We re also working on producing crops that are drought-resistant. Why have we seen such a rapid rise in grain prices this year? We ve got a growing population worldwide, particularly in Asia a population that wants not just rice but meat, which requires maize to feed the chickens. Spun out of the agribusiness divisions of the multinational pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and Novartis, Syngenta is a worldwide agriculture company selling pesticides, herbicides, crossbred plants and...

GM beet sugar may be in your favorite products as early as next fall and you will have no warning label to let you know if you are ingesting real sugar or GM sugar. Genetically modified potatoes were removed from the market in 2001, but keep your eyes peeled and let your store know you want 100% Non-GMO foods, dairy and produce. If it is a prepared turkey dinner or brined turkey, look to see that it has no preservatives such as sodium benzoate recently linked to hyperactivity in children....

LONDON (Reuters) - An ancient flood some say could be the origin of the story of Noah's Ark may have helped the spread of agriculture in Europe 8,300 years ago by scattering the continent's earliest farmers, researchers said on Sunday. Using radiocarbon dating and archaeological evidence, a British team showed the collapse of the North American ice sheet, which raised global sea levels by as much as 1.4 meters, displaced tens of thousands of people in southeastern Europe who carried...

While Nancy Pelosi was embezzling 24 billion tax payer dollars from the US Treasury to bribe Democrats in the House into supporting her Iraq Surrender bill, liberals in California were introducing legislation to ban inexpensive incandescent light bulbs in favor of compact florescent lamps which require 1/4 the power and cost 10 times more. While Nancy Pelosi was embezzling 24 billion tax payer dollars from the US Treasury to bribe Democrats in the House into supporting her Iraq Surrender...

It says supermarkets are stocking dairy and pork products sourced from animals fed GM soya and maize despite banning them from own-label products. He said: "Because of that, there is no legal obligation to label the products the customers buy with information about whether the food stuff contained GM materials. Tests carried out for the Soil Association on 35 feed samples from dairy, pig and poultry farmers found 73% contained GM soya. Sainsbury's "farm promise" milk is also produced from...

Powell farmer Lyle Evelo harvested more than 100 acres of confectionery sunflower seeds this fall, his largest crop since he began growing the edible seeds three years ago. POWELL (AP) -- Amid the sugar beets and barley that grew in the shadows of Heart Mountain this year were acres of tall yellow sunflowers with seeds that likely will be eaten thousands of miles away in Europe. One person asked what happens during a full moon -- is moonlight bright enough for sunflowers to follow? "I was...

Finally, surging prices for corn, milk and other commodities have raised farmers incomes and undercut arguments about the need for this expensive income transfer. International charities opposed the program because it undermines poor foreign farmers, who can t compete against subsidized American crops, an argument that swayed the global trade court to rule against one of the subsidies. A growing chorus has turned against the $16 billion annual subsidy, which gives most of the money to...

Crops genetically modified to contain fish oil could be fed to hens to boost the health of humans eating chicken and eggs. Scientists are working on putting omega 3 fatty acids - which help prevent heart disease and Type 2 diabetes - into plants such as linseed and oil seed rape. It could boost the omega 3 in a single portion of chicken breast to a third of an adult's weekly need without it tasting fishy. GM fish oil crops may be fed to chickens. Omega 3 reduces blood clotting, prevents...

Consumers should stop using the candles immediately and return them to the place of purchase for a full refund or call Roost at (415) 339-9500for product pickup and a full refund. Bassettbaby, the cribs' importer,has 85 reports of bolts loosening, including one report of a 13 month-old child's hand becoming entrapped between the railings. No one has been reported ill from the contamination, but the company has decided to expand the recall to three additional products mentioned above as a...