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    October 7, 2018
    Pete Zimmerman. Bloomberg photo by Emilie Richardson
    Gene-edited food is coming to your plate, no regulation included
    For Pete Zimmerman, a Minnesota farmer, the age of gene-edited foods has arrived. While he couldn't be happier, the hi-tech soybeans he's now...
    business/agricultureOctober 7, 2018 - 5:05am
    August 12, 2018
    A researcher holds a canola sample at Calyxt, where experimental wheat and soybeans are also grown. Calyxt's soybean is the first of 23 gene-edited crops the Agriculture Department has recognized to date. Photo by Tim Gruber for The Washington Post
    A fast-moving future for gene-edited foods
    ROSEVILLE, Minn. - In a gleaming laboratory hidden from the highway by a Hampton Inn and a Denny's restaurant, a researcher with the biotech...
    news/science-and-natureAugust 12, 2018 - 11:00am
    July 16, 2018
    Nearly half of consumers avoid GMO foods, survey says
    A new survey reinforces what most people in agriculture already know: Many Americans have serious concerns about GMO foods, with nearly half of U.S. consumers avoiding them, even though many of the concerned consumers know little or nothing about genetically modified food. The survey...
    business/agricultureJuly 16, 2018 - 7:08am
    July 14, 2018
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    AgweekTV: Dicamba Damage in 2018
    Off-target drift is a problem again this crop season. Watch the full episode of AgweekTV on Agweek.com Get the latest agri-weather outlook with...
    newsJuly 14, 2018 - 8:30am
    June 16, 2018
    Katie Pinke
    Commentary: 'Mom, grass-fed beef? Is this really necessary? And what is organic?'
    WISHEK, N.D.—During a recent visit to California for my sister-in-law's wedding, a friend recommended we eat at The Slanted Door, a top-rated...
    business/agricultureJune 16, 2018 - 9:30am
    May 21, 2018
    John Bode, left, the CEO of the Corn Refiners Association, and Randy Russell, with the Russell Group in Washington D.C., discuss the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Act. (Michelle Rook/AgweekTV Anchor)
    USDA releases proposed biotech labeling rules
    WASHINGTON—Consumers will soon see new biotech labeling information on food packages at their local grocery store. It's a result of legislation...
    business/agricultureMay 21, 2018 - 8:00am
    May 4, 2018
    Various food products whose labels boast their manufacture without genetically-modified organisms, in New York, Jan. 27, 2015. Non-GMO labels are proliferating on grocery shelves without any mandatory regulation or verification of what exactly the phrase means, particularly when used on products that would not normally be considered in need of the clarification. (Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
    Mandatory GMO labels are coming to your food
    Foodmakers will soon be required to disclose when their products contain genetically modified ingredients - but those labels may not be as obvious,...
    lifestyle/foodMay 4, 2018 - 8:07am
    April 30, 2018
    ND corn farmers sue lawyers in Syngenta GMO case
    MINNEAPOLIS — Two North Dakota farm families are plaintiffs in a class action fraud suit against one of the Texas law firms in the Syngenta corn suits, alleging the lawyers duped farmers into filing individual suits rather than joining what would become a $1.51 billion settlement...
    business/agricultureApril 30, 2018 - 7:43am
    March 24, 2018
    A new study finds that farmers who plant Bt corn reduce crop damage and insecticide use in nearby fields of non-genetically engineered crops such as peppers and green beans. Erin Brown / Grand Vale Creative
    The benefits of Bt corn: Study finds GMO reduces crop damage in nearby fields
    Critics often raise concern that genetically engineered crops might harm the environment or people who eat them. But now a new study finds that...
    business/agricultureMarch 24, 2018 - 9:07am
    March 5, 2018
    GMO corn is safe and healthier than unmodified varieties says Italian study
    Are GMO crops less healthy than unmodified varieties? A group of Italian scientists decided to find out for themselves, conducting a meta-analysis of peer-reviewed studies on genetically engineered corn. The results, a paper published in the journal Scientific Reports says, show that...
    business/agricultureMarch 5, 2018 - 7:00am
    February 3, 2018
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    How the region's farmers and researchers are working to save bees
    Bees are vital to agriculture, but bee populations have faced serious problems in recent years. Both pesticides and pests are being blamed for...
    business/agricultureFebruary 3, 2018 - 8:30am
    January 4, 2018
    Katie Pinke
    Food shaming: Why I'm avoiding foods labeled "Non-GMO Project" verified
    I recently grabbed a can of diced tomatoes from my pantry shelf and the "Non-GMO Project" butterfly logo caught my eye. There were many labels...
    business/agricultureJanuary 4, 2018 - 6:56pm
    November 18, 2017
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    Meet the Minnesota turkeys raised to meet the President
    This will be the 70th year a turkey is brought to the White House for the annual national Thanksgiving turkey presentation. It's a long-standing...
    newsNovember 18, 2017 - 8:30am
    October 20, 2017
    A worker cuts down coffee trees damaged by the Roya coffee fungus to make way for new coffee plants near Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, on Feb. 8, 2013. Bloomberg photo by Victor J. Blue.
    Climate change could spell disaster for coffee, but science may offer a solution.
    Centroamericano, a new variety of coffee plant, hasn't sparked the buzz of, say, Starbucks's latest novelty latte. But it may be the coolest...
    newsOctober 20, 2017 - 12:41pm
    September 21, 2016
    Rick Saik, founder of Agri-Trend Group, said fear -- and not science -- about genetically modified organisms could hurt agriculture and make it difficult to feed a growing world population. Said was the key-note speaker Tuesday during the Ag and Animal Science Conference at the MinnWest Technology Campus in Willmar. (Carolyn Lange / Tribune)
    Speakers discuss GMO crops during ag conference at MinnWest Technology Campus
    WILLMAR—Fear fueled by misinformation—and not science—is a driving force in the anti-GMO movement that could harm agriculture...
    newsSeptember 21, 2016 - 4:45pm
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