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15 Minutes with Georgia Farmer, Andrew Moore
In the mid-2000s, Andrew Moore; his father, Joe; and his uncle, Tim, took a hard look at their farm near Resaca in northwestern Georgia. https://www.agriculture.com/news/business/15-minutes-with-georgia-farmer-andrew-moore
GMOs 2.0: New technologies, new risks, and no regulations
Twenty years ago, proponents of genetic engineering promised that GMO foods would increase yields, reduce pesticides, produce nutritious foods, and help feed the world. Today, those promises have fallen far short as the majority of GMO crops are engineered to withstand sprays of Roundup herbicide, which is increasingly...
Emerging non-GMO feed market presents opportunities and challenges
According to Megan Westgate, executive director of the Non-GMO Project, sales of Non-GMO Project meat, dairy, and egg products are growing fast. “These categories are growing rapidly due to increasing consumer demand for animal products and byproducts sourced from animals that have not consumed GMO feed,” she says. There...
“Mmm, mmm good:” Campbell joins movement for the right to know
One of the most iconic American food brands has broken ranks with other major food companies by supporting mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods. The Campbell Soup Company recently announced its support for consumers’ right to know and said that it would label its own brand products that contain GMOs....
Farmers report better animal health with non-GMO feed
By: Ken Roseboro, 2014 https://non-gmoreport.com/articles/may2014/farmers-report-better-animal-health-non-gmo-feed.php A growing number of farmers are reporting health problems with farm animals fed genetically modified feed and saying that animal health improves when feed is switched to non-GMO When Troy Knoblock, a...
Farmer says pigs’ health improved after switch from GMO to non-GMO feed
By: Ken Roseboro https://non-gmoreport.com/articles/june2012/farmerpigshealthgmotonongmofeed.php A conventional Danish pig farmer told a leading Danish farming newspaper that the health of his pigs increased significantly after he changed their diet from genetically modified to non-GMO feed. lb Borup Pedersen, who farms...