On the other hand, there are new gene-edited crops emerging. These are developed using a newer method of genetic engineering, and regulatory bodies don’t categorize “gene-edited” crops as GMO crops. This means that gene-edited crops have relatively easier regulatory approval process and, pote...
On the other hand, there are some differences farmers may notice on some of these crops. Some are modified to resist pests, so farmers are less likely to see damage on them. And while we may not think about the absence of damage, consumers may see the difference with GMO sweet corn as...
We invite you to check out the full response which provides more information about GMO safety. GMOs are created for a variety of reasons. Crops are genetically modified to achieve a desired trait, such as resistance to an insect or disease. More detail on some of the traits ...
Virtually anything can be sprayed on cotton plants to ward off insects and induce growth. Dangerous poisons such as trifluralin, cyanide, dicofol, propargite and naled are used on cotton crops. These work their way deep into the plants, literally transforming them into toxic organisms. While...
The decisions for which crops are targeted for GMO research are based on economic and political decisions that were made well before the first GMO crops were even conceived of. “In the United States, corn and soybeans are the drivers” of GMO product development, Barnett says. That’s becau...
China’s reliance on overseas producers has also directly exposed its soybean farmers to fierce pricing competition from imported GMO soybeans. Farmers are not only faced with the pressure of rising cultivation costs, but also have to compete with low-cost, high-yield imports to find a market ...
The lawsuits include patent infringement litigation launched by Monsanto against a Saskatchewan canola farmer who, in turn, claimed his crops had been involuntarily contaminated by the company's GM technology; a class action application by ... ...
into a seed that can be patented and that will resist (kill) bugs that try to eat it. When you plant a GMO seed, many are made resistant to that companies' certain type of pesticide spray. So it can sprayed on the plant, not killing the plant…but still getting into the plant,(and...
China’s reliance on overseas producers has also directly exposed its soybean farmers to fierce pricing competition from imported GMO soybeans. Farmers are not only faced with the pressure of rising cultivation costs, but also have to compete with low-cost, high-yield imports to find a market ...
In case cisgenic plants are not subject to the provisions of the GMO legislation, they can even be legally used in organic agriculture. In case they are not exempted from the GMO regulation, the question is: why obstruct a cisgenic potato crop that can hardly be distinguished from a ...