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Economic, Environmental Impacts of GMO Crops
2013-05-09 20:33:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: University of Illinois A new peer-reviewed work has been published (April 2013) that outlines some significant global economic and environmental benefits of genetically modified (GM) crops. Agricultural entomologist Mike Gray, University of Illinois, has conducted western corn rootworm research for many years and was particularly interested in the overall U.S. farm income gain attributed to corn rootworm Bt hybrids $7.1 billion cumulative benefits since 2003. read more
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Study finds large-scale ramp-up in biofuel crops could result in warming in some tropical regions, cooling in temperate and polar regions
2013-05-08 13:30:28| Green Car Congress
Europe needs genetically engineered crops, scientists say
2013-04-26 22:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: The European Union cannot meet its goals in agricultural policy without embracing genetically engineered crops (GMOs). That's the conclusion of scientists who write in Trends in Plant Science, a Cell Press publication, based on case studies showing that the EU is undermining its own competitiveness in the agricultural sector to its own detriment and that of its humanitarian activities in the developing world. "Failing such a change, ultimately the EU will become almost entirely dependent on the...
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Protect biotech crops from zealots
2013-04-23 17:42:55| Biotech - Topix.net
President Barack Obama signed a six-month funding bill on March 27 to little fanfare, with the exception of one attention-grabbing provision listed as Section 735.
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For development in Brazil, two crops are better than one
2013-04-23 01:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: It's not just about agriculture. Growing two crops a year in the same field improves schools, helps advance public sanitation, raises median income, and creates jobs. New research finds that double cropping -- planting two crops in a field in the same year -- is associated with positive signs of economic development for rural Brazilians. The research focused the state of Mato Grosso, the epicenter of an agricultural revolution that has made Brazil one of the world's top producers of soybeans,...
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