(Natural News) The USDA has inexplicably decided not to regulate the Crispr gene editing technique for food, and a slew of young companies are working around the clock to take advantage of this business-friendly approach and vie for dominance in the gene-edited crop sphere. Gene editing technology is used to target certain genes within an […]

(Natural News) While farmers aren’t giving up the fight against weeds, it looks like they’re slowly running out of options. Waterhemp, a weed that affects corn and soybean crops, has “developed resistance to multiple herbicide modes of action,” usually in the same plant. Farmers who have been using the latest recommendations for tank mixtures are still losing […]

(Natural News) Coffee is a drink that’s enjoyed around the world; however, it creates a lot of waste, especially with spent coffee grounds that are discarded. These grounds can still come to life and be used again, according to researchers from the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu in Portugal. The study, which was published in the Journal of International […]

(Natural News) When President Trump first took office, there was renewed hope among anti-GMO activists that he would take positive action to curtail the $350 billion-a-year biotechnology industry. After all, both on the campaign trail and for the first 353 days of his presidency he never mentioned the words biotechnology, CRISPR, eugenics, gene therapy or […]

(Natural News) A San Francisco jury found Monsanto (now owned by Bayer) liable for the glyphosate-induced cancer of Dewayne Johnson, who is dying from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Johnson sprayed glyphosate 20-30 times per year on public school grounds (near children, no less), and he was twice “doused” with glyphosate due to malfunctioning equipment. Monsanto — which […]

(Natural News) The agricultural world appears to be switching around. Even as increasingly profitable organic farming is beginning to take on certain unpleasant economic aspects of conventional agriculture, the latter is likewise starting to adopt healthier and more natural farming practices, an article in Eco Watch reported. The switch-over is startling. For example, organic farms […]

(Natural News) Cover crops have long been recognized for its benefits – they can reduce erosion, reduce nitrogen leaching, and improve overall soil health. However, they can also be used to attenuate the effects of crop residue removal in the soil, according to researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The study, which was published in Agronomy Journal, […]

(Natural News) Upon hearing how dangerous glyphosate is, many people’s first question is why it is allowed to be sold if it is so deadly. The answer to that question, at least in the U.S., is very complex and involves a lot of money and political maneuvering. In Brazil, however, common sense appears to be […]

(Natural News) Coffee plants, which are used to create one of the most sought-after drinks around the globe, are being attacked by parasites. However, scientists are looking into a detection method that can help farmers protect their crops. While the microscopic worms exist in various soil samples from coffee farms, they’re immediately spotted because of […]

(Natural News) Over a billion tons of food is wasted every year, and the cause may lie in the label. Norbert Wilson, Professor of Food Policy in the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, asserts that “use by” food dates are to blame for food waste. Of food waste, Wilson has theorized that consumers […]