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Scientists say herbicide resistance predates GM crops
Herbicide resistance has been an issue for much longer than genetically modified crops have been around.
We should talk, we need answers
Where will CRISPR take us? Answers to this question and others shouldn’t solely come from government regulators like USDA, according to columnist Alan Guebert.
CRISPR mushroom created at Penn State a GMO game-changer
An anti-browning mushroom developed at Penn State using a gene-editing technique known as CRISPR-Cas9 will not be subject to USDA approval.
Common threads of Big Ag and ‘New Ag’ success farming takes risk, commitment
The Progressive Farmer magazine’s February issue resembles most mid-winter issues of most U.S. farm magazines.
Santa, if you can’t bring a combine or a farm bill, how ’bout some hay?
You, my friend, are one tough customer for Santa. I mean, like many, the Fat Man knows food, but he doesn’t know farming. As such, he gets lost in the jargon when trying to pick the perfect gift for you and your farming and ranching pals. For example, just last week Old Kris texted to
Farm and Food File: Readers respond in year-end column
As we slip into the sweet week between Christmas and New Year’s there’s only one task to complete before clearing the desk and brain of all things 2011: readers having the last word in the last column of the year.
The price of freedom is high
By JUDY KOCAB Contributing Writer Every day, we hear so many numbers that we becorne numb to their significance except when the price of gas is reaching $4 a gallon. Hundreds of this, thousands of that, millions of people, cars or dollars. What does the number trillions mean, even when we think of the national
Seed exchange moves transgenes through Mexican maize
DAVIS, Calif. — The appearance of genetically modified proteins in maize seed stocks throughout Mexico paints a curious pattern that suggests why efforts to prevent the flow of transgenic plant material into that country could fail, reports a team of researchers in Mexico and at UC Davis. The researchers hope their findings, published online in
Geauga County farmers weigh energy projections
CHARDON, Ohio — Dale Arnold, director of energy services for the Ohio Farm Bureau, spoke glowingly of the future of farm-produced energy March 27. Since last summer’s gas prices exceeded $4 a gallon and helped bring the economy down, people have become far more attuned to the need for domestic fuel and energy sources, he
Called to conserve
LOUDONVILLE, Ohio – Ken and Dorothy Stitzlein want to be certain of one thing in life. They want to know their farm will be around long after they’re gone.
