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2014-02-18 | permalink
Australia: Neighbouring farmers fight landmark Australian GMO court case
Two neighbouring farmers, a field of canola and a gust of wind are at the centre of a landmark court case in Australia that could have consequences for the controversial growing of genetically modified crops in the country.
Reuters: Australia: Neighbouring farmers fight landmark Australian GMO court case2014-02-17 | permalink
Hawaii: BASF joins lawsuit against County of Kauai
A fourth biotech seed company has joined a lawsuit aimed at blocking the County of Kauai’s implementation of Ordinance 960 related to pesticides and genetically modified crops. BASF is now on board with the complaint, filed Jan. 10 in U.S. District Court in Honolulu by Syngenta, DuPont Pioneer and Agrigenetics, a company affiliated with Dow AgroSciences.
2014-02-12 | permalink
Washington State University making GM poplars with rose scent
Sniff the air around Norman Lewis' experimental poplars, and you won't pick up the scent of roses. But inside the saplings' leaves and stems, cells are hard at work producing the chemical called 2-phenylethanol — which by any other name would smell as sweet.
2014-02-10 | permalink
France Launches Law to Ban Cultivation of All GM Maize
France has launched a move to restore a ban on genetically modified (GMO) maize annulled by its top court to prevent sowings this spring that could raise public outcry in a country strongly opposed to GMO crops. French anti-globalisation crusader Jose Bove raids against genetically-modified (GM) maize crops
2014-02-05 | permalink
Scotts tests genetically modified grass seed at homes
After nearly two decades of research and some controversy, Scotts Miracle-Gro in Marysville is preparing to test a genetically modified grass seed in the family lawns of a small number of employees this growing season.
