Jul 13, 2011
US Department of Agriculture will not regulate genetically modified bluegrass, decision could be applied to future GM crops Ottawa. July 13, 2011. Canadian environmental groups today expressed new concerns about a serious threat of contamination from genetically...
Jun 29, 2011
Premier returns from global biotech industry conference Halifax, June 29, 2011. Groups in Nova Scotia are raising concerns today about the future of genetic modification (GM) in the province as Premier Darrell Dexter returns home from the major Biotechnology Industry...
Jun 28, 2011
EU Members State critiques and leaked industry documents uncover safety questions Ottawa, June 28, 2011. German group Testbiotech today released a critical new report that exposes unstudied questions in confidential industry documents from Monsanto and Dow...
Apr 7, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011. Yesterday, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) issued a statement to clarify that it has no plans to research genetically modified (GM) wheat. NRC now states, “GM wheat is not an objective of the NRC wheat program. We will be...
Mar 30, 2011
Parkside, SK- March 30, 2011- Yesterday over 60 family farmers, seed businesses and organic agricultural organizations in Canada and the US, including Mumm’s Sprouting Seeds Ltd. of Parkside Saskatchewan in Canada, filed a lawsuit against Monsanto Company to challenge...
Mar 11, 2011
Motion stalled in Agriculture Committee Friday March 11, 2011. Ottawa. Yesterday in Ottawa, Conservative members of the House of Commons Agriculture Committee stalled a vote on a motion to place a moratorium on the approval of genetically modified (GM) alfalfa. The...
