Business of buying departmentBy: FIN Staff Europe needs more science A coherent scientific approach to food safety to prevent trade disputes and allay consumer fears over genetically modified (GM)... Crops departmentBy: FIN Staff Demand for GM grains "[Demand for non-genetically modified grains] is by far the minority. We currently estimate it at around 2 to 2_1/2% of total export... Crops departmentBy: FIN Staff Product packaging Novartis's new purchase program, called AgriFit, guarantees that all prices for NK-brand seed will remain the same for 2000. Also, options... Business of buying departmentBy: FIN Staff Save on seed, chemicalsTechnology-enhanced seed with the Asgrow brand will be lower in price next year. Low commodity prices have prompted Monsanto to... Butterflies are freeBy: Business of buying The highly publicized Cornell University study that reported that monarch butterflies died after ingesting pollen from Bt corn is being contradicted by... Don't call it a GMOBy: Business of buying Could consumer acceptance of genetic engineering be as simple as changing the terms used to describe it? Maybe. Research conducted by the International... Terminator terminatedBy: Business of buying Monsanto recently announced it will not sell seeds with the "terminator" gene. Monsanto, through the pending purchase of Delta & Pine Land, should acquire... Selling unapproved biotech cornBy: Business of Buying Check out www.amseed.org to enter a newly created database that lists grain purchasers (by zip code) that will buy biotech corn that doesn't have the... Beat Pests to the punchBy: Crops Scientists at North Carolina State University have developed a simple test kit that will give you early warning if pests are building up resistance to... Transgenics prevailBy: Business of Buying About 71percent of the world's crops are planted with herbicide-resistant varieties, according to Steve Pueppke, University of Illinois associate dean... Odds of transgenetic weedsBy: Lynn Grooms Now that genetically modified crops cover tens of millions of acres, are super weeds next?What are the odds that those herbicide-resistant seeds you bought... Wheat's upBy: Karen McMahon Companies focus research efforts on developing new varieties, hybrids.The introduction of new wheat products signals a regrowth in research and development... Business of buyingLeaving CanadaCase Corporation is closing a Canadian manufacturing plant and moving the product lines across the border to plants in Illinois and North... Risky researchBy: Dale B. McDonald Is corporate money compromising public research? From their inception, America's publicly funded universities have conducted research with a simple mission:... Complete feed from the fieldBy: Joan Olson Seed companies improve the nutritioual value of feed cornAbout 80% of the corn produced in the United States is fed to animals. In recent years, seed... |
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