Tag: corn

  • U.S. Farmers Increase Planting of GMO Corn Banned From China Markets

    Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (ADM) and Bunge Ltd., two of the world’s largest grain traders, are intent on increasing corn exports to China, however, U.S. farmers have plans of their own.  [caption id="attachment_328114" align="alignnone" width="500"] The wide-scale planting of GMOs that aren’t approved by key importing countries will chip away at the competitiveness of U.S. grain and…

  • Monsanto’s Genetically Engineered Sweet Corn a Flop?

    A genetically engineered sweet corn that is biotech giant Monsanto’s first direct-to-consumer product appears to be a flop in the U.S. market, says a first-of-its-kind investigation.  For four months beginning last June, Friends of the Earth tested 71 samples of fresh, frozen and canned sweet corn from eight areas in a nationwide sample, using a highly sensitive…

  • Six Reasons Why Every American Should Hate the House Farm Bill

    The budget-busting farm bill headed to the House floor next week is bad news for taxpayers. Here’s why this bill, officially H.R. 1947, shouldn’t pass.

  • Cellulosic Biofuel Gets Better, But There’s A But

    A process that yields energy-dense biofuel from cellulose is reportedly close to being economical, if you use fossil fuels to help make it. Thank you for your interest in this story. To read the rest of it, please visit EarthTechling.