Decoding the GM debateBy Emma YoungG Magazine 12 October 2010G weighs up the evidence behind the claims made for and against GM crops.If you're looking for a topical issue that polarises opinion, you can't go past genetic modification (GM). At…
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Australian seed banks in disarray
Crisis in Australia's seed banks30 September 2010by Elizabeth FinkelCosmos OnlineAustralia's seed banks are hitting the dust, one by one, which may be violating an international treaty and could damage Australian agriculture down the track. (more at link)
WWF realise sustainability and farming productivity are linked
Earth needs more from less | News | Feedstuffs FoodLink The world's growing population will need increasingly more food, including meat, but it must be produced from fewer resources using intensification and technology.(8/13/2010)Rod SmithMULTIPLYING the world's population by its consumption…
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Sustainable weed management.
RISK MANAGEMENT RESEARCHSustainability of Glyphosate-based Weed Management: The Benchmark StudyMicheal Owen, Philip Dixon, David Shaw, Stephen Weller, Bryan Young, Robert Wilson, and David JordanThe benefits and risks of the widespread adoption of genetically engineered glyphosate resistant (GE GR) crops on…
Soybeans are sustainable farming in the US.
Life Cycle Study Shows Soy Continues to Grow More SustainableBy John Cooper, United Soybean Board directorSoybean farmer, Wynne, Ark.Today, probably one of the most overused, misunderstood and most difficult to accurately measure business practices proves to be the concept of…
Scientific Alliance ponders sustainability
Things may not be as simple as they seemThere is a strand of thought in modern, sophisticated societies which yearns for a simpler life. This is understandable; the complexities of living in the 21st century can be stressful. A quiet life…
Scaremongering on shoddy ABC TV program about “GM trees” is dissected at On-line opinion
Tasmania fumes over media misconduct - On Line Opinion - 7/7/2010Scaremongering on shoddy ABC TV program Australian Story about supposedly "GM trees" has been dissected at On-line opinion. A few snippets from Online Opinion are given belowTasmania fumes over media…
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