U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR), have re-introduced the …
USDA Ditches GMO Regs: What It Means
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Friday that it's ditching a 2008 proposal that would have updated GMO regulations. A little …
Who Controls Our Seed? One CA County Will Decide
For more than a decade, local governments across the U.S. have passed resolutions that aim to control the planting of genetically engineered …
How Many GE Wheat Contamination Events Will It Take?
Another variety of unapproved, genetically engineered (GE) wheat has been discovered, this time in Montana, underscoring once again the …
Tell Congress You Support Mandatory GMO Labeling
Last week, a GMO labeling bill was introduced as the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2014 (H.R. 4432). What may sound like a welcomed …
NOSB Soliciting Comments on Seed Purity Report
In 2012 and 2013, a GMO ad hoc subcommittee of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) collected comments on a GMO and seed …
One Year After GE Wheat Contamination, USDA has Failed to Protect Farmers
Media Contacts: Abigail Seiler, Center for Food Safety, 443-854-4368, aseiler@cenerterforfoodsafety.org Kevin Dowling, Western …
New Survey: Organic Farmers Pay the Price for GMO Contamination
We know contamination is a huge problem for farmers who don’t grow genetically engineered (GE) crops. With one day left for the public to …
UPDATE: USDA Extends ‘Coexistence’ Comment Period
USDA published a request for public comments in November (FR Vol.78, No. 213, Nov. 4, 2013) on how agricultural coexistence in the United …
More Than 150 Businesses, Groups Call for Improved Oversight of GE Field Trials
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2013 CONTACTS Kristina Hubbard, (406) 493-6965, kristina@seedalliance.org Victoria Bouloubasis, (919) …
Seeding Canola, Ceding the Willamette
The debate around canola production in Oregon’s Willamette Valley is not new. For years proponents have lobbied to remove planting …
An Organic Farmer Responds to AC21’s Proposal
The Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture's draft recommendations add to the burden already carried by organic …
