Publication archives

Christian Science Monitor | January 5, 2000 Farm output expands slowly even as population growth and changing diets boost demand. Laurent Belsie ([email protected]), Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor ST. LOUIS - Wanted: the next "green revolution."

The Times (London) | January 1, 2000 | By Graham Harvey

by George Naylor (a version of this article appeared in the winter edition, December 1999, of Iowa Sierran)

CBS News | January 4, 2000 At the dawn of this new century it's estimated that up to 70-percent of all food on grocery store shelves is genetically modified: it's DNA has been altered to improve flavor and durability. The technology is booming, but CBS News Correspondent Elizabeth Kaledin reports, some retailers are saying enough is enough.

National Farmers Union News Release / For Immediate Release: December 30, 1999 / Contact: Erika Batcheller (202) 314-3104 or (202) 554-1600 WASHINGTON -- With the farm economy worsening, Congress faces a number of big challenges dealing with agricultural issues in the year 2000, including major changes to the farm program, the National Farmers Union (NFU) said today.

USA Today | January 4, 2000 | By James Cox The USA's two largest natural foods retailers are stripping their shelves of many genetically engineered foods, prompting manufacturers and supermarkets to keep an eye out for a biotech backlash among consumers.

Associated Press | January 5, 2000 | By Rich Harris, Associated Press Writer STORRS, Conn. - Ear cells from a prize Japanese bull, frozen and then cultured in a lab over several months, have produced successful clones, challenging the notion that cells become too stale to duplicate.

Reuters | January 5, 2000 OXFORD, England - The European Union needs an organisation similar to the U.S.'s Food and Drug Administration to instill consumer confidence in genetically modified foods and help avoid transatlantic trade spats, U.S. Agriculture Under Secretary Gus Schumacher said on Wednesday.