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Tag Archives: agriculture
Opportunities in Agriculture
Dr. Jon Hagler, the Missouri Director of Agriculture, spoke recently at BIO’s Livestock Biotech Summit about our country – and the world – being on the precipice of some unprecedented opportunities in agriculture. As Missouri’s agriculture leader, Hagler has raised ag’s profile by emphasizing the importance of this industry and ag-related jobs to the state’s overall economy and its relevance to every consumer. Hagler said that with a population of 9 billion expected by 2050, Read More >
“Organic Food Has Almost No Evidence Showing Health Benefits”
A new study published in this month’s Annals of Internal Medicine comparing organic and conventionally grown food calls into question whether higher-priced of organic foods offer any real benefits. Dr. Aaron E. Carroll is an associate professor of pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine and the director of the University’s Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research. He posted a blog on the recent study on CNN.com: I like to joke that the Read More >
“Farmers Need Drought-Resistant Crops”
Terry Wanzek, ND State Senator and Jamestown farmer authored an editorial on the need for drought resistant crops for Truth About Trade & Technology: More than half of the United States is now suffering through drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Only the droughts of 1934, 1939, and 1954 spread across larger areas. Every plant requires water to grow, but some plants survive with less. The cactus flourishes in hot and dry climates Read More >
Biotech’s Drought-Tolerant Corn Stands Tall
As drought conditions worsen across the midwest, drought-tolerant corn products are being put to the test. Because of that new technology, it isn’t causing all farmers to lose hope in the face of this summer’s drought. For the past several years, seed companies have been developing corn that can survive the dry weather. Now some of those crops are actually in the ground and farmers are waiting to see just how well they grow. “I Read More >
Prop 37 Promises to Rattle the Entire U.S. Food Chain
Debate continues on whether or not the labeling of foods derived from biotechnology is needed or helpful. In a report for the Los Angeles Times, reporter Marc Lifscher puts the issue in context. As the fight over genetically engineered foods heads for the ballot box, government and academic experts still struggle to find reason in this debate: California could become the first state to require labels on genetically modified, or GMO, food products as parties on both Read More >
