LONDON - British consumers are unwittingly eating food produced from genetically modified crops with nearly all milk, dairy products and pork produced from GMO-fed animals, Britain's largest organic certification body said on Friday. The Soil Association, which opposes GMO crops, said that a survey estimated about 60 percent of maize and 30 percent of soya fed to dairy cattle and pigs is genetically modified. The Soil Association, which certifies about 70 percent of the organic food sold...

Most supermarkets have not banned dairy and meat products from GM-fed animals, despite banning GM ingredients from their own-label products, according to the association. When GM DNA is broken down into its chemcial constituents in the digestive system do they retain their GMness? OK - there is a story here that GM feeds are being imported and used BUT there is no evidence that eating GM food alters the nature of the animal food - this is scare-mongering. When GM DNA is broken down into...

Much of the reason for the drop in demand has been the increased use of technology in farming, such as hybrid seeds that can turn out larger yields than in years before. It doesn t require as many acres to produce the same amount, he said. With rising costs to run their business mixed in with a drop in need from the farmers, Brazoria County could be seeing the last of its cropdusters. Though flying about 10 feet off the ground can be fun, it is dangerous and pilots must constantly be aware...

Speaking at the Scottish Agricultural College's pre-conference dinner at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Haskins reminded guests that Argentina and Russia had already limited their food exports to keep domestic prices at an affordable level for their consumers. Speaking at the Scottish Agricultural College's pre-conference dinner at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Haskins reminded guests that Argentina and Russia had already limited their food exports to keep domestic prices at an...

Within the next year, China will become a net wheat importer, driving food prices up just as it's driven up other commodity prices this decade. A rising middle class in Asia is developing a taste for meat, so crops that might go to feed people are being diverted to cows and chickens. An eight-year-long drought in Australia, the lengthiest in 200 years, has helped keep global supplies of wheat and corn tight. Concern about climate change has led to biofuels subsidies that pit hungry mouths...