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Jeremy Rifkin, Agricultural Criticism and Biotechnology
Prologue This article was written in 2006. At the time I lost the resolve that it would have taken to publish it. I rediscovered both the article and the resolve recently. The article was originally intended for a broader audience. … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, World Views
Tagged agriculture, Biotech, biotechnology, culture, ethics, genomics, Green, Jeremy Rifkin, Marker Assisted Breeding, natrualsim, progressive, science, Seed, seed industry
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M. S. Swaminathan and the Rejection of Bt Eggplant in India
Cut eggplant is not as pretty as this when subject to insect tunneling Bt Eggplant had been approved by the scientific establishment in India. Specifically it was approved in by the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee, GEAC, in late 2009. Acceptance of … Continue reading
Posted in Locations
Tagged acceptance, Agricultural biotechnology, Biotech, brinjal, Bt brinjal, Bt eggplant, Congress Party, eggplant, ethics, free market, Gandhi, India, Indira Gandhi, M.K. Gandhi, M.S. Swaminathan, Monsanto, Morality, Nehru, policy, postmodern, Regulation, rejection, Seed, Swaminathan
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2,4-D Tolerance: Part 2, Is There A Critical Juncture in Weed Management?
In part 1 of this post, I reviewed NGO concerns about the human health characteristics of 2,4-D and concerns about damage to adjacent land and crops associated with volatilization and drift of 2,4-D. Dow has a plan to produce a … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged 2 4-D, 2 4-D tolerance, Agent Orange, APHIS, Biotechnology Regulatory Service, Center for Food Safety, CFS, Dow, ethics, frequency, glyphosate tolerance, integrated weed management, Monsanto, Mortensen, National Resource Defense Council, NRDC, Save Our Crops Coalition, science, Seed, seed industry, sustainable, USDA, weed management.
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2,4-D Tolerance: Part 1, Health and Environmental Impact
The USDA, APHIS, Biotechnology Regulatory Service has taken up the decision on deregulation of Dow’s trait for tolerance to 2,4-D in corn. They are now nearing in an announcement of a decision. Recently the Center for Food Safety has “vowed … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged 2 4-D, 2 4-D tolerance, Agent Orange, APHIS, Biotechnology Regulatory Service, Center for Food Safety, CFS, Dow, ethics, frequency, glyphosate tolerance, integrated weed management, Monsanto, Mortensen, National Resource Defense Council, NRDC, Save Our Crops Coalition, science, Seed, seed industry, sustainable, USDA, weed management.
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Business Customer Ethics and Seed: Adam and Greg Smith
On March 14, Gregg Smith resigned from Goldman Sachs. He did so in an article on the opinion page of the New York Times, explaining Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs. In his introduction he said: “After almost 12 years … Continue reading
Posted in Management
Tagged Adam Smith, biotechnology, Business, Corporate culture, customer relationship, ethics, management, Perfomance, Seed, seed industry, Social responsibility
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Agricultural Biotechnology, U.S. Department of State, the Foreign Agricultural Service and WikiLeaks
The United States Department of State and the Foreign Agricultural Service of USDA have supported the acceptance of agricultural biotechnology around the world WikiLeak’s criticism of the Department of State assumes harm from the use of biotechnology Having seen … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Locations
Tagged Agricultural biotechnology, biotechnology, Business, conspiracy, ethics, Europe, food, Foreign Agricultural Service, GMO, Mon810, Monsanto, Paul Christensen, Regulation, Seed, State Department, Wikileaks
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