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Op-Ed: Biologicals 2.0: Why Genetically Engineered Soil Microbes Are Concerning

Food Tank

On a summer day in downtown Salinas, California, a group of farmers, biotechnology start-ups and pesticide corporations gathered to talk about the benefits of biology. An application of GE bacteria could release 3 trillion genetically modified organisms every half an acre that’s about how many GE corn plants there are in the entire U.S.

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The U.S.-Mexico tortilla war

Food Environment and Reporting Network

Can they make laws to safeguard domestic agriculture, public health, the environment, and the genetic integrity of the national diet? It alleges that Mexico’s decree constitutes a trade violation that infringes on the superseding rights of US farmers and biotechnology companies. Share this This Story’s Impact 1.3

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From Commodification to Conservation: Restoring Agrobiodiversity through Seed Breeding – Part I: 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

USDA distributed seeds to farmers for free, encouraging growers to save and share seed and to experiment with any crop that could become economically important to US agriculture. Such changes reduced the overall resilience of the agroecological system. Source: Philip H.

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