je.st
news
Tag: maize
Germany to abstain in EU vote on new GMO maize
2014-02-05 17:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Germany will abstain in a European Union vote on the cultivation of a type of genetically modified maize, a government spokesman said on Wednesday, which opposition politicians say may lead to EU approval to farm the new crop. The vote covers an insect-resistant maize, known as Pioneer 1507, developed jointly by DuPont and Dow Chemical. If approved, it would end Monsanto's current monopoly in Europe's small market for GMO crops. The EU has only ever approved two other GMO crops for commercial...
Stop import of 'super-GM' SmartStax maize
2014-01-10 12:34:40| Chemicals - Topix.net
A Complaint has been filed today with the European Commission to prevent import of the 'super-GM' SmartStax maize developed by Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences.
Tags: stop
import
maize
stop import
Madagascar battles locust swarms save rice & maize crops
2013-12-31 15:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A pair of farmers in Madagascar are struggling to drive off hundreds of thousands of locusts heading for their rice plantation, equipped with no more than a branch and a plastic bag. "It's the third time in a month that these bugs have come near here and I'm terrified we may lose everything," says Razafindradaoro. For this father of four, salvation could come from the heavens. Flying about 10 metres above the ground, a helicopter will soon be spraying insecticide in the area around Tsiroanomandidy,...
Tags: save
rice
madagascar
crops
EU prepares new GMO maize cultivation approval: draft
2013-11-01 06:40:09| Biotech - Topix.net
The European Union is on course to approve cultivation of a new type of genetically modified maize for the first time in more than a decade, according to a draft proposal from the bloc's executive seen by Reuters.
Tags: approval
draft
prepares
cultivation
Mexican Judge Puts Temporary Halt on GM Maize Tests
2013-10-21 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ANALYSIS - A Mexican judge took a precautionary measure and ordered the government to stop giving permits to transnational companies for planting genetically modified (GMO) corn at an experimental and commercial scale, writes Chris Wright, Senior Editor.
Tags: tests
temporary
judge
puts