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2014-05-07 | permalink
Non-GMO soybean seed has a bigger place in 2014
U.S. soybean growers are expected to plant over 80 million acres of beans this year. Many growers are looking for non-GMO varieties and unconventional production alternatives to boost yields and improve profitability in a year in which prices are almost certain to be down from recent years. A big rub among soybean growers throughout the U.S. has been weed resistance problems. Whether it is water hemp in the Midwest or its yield-robbing weed’s cousin, Palmer amaranth in the South, the reality is many growers are being forced to go back to pre-GMO herbicides to manage weeds.
Conventional soybean seed has a bigger place in 2014- Midstaters turning to organic foods - abc27 WHTM
- One Million Acres of Glyphosate Resistant Weeds in Canada: Stratus Survey | Our Blog | Stratus Ag Research
- GeneWatch UK - Herbicide tolerant crops - The biggest-selling GM crops have been engineered to survive applications of GM companies' own-brand weedkillers (herbicides).
2014-05-06 | permalink
French ban on GMO maize cultivation gets final approval
The French parliament gave final approval on Monday to a law prohibiting the cultivation of any variety of genetically modified maize in the European Union's top grain producer, where a majority of people remain strongly opposed to foods based on genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. The French Senate voted on a law already adopted by the lower house of parliament last month that banned GMO maize (corn) cultivation, even though it has been cleared at European Union level, saying it poses a risk to the environment.
- French ban on GMO maize cultivation gets final approval| Reuters
- Maïs transgénique MON810 : l'interdiction de la culture en France votée par le Parlement et le Conseil d'État Le HuffPost/AFP
- Agriculture - OGM | Greenpeace France
- Le Parlement a interdit la culture du maïs transgénique en France| Le Figaro.fr avec Reuters
2014-05-05 | permalink
ADM to produce non-GMO lecithin locally for customers in Europe and Asia
Archer Daniels Midland Company plans to significantly expand its production capacity of non-genetically modified lecithin by expanding capacity at its soybean processing facility in Latur, India. It will also add new rapeseed processing capabilities to its existing facility in Hamburg, Germany. "Our customers are seeing increasing consumer demand for non-GMO ingredients," said Dan Larson, vice president, Lecithin for ADM Foods & Wellness. "This investment shows ADM's commitment to meeting our customer's evolving ingredient demands in a very dynamic marketplace."
GMO Statement for ADM Soy Lecithin Products (December 20, 2013) ADM Technical Services2014-05-02 | permalink
Non GM Soy conference a big success
With almost 130 delegates from across Germany and Europe, the Brazilian Non GM Soy event held in Münster Germany earlier this month has been hailed as a great success by the organisers, with a number of positive outcomes including the availability of increased volumes and several new players emerging among Non-GMO suppliers of soybean material for the European market.
2014-05-01 | permalink
California, USA: Humboldt County Genetic Contamination Prevention Ordinance
The Committee for a GMO Free Humboldt submitted more than 8,500 signatures to the County Elections Office last week on a petition to prohibit the cultivation or production of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the county. The initiative is called the Humboldt County Genetic Contamination Prevention Ordinance. It would prohibit “propagating, cultivating, raising or growing” GMOs, but would not prevent food that is made with genetically engineered ingredients from being sold in grocery stores.
