Growing More Food Than Ever in the Green Revolution 2.0
The Campbell Soup Company announced plans last week to label its products that rely on biotechnology—a development that Agri-Pulse calls “a landmark break from ...
Washington
Paltrow Labeling Politics is Out of Touch with Science
The first clue that Gwyneth Paltrow didn’t know what she was talking about on Capitol Hill last week came with the first words she spoke: “I’m here as a mother....
Biotech Regulatory Delays are Smothering Innovation
Brazil didn’t win the World Cup on its home turf earlier this month, but the country’s investment in the needed infrastructure to host the world proved to be a ...
Philippine Farmer to Washington Voters: Your vote on I-522 will impact me
I live almost 7,000 miles away from Seattle, but here in the Philippines I’m keeping close tabs on I-522, the ballot initiative in the state of Washington to re...
Standing Up to the True Mission of the “Just Label It” Crowd
Anti-biotech activists are like zombies in a horror movie: No matter how many times you defeat them, they keep snapping back to life, determined to wreak brand-...
Common Sense Labeling
The U.S. Senate wisely voted down a bad amendment to the farm bill last week, meaning that consumers won’t see their food bills skyrocket for no worthwhile reas...
U.S. Trade Show: Deal or No Deal
Sounds like another sorry example of Washington’s partisan paralysis, doesn’t it? Now consider this bizarre fact: Republicans offered the p...
Fish Tales in Washington
Now some politicians in Washington think they have identified a threat to the pristine Alaska wilderness. These members of Congress are trying to force the...
Border Unemployment
As an avid reader, I’ve shopped at a store in Des Moines for years. It’s hard to believe that I’ve probably walked through its doors for ...
Exports Matter
“To an extent unique in post-World War II history, the U.S. economy’s climb out of recession has been led by selling crops, natural resources, ...