Farming Through Risk
I've lived through tornadoes and hailstorms---but I've never seen anything like the derecho that blasted across Iowa and the Midwest on August 10.
Only in the ...
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Seeing is Believing: Modern Technology Delivers Change
They say a picture is worth 1,000 words.
A video of my farm on social media has attracted more than 50,000 views---and counting.
It uses the incredible power ...
Why GMOs?
This article features four Global Farmer Network farmers making the case for biotech crops and biotechnology innovation: Gina Gutierrez, Mexico; Gaytri Devi, ...
Sharing the Australian GM Cotton Story of Environmental Progress
As fires and drought devastate Australia, scores of protesters call on government to take action on "catastrophic" climate change.
Green politicians and their ...
Nigerian Farmers Excited to Join the Gene Revolution in Africa
I haven't wanted to plant cowpea here in Nigeria because the plant suffers from one of the worst enemies imaginable: the nasty maruca worm.
But now farmers lik...
Still Waiting for Approval to Plant Golden Rice
Bangladesh is on the verge of making one of the most important decisions in the history of GM crops: It may become the first country to commercialize and grow g...
Item of Interest: Let's trust African scientists in war on hunger
This column originally appeared on 11/11/19 in the Ideas & Debate section of Business Daily Africa.
In the West, daily, people are asking themselves, 'What...
Accept technology for country's food security
The Daily Nation - Kenya published this article by GFN member Gilbert arap Bor. A link to the original article can be found below.
I was appalled to read in th...
Uncovering the Food-based Version of "Stolen Valor"
"We care deeply about where our ingredients come from," says Chipotle Mexican Grill on its website.
Yet the restaurant chain apparently doesn't care enough to ...
Science is Rescuing the Chestnut Tree
When we talk about an oldchestnut, we usually mean a familiar storysometimes one thatsbeen told so often thatithas become stale, but also possibly one t...