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News and comment on genetically modified foods and their associated pesticides

1. GMO Bt crops on the chopping block due to insect resistance: (2020); ... DTN Progressive Farmer, 29 Sept 2020 https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/crops/article/2020/09/29/epa-proposes-phasing-dozens-bt-corn * EPA proposes phasing out dozens of Bt corn and cotton products ...; Created on 30 September 2020
2. First Canadian case of insect resistance to GM Bt corn discovered: (2019); ... 2019. http://fieldcropnews.com/2019/05/european-corn-borer-resistance-to-bt-corn-found-in-canada/ (3) On seed price increases see “Are GM Crops Better for Farmers?” Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, ...; Created on 11 June 2019
3. References for GMO Myths and Facts: (Uncategorised); ... rn pollen: Lethal effects on the monarch butterfly. J Oecologia. 2000;125:241-248. http://adamoliverbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/5-BT-corn-and-monarch.pdf 173. Hilbeck A, Baumgartner M, Fried P ...; Created on 13 February 2019
4. Shhhh: The “gene silenced” apple is coming: (2018); ... 57 percent of respondents said they believed GM foods unsafe to eat, compared to just 11 percent of scientists. Of course, we’ve had GM foods in our diets for years now. Bt-corn, for instance, has geneti ...; Created on 08 January 2018
5. Insecticidal trait failure in GM Bt crops confirmed: (2017); ... confirmed resistance to Cry1F in western bean cutworm populations in Ontario. See the DTN story here: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2017/07/13/western-bean-cutworm-ramping-bt-c ...; Created on 22 September 2017
6. Van Eenennaam study marred by bias and scientific shortcomings: (2014); ... 46-0/abstract 25. Flachowsky, G., I. Halle, and K. Aulrich (2005) Long term feeding of Bt-corn – a ten generation study with quails. Archives of Animal Nutrition 59(6):449-451. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p ...; Created on 03 October 2014
7. Bt corn rootworm resistance in Pennsylvania: (2014); ... weeds, rootworm beetles are skilled at adapting to consistent management tactics. Suspected Bt corn rootworm resistance in Pennsylvania John Tooker, Penn State AgProfessional, 12 Aug 2014 http://www.agprofessional.com/news/dealer-update-articles/Suspected-Bt-corn-rootworm-resistance-in-Pennsylvania--270958691.html ...; Created on 16 August 2014
8. Voracious worm evolves to eat biotech corn engineered to kill it: (2014); ... ting challenges of climate change and resource scarcity? --- 2. Voracious worm evolves to eat biotech corn engineered to kill it BY BRANDON KEIM wired.com, 17 Mar 2014 http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2014/03/rootworm-resistance-bt- ...; Created on 23 March 2014
9. GM corn farmers in debt in the Philippines: (2013); ... fed, etc. — seemed to be the redeeming factor. There always had been protests against the “invasion” and production of Bt-corn and Bt-talong (eggplant). Bt stands for Bacillus thuringiensis, the donor ...; Created on 27 September 2013
10. Bt corn failing bigtime in Illinois: (2013); ... to industry when the majority of scientist advisors in 2003 said they needed a 50 percent refuge, and EPA went with industry’s 20 percent (http://blog.ucsusa.org/is-this-sustainable-agriculture-resistance-to-engineered-bt-corn-on-the-ris ...; Created on 28 August 2013
11. Review 324: (News review); ... er 2011 that the US Environmental Protection Agency was contributing to the collapse of Bt insecticidal technology in corn by recommending cultivation strategies that favoured the biotech industry but which are guaranteed to produce evolved resistance in pests: http://blog.ucsusa.org/i ...; Created on 23 September 2012
12. Philippines: GM corn bankrupts farmers: (2012); ... e that farmers now prefer planting GM Bt-corn is not correct. More seeds, more cost As a result of the increased planting of GM corn, the cost of the corn seeds has risen 282% from its introductory pric ...; Created on 18 September 2012
13. GM corn linked to soil ecosystem threat: (2012); ... Modified Corn Linked To Soil Ecosystem Threat Ryan Villarreal International Business Times, April 17 2012 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/329549/20120417/monsanto-gmo-bt-corn-genetically-modified-toxic.htm?cid=2 ...; Created on 18 April 2012
14. Farmers fear fallout from GM trials: (2012); Negative externality: Farmers fear fallout as Bt corn trial allowed Zafar Bhutta The Express Tribune (Pakistan), March 10 2012 http://tribune.com.pk/story/347930/negative-externality-farmers-fear-fallout-as-bt-corn-trial-allowed/ ...; Created on 12 March 2012
15. GM crops undermining sustainable weed control: (2012); ... to deny and downplay the potential importance of emerging resistance of corn rootworms to Bt. http://blog.ucsusa.org/is-this-sustainable-agriculture-resistance-to-engineered-bt-corn-on-the-rise Undercuttin ...; Created on 21 January 2012
16. Bt corn, insecticide use, and honey bees: (2012); ... Insecticide Use, and Honey Bees Doug Gurian-Sherman Union of Concerned Scientists, January 10 2012 http://blog.ucsusa.org/genetically-engineered-crops-in-the-real-world-%E2%80%93-bt-corn-insecticide-use-and-honeybees-2 ...; Created on 12 January 2012
17. Monsanto undermined by damning US report: (2011); ... ian-Sherman, senior scientist, Food and Environment Union of Concerned Scientists, December 5 2011 http://blog.ucsusa.org/is-this-sustainable-agriculture-resistance-to-engineered-bt-corn-on-the-rise EPA ...; Created on 07 December 2011
18. Monsanto's BT corn reported failing in several states: (2011); ... lured farmers into growing practices that encourage resistance. Before Bt-corn, farmers would rotate crops to discourage the rootworm from reproducing. But the new variety meant they didn't have to. "Contin ...; Created on 04 September 2011
19. Beetle develops Bt-resistance to GM corn: (2011); ... to corn has developed resistance to Monsanto's Bt-corn, and entire crops are being lost. Farmers from several Midwest states began reporting root damage to corn that was specifically engineered wi ...; Created on 25 August 2011
20. Farmers protest Bt eggplant testing: (2010); ... testing and intent to commercialize the Bt brinjal. Farmers reason we have enough experience with Bt-corn and RR-Corn to fear the entry of Bt brinjal. Now the transnational corporation proponents of Bt-eggplants ...; Created on 12 August 2010

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