Supreme Court Rules For Monsanto In Case Against Farmer
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that an Indiana farmer infringed on Monsanto’s patent when he planted soybeans that had been genetically modified by Monsanto without buying them from the...
View ArticleUnapproved Monsanto Crop Found Growing in Oregon
A genetically modified strain of wheat that was never approved by the United States Department of Agriculture as been discovered growing in Oregon, triggering a federal probe that is now...
View ArticleOrganic Farmers Can’t Fight Monsanto Patents in Court
Agribusiness giant Monsanto was in the news this year for taking a patent case to the Supreme Court. Now it has racked up another patent win in the higher courts,...
View ArticleThe Downward Spiral: GMO Crops and Superbugs
Superweeds are not the only catastrophe resulting from the biotech industry’s drive to flood our fields with chemicals and GM crops. There is scientific evidence that the western corn rootworm, a major...
View ArticleMonsanto Pays Farmers to Use Competitors’ Pesticides
Talk about irony. Monsanto, the huge corporation that pushed farmers to plant its genetically modified (GMO) seeds—which need to be used in conjunction with the company’s Roundup pesticide—is now...
View ArticleBrazil Soy Group Says to End Legal Dispute with Monsanto
Brazil’s largest soybean cooperative, Aprosoja, has decided to drop a lawsuit against U.S.-based Monsanto and is encouraging farmers to sign agreements with the seed giant, the group’s lawyer said on...
View ArticleChile Fights Monsanto Seed Patents: Rejects Proposed ‘Monsanto Law’
In Chile, activists are saying no to seed patents, joining thousands of protesters in the streets to tell Monsanto that they will fight the new “Monsanto law’ as it has...
View ArticleFruit Alteration: Store-Bought Oranges and OJ May Soon Contain Pig Genes
Asian jumping lice and a bacteria called C. liberibacter which the lice carry have been devastating Florida’s Orange crops since 2005, but scientists have found a solution! But do we really want...
View ArticleWashington Farmer Claims Monsanto Gene Tainted Alfalfa
Washington State agriculture officials are examining a farmer’s claim that his alfalfa was rejected for export because it was contaminated with Monsanto Co.’s gene for herbicide tolerance. The state is...
View ArticleUSDA Will Not Take Action in Case of GMO Alfalfa Contamination
The detection of a small amount of genetically modified material in a Washington state farmer’s non-GMO alfalfa crop constitutes a “commercial issue” only and does not warrant any government action,...
View ArticleMonsanto Readies First-Ever GMO Wheat
Biotech titan Monsanto has made significant advances in the development of herbicide-tolerant wheat, the company announced recently, and could have the first-of-its-kind crop ready for farming in just...
View ArticleMonsanto’s Wheat-Breeding Operation in Filer Starts Research
The world’s largest seed company is putting down roots in the Magic Valley. The arid climate and nearly disease-free growing environment makes the valley an ideal location for growing foundation...
View ArticleAnother Win for Monsanto: US Raises Allowable Levels of Company’s Pesticide...
Biotech giant Monsanto has been awarded yet another victory by the federal government thanks to a recent Environmental Protection Agency decision to allow larger traces of the herbicide glyphosate in […]
View ArticleUSDA Leaning Toward Approval of Monsanto’s New GMO Beans, Cotton
U.S. regulators on Tuesday said they are leaning toward approval of a new line of herbicide-tolerant crops developed by Monsanto Co even though they could increase problematic weed resistance for […]
View ArticleScotts Tests Genetically Modified Grass Seed at Homes
[FP Note: This article was original published January 31st, 2014, but as we're in the growing season currently, we felt it merited a reminder] After nearly two decades of research […]
View ArticleAfter 90 Percent Decline, Federal Protection Sought for Monarch Butterfly
The Center for Biological Diversity and Center for Food Safety as co-lead petitioners joined by the Xerces Society and renowned monarch scientist Dr. Lincoln Brower filed a legal petition today […]
View ArticleFDA to Test Food for Monsanto Weedkiller
The US government’s food watchdog will soon begin testing certain products for the presence of glyphosate, the active ingredient in
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