potential bounty for Canadian growers this fall.They also will have the opportunity to harvest a wealth of information thanks in part to Monsanto Canada and Canada's Outdoor Farm Show.
Monsanto Canada...
2008 Monsanto Technology Expo Offers Glimpse of Future Monsanto Canada will present its Technology Expo at the Sept.9-11 show in Woodstock, Ontario.
Celebrating a theme of 'Roadmap to Success,' the Technology Expo will showcase both the latest in seeds and traits, like the new Roundup...
Pilot Grove farmer claims harrasment from Monsanto Boonville, Mo.- The sun was nearing the horizon as David Brumback left his shop Tuesday night, finishing a day overseeing his 2,800 acre farming operation in southern Cooper County.
A fourth generation farmer, Brumback has more to worry...
Genetically modified food good for Nigeria ABUJA, Nigeria - At a recent roundtable Conference on the introduction of Genetically Modified Crops in Nigeria, the Minister of Science and Technology Chief Grace Ekpiwhre almost shouted blue murder about the looming food crises in...
