The April 6th edition of the New York Times reports that the Supreme Court is leaning towards a legal argument called “pre-emption” that …
Beet Industry Responses to RoundUp Ready Sugarbeet Suit
There have been several sugarbeet industry responses to the RR lawsuit filed by Organic Seed Alliance, Center For Food Safety, and Sierra …
USDA notifies public of an “unitentional” escape of unapproved GE corn variety
This just in, release from USDA on a new "event". It once again points to the lax regulation, poor handling, and inevitable escape of …
Hillary and Monsanto
There have been two recent public letters to Hillary Clinton from an old college alum that point to her historical ties with large scale …
Catching up
I haven't had much time to write given my workload with the Organic Seed Growers Conference. I'll give an update from the conference …
SuperCarrot – addendum
Frank Morton posted this comment on the SuperCarrot piece. His additions to the story need to be front and center:Thanks for bringing this …
Challenge to USDA approval of Genetically Modified Sugar Beets
Obviously I need to be a bit careful on this, as Organic Seed Alliance is as plaintiff in the case, but I am working on an editorial piece …
Genetically Engineered ‘Super Carrot’ higher in press release fluff and poor journalism than your average carrot
I edited this down today. A little less vitriolic as my blood pressure calmed. Also...look for it on "Grist - environmental news and …
Off Topic
Why is the government/media more worried about steroids in baseball players than in the food we eat? A congressional hearing? Isn't eating …
Seed Ambassador’s Project
Wind, birds, and mammals including those of the bipedal variety are all wonderful vehicles for carrying seed to new bioregions and in so …
Interview with Matthew Dillon and Gary Nabhan on KUOW Weekday
Steve Scher has a wonderful radio show on KUOW (94.9 in the Puget Sound, and streaming live at the KUOW web site) called Weekday. Tuesdays …
BT CABBAGE SEED ALERT – industry moving into US production
As many of you know, the majority of transgenic crops are in commodity crops - corn, soybeans, cotton, alfalfa. In recent months the news of …
