Just How BIG is Big Agribusiness?
If you’ve never actually looked at the numbers, you might have no real idea just what big agribusiness, or BIG AG, actually amounts to here in the US. Recently released numbers from agricultural giant Archer Daniels Midland show that it suffered a 22% drop in revenue in the 4th quarter 2015. How much did a 22% drop affect their revenue? What did that steep decline translate to dollars-wise? Let’s look at the 4th...
GE Salmon — FDA Issues Import Alert Until Labeling Guidelines Complete
Right after we reported on both gmo-related parts of the Senate’s controversial omnibus spending bill, the FDA announced its temporary ban on GE salmon, in order to comply with the new law the bill created. Here’s what the agency announced on their website Saturday (1/29/16)– The Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Omnibus Appropriations Act covering the funding of the federal government during fiscal year 2016 (FY16) was signed...
The Hypocrisy of Passing GE Salmon Labeling in a Spending Bill
Yesterday we documented the Senate shenanigans on last month’s omnibus spending bill, where an anti-GMO labeling contingent pushed hard to sneak in a rider that would ban state-by-state GMO labeling laws, among other anti-GMO labeling whoppers. But there was a second part to that story, which favored the pro-labeling side, particularly related to GE salmon labeling. Per The Hill — The $1.1. trillion bill to fund the...
Glyphosate a Carcinogen? Monsanto Sues California to Prove Otherwise
Monsanto just filed a lawsuit against California to try prevent the state from listing glyphosate (Roundup’s main ingredient), as a carcinogen. Monsanto sued the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) on Thursday in Fresno County Court, seeking an injunction to stop it from glyphosate to the state’s Proposition 65 list of chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Last...
Phillippines GMO Controversy Heats Up Over Court Ruling
Early last week we reported on the Philippines Supreme Court decision to stop field tests for genetically modified organisms. Then last Wednedsay, The National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines (NAST-PHL) expressed concern over the decision, worrying about its potential impact on food security and scientific research. The NAST-PHL asked the court to review the decision, “in light of the issues and serious...
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