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Cornell University researchers have found an agricultural conflict: negative consequences of the weed-killing herbicide glyphosate on Pseudomonas, a soil-friendly bacteria, they announced last week. Source: http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2017/06/aristildeglyphosate As farmers battle in their above-ground...

The chief benefit claimed for GMO pesticidal Bt crops is that, unlike conventional pesticides, their toxicity is limited to a few insect species. A new...

Responding to a lawsuit filed by the Center for Biological Diversity, a federal judge has ruled Friday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

The products of new genetic modification techniques (NGMTs) are genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and should be strictly regulated as such, according...

France is open to phasing out the World’s most used weedkiller glyphosate over the next five to seven years, the French government said on Monday,...

The European Court of Justice attempted to remove the right of democratically elected governments across the European Union (EU) to ban genetically modified...

A new groundbreaking study proves soils on organic farms store away appreciably larger amounts of carbons – and for longer periods — than typical agricultural...

The Detox Project and Sustainable Pulse has created and published Wednesday the first ‘Short History of Glyphosate’, which identifies some important...

France will vote against a proposal by the European Commission to renew the licence for glyphosate, the active ingredient in one of the world’s most...

High exposure to pesticides as a result of living near farmers’ fields appears to increase the risk of giving birth to a baby with “abnormalities”...