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Researchers help threatened wheat crops in Asia, Africa

(Oregon State University) Researchers at Oregon State University have helped develop new environmental monitoring technology that will allow farmers thousands of miles away, in west and central Asia, to save millions of dollars while more effectively...

Improving 'crop per drop' could boost global food security and water sustainability

(University of Minnesota) Improvements in crop water productivity -- the amount of food produced per unit of water consumed -- have the potential to improve both food security and water sustainability in many parts of the world, according to a study...

Ashoka to Host "Nutrients for All" Event to Bring Together Leading Innovations

FRANKFURT, Germany, May 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ashoka, the world's largest organization of social entrepreneurs, is hosting an invitation-only Globalizer Summit on June 3 & 4, 2013, in Frankfurt in partnership with KfW Development Bank, the Lemelson Foundation, CSCP, GIZ, and Forum. The Globalizer Summit will share the vision of Nutrients for All: Vitality for People and th...

"Organic farming problems were all but ignored as speaker after speaker attacked the rest of agriculture."

At TheSpec.comTo learn more, I attended the recent Guelph Organic Conference, Canada's largest organic event. In reality, I attended two very different conferences.In one room were organic farmers and marketers hearing valuable information about controlling weeds, diseases, insects, soil fertility and marketing...No criticism of non-organic agriculture or farmers was voiced by speakers in this ses...

Global value of GM rice: a review of expected agronomic and consumer benefits

HighlightsGM rice plays a potential role in the alleviation of poverty, hunger and malnutrition.Benefits of agronomic GM rice traits are similar to commercialized GM crops.These traits are expected to generate sizeable effects on food prices and poverty.Trade effects are predicted to be negligible compared to domestic welfare effects.Expected benefits of consumer GM rice traits are higher by one o...

Sarcoma Alliance Remembers Vietnam Veterans on Memorial Day

The national nonprofit has just published an article on veterans who have gotten a rare cancer called soft-tissue sarcoma because of exposure to Agent Orange. Anchorage, AK (PRWEB) May 27, 2013 Sarcoma Alliance board member Warren Bailey survived the Vietnam War, but he may not survive the cancer caused by his service. Like thousands of U.S. soldiers and millions of Vietnamese citizens, he was ex...

KISS ME DEADLY proteins may help improve crop yields

(Dartmouth College) Dartmouth College researchers have identified a new regulator for plant hormone signaling -- the KISS ME DEADLY family of proteins (KMDs) -- that may help to improve production of fruits, vegetables and grains.

Todd Werpy, ADM to Keynote Present at Biobased Chemicals Conf. (Sept. 16-17, 2013 in San Francisco)

Monrovia, CA, May 25, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Todd Werpy, Vice President of ADM, will give a keynote presentation “Toward a New Generation of Renewable Fuels and Chemicals” at the 4th Biobased Chemicals: Commercialization & Partnering Conference on September 16-17, 2013 in San Francisco, CA. In this presentation, Dr. Todd Werpy will offer an overview of ADM’s biofuel research par...

Trade and innovation are crucial for future global food security

LetterIn our globalizing world, the geographical locations of food production and consumption are becoming increasingly disconnected, which increases reliance on external resources and their trade. We quantified to what extent water and land constraints limit countries' capacities, at present and by 2050, to produce on their own territory the crop products that they currently import from other cou...

Trends in Biotechnology - Transgene flow from Bt brinjal: a real Risk?

Forum: Science & SocietyTransgene flow from Bt brinjal: a real Risk?THE RISKS ARE REALTransgene flow from commercialised, genetically engineered ‘Bt brinjal’, to wild, weedy, and cultivated relatives is a major biosafety concern. Selective advantage conferred by the Bt transgene could produce aggressive weeds with the potential for disruption of ecological balance. Our biological knowledge...

Mother Nature Outsmarts Monsanto Corn

The claim that GMOs reduce pesticide use -- a main selling point -- should be abandoned by the industry that is gobbling up dramatic pesticide sales growth in response to hardy plant pests rapidly adopting and developing resistance to genetically mod...

Gorillas And The Future of Crop Biotechnology

There are some really cool improvements coming along in several crops that have been developed using the tools of biotechnology – GMOs if you will.  Some of these innovations have consumer health benefits. Some expand ways to encourage greater...

Impacts conference on climate change effects

(Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)) Droughts. Floods. Health risks. Crop failures. Climate change impacts of today and tomorrow appear in the public debate with a raft of buzz words. But the science behind our understanding of clima...

Debunking 'The Big Lie' About Genetically Engineered Crops

Plums that have been genetically engineered to be resistant to the plum pox virus (Photo credit: Wikipedia)By Henry I. Miller and Graham Brookes, 23 May 2013In spite of two decades of stunning scientific, humanitarian and financial successes and an admirable record of health and environmental safety, the

VG Energy Enters into a Strategic Alliance with DAK Renewable Research for LipidMax Field Trials

SAN MARINO, Calif., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- VG Energy, an agricultural biotech company, announces today a strategic alliance with DAK Renewable Research to conduct field trials using LipidMax to increase the corn oil yield. VG Energy is a majority owned subsidiary of VG Life Sciences, Inc. (OTC Pink: VGLS). VG Energy's exclusively licensed compound LipidMax selectively inhibits certain metab...

Natural GMOs Part 165. Novel double-stranded RNAs get served up in many conventional crops — such as rice.

(An earlier version of this post appeared at GMO Pundit blog.) Some people have raised worries about whether novel double-stranded RNA molecules present in plant foods might be harmful to people. Naturally occurring plants often produce novel double-...

Researchers identify new target to boost plant resistance to insects and pathogens

(Cell Press) Plants have evolved unique and sophisticated immune systems to defend themselves against insects and pathogens. Plant hormones called jasmonates play an important role in this defense, but jasmonates have been found to also be important...

Helping People When They Need Help the Most is What The Law Offices of J. Shaffer Smith & Associates is All About

LOS ANGELES, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Facing a significant personal injury is nearly always one of the most trying times in a person's life. No wonder, then, that a combination of outstanding results and a caring and compassionate attitude has made J. Shaffer Smith & Associates the place for a personal injury attorney Los Angeles residents turn to first. Whether you require the servic...

Setting New Standards - Olam's Livelihood Charter Drives Prosperity Through its Principles

LONDON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --   Olam Livelihood Charter Key Highlights for 2013[1] Number of farmers involved in OLC has increased 388% in last 3 years to 313,476 US$118.6 million of microfinance provided to 313,476 farmers at 0% interest US$267.2 million income generated for OLC farmers 200,000 metric tonnes of product brought to market through sustainable value chains on farms...

BIO Issues Call for Paper and Panel Submissions for 2013 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotech and Bioenergy

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) invites leaders from the biotechnology, chemical and agricultural industries to submit proposals and abstracts for panels, individual papers and posters for the 2013 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy. This unique conference will be held Dec. 8-11, 2013 in San Diego. Participa...

BIO Welcomes EPA Proposed Rule on New RFS2 Pathways

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today welcomed the opportunity for public comment on proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) amendments and clarifications, which include new pathway determinations for advanced biofuels such as isobutanol and ethanol from crop residues. Brent Erickson, executive vice president of BIO’s Industrial &a...

Natural GMOs Part 165. Novel double-stranded RNAs get served up in many conventional crops -- such as rice.

Some people have raised worries about whether novel double-stranded RNA molecules present in plant foods might be harmful to people. Naturally occurring plants often produce novel double-stranded RNA molecules, so we have long been exposed to this risk.One example has been characterised in detail by Japanese scientists. It is low protein variety of rice called  LGC-1 that is used as a diet t...

No silence about RNA silencing

FSANZ: Response to Heinemann et al on the regulation of GM crops and foods developed using gene silencing(May 2013)Key pointsA recent scientific article (Heinemann et al, 2013) claims that small double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) generated in GM plants as a result of using gene silencing techniques can create biosafety risks that are not being adequately assessed by regulators such as Food Standards Au...

Time Magazine Modifies the Endless Debate Over GM Crops

Bryan Walsh wrote for Time magazine about the so-called “obsession” surrounding genetically modified (GM) crops: “To environmentalist opponents, GM foods are simply evil, an understudied, possibly harmful tool used by big agribusiness to co...

Doctors Health Press Releases Statement in Honor of Food Allergy Awareness Week

Doctors Health Press, a division of Lombardi Publishing Corporation and publisher of various natural health newsletters, books, and reports, including the popular Doctors Health Press e-Bulletin, recently released a statement in honor of Food Allergy Awareness week. Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 Doctors Health Press, a division of Lombardi Publishing Corporation and publisher of various natural...