Food Tank

APRIL 7, 2025

one to two decades), contaminate essentially all non-GMO corn in Mexico, pesticide and agricultural biotechnology expert Charles Benbrook tells Food Tank. Animal studies conducted by independent scientists have linked consumption of GM corn to consequences for male fertility , immune response , kidney and liver health , and digestive health.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 7, 2025

Kotutwa Johnson might build some protection for his crops with desert brush or cans to shield them from the wind, but his plants thrive without any fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides, mulch, or irrigation. Hopi corn thrives without fertilizers, herbicides, mulch, or irrigation.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 7, 2025

Kotutwa Johnson might build some protection for his crops with desert brush or cans to shield them from the wind, but his plants thrive without any fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides, mulch or irrigation. Dry farming has been a Hopi tradition for several millennia.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

MAY 28, 2024

If the biotech companies defeat maize in its center of origin, it will embolden them to do the same in other centers of origin,” said Tania Monserrat Téllez, an organizer with Sin Maiz, No Hay Pais (Without Corn, There Is No Nation), a coalition of groups in Mexico supporting the ban. Photo by Omar Torres/AFP via Getty Images.

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