The Future of Food
As a Brit living in the United States, I have immensely enjoyed all the attention my former stomping grounds have been receiving lately due to the Royal Wedding. Watching my future king walk down the aisle, and having my American friends and family celebrate with me, was incredible and exciting. So when His Royal Highness [...]
Talking about Water
We’ve been livetweeting Monsanto’s Water Utilization Conference in Lincoln, Nebraska, where Monsanto and some 250 growers have been meeting to talk about a new biotech trait that more efficiently utilizes water. A couple of time during the meeting yesterday, people following the conversation online asked: why does Monsanto care? One suggested a plot to take over the [...]
The 2010 ISAAA Report on Biotech Crops
“Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2010.” It’s a rather calm-sounding official title for an important compilation of data on what’s happening with agricultural biotechnology around the world. On Tuesday, the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA) released its annual report. This one also provides a 15-year overview, with the first biotech [...]
I Am Monsanto
You will learn that Monsanto employees are stupid. We’ve been hoodwinked by our employer. Why else would we work here? Not only are we stupid, we’re evil. You must be evil to want to control the world’s food supply. You might also learn that Monsanto employees are still working on Terminator technology. Did you know that we put animal genes into plants?
Confessions of a Monsanto Co-Op
Monsanto intern, Dan, blogs about his experience about Monsanto. His experience with Monsanto and biotechnology has taught him the benefits of biotech and the way that organizations like Monsanto can use it to help people.
Reasons We Do Need GM Foods: Helping a Thirsty World
Monsanto’s Santiago addresses the concern about water use in agriculture and the benefits that Monsanto’s drought-tolerant technology.
You Can’t Have Your Cake and Eat It Too – Even if it is Organic
Is organic agriculture in danger of extinction due to biotech, or is it having great success and growth? Anti-biotech folks can’t have their cake and eat it too.
