India's rice revolution. In a village in India's poorest state, Bihar, farmers are growing world
record amounts of rice – with no GM, and no herbicide. Is this one
solution to world food shortages? asks the Guardian.
Maize is still the best value forage for dairy producers according to an analysis of
Maize Growers Association data carried out by Grainseed Ltd in the UK. Despite
poor weather last year, maize delivered a tonne of
drymatter for nearly 20 percent less than grass silage.
A report by the Center
for Food Safety and the Save Our Seeds campaigning groups has concluded that Monsanto sued small farmers in the US to protect its patent rights on GM seeds. Monsanto
has been accused of trying to prevent farmers from replanting crops they
have produced from Monsanto seeds.
The report, called Seed Giants vs US Farmers, traced Monsanto law suits and found 142 patent infringement suits
against 410 farmers and 56 small businesses in more than 27 states. The firm has won more than $23 million to date.
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| To increase the genetic diversity of U.S. corn, the Germplasm Enhancement for Maize (GEM) project seeks to combine exotic germplasm, such as this unusually colored and shaped maize from Latin America, with domestic corn lines. U Deutsch: Maiskolben (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
