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Seed diversity around the world comes from the work and research of peasant farmers over the centuries, saving seeds, and selecting those varieties that work best under varying conditions where they live. Smallholder peasant farmers have created and preserved the world’s seed diversity. Agribusiness...

A new study by scientists in Europe has revealed that Glyphosate (Roundup) is toxic to the normal metabolism of dairy cows. In the new paper titled ‘Field...

GeneWatch UK today called for a moratorium on proposed releases of genetically modified (GM) fruit flies and other agricultural pests into the environment,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has quietly approved the first of a new generation of GE crops resistant to more toxic herbicides.  The first crop...

The first independent project for identifying whether Russian farmers are growing illegal GM crops has started in the Belgorod region. In August 2013 in...

Biotech giant Monsanto has officially withdrawn four requests for GMO cultivation in the EU, following its announcement last month that it would no longer...

As part of the ongoing review of 2,4-D, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has today cancelled the registration of 11...

Scientists Under Attack is a 60 minute, award winning film about GMOs and the need for the independence of science. Nearly 95% of genetic engineering...

A new study shows that contrary to reassurances from industry and regulators, complete genes – including GM genes – can pass from food into...

Late yesterday, Governor John Kitzhaber (D-OR) signed into law a bill banning commercial production of canola (rapeseed) until 2019 inside the three million...