Four years into the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, some Americans are losing confidence that the conventional wisdom at our disposal, whether liberal or conservative, is capable of restoring the financial security and opportunity we once enjoyed.
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Leading Plant Scientist Sounds Alarm
Dr. Don M. Huber who coordinates the Emergent Diseases and Pathogens committee of the American Phytopathological Society in an email to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, issues an urgent warning for the agency to delay the deregulation of Roundup Ready alfalfa.
Seeds of Life: Consolidation in the Seed Industry (video)
Frank Morton, an organic seed breeder, explains the current structure of the global commercial seed industry, as part of our ongoing Seeds of Life series.
Seeds Of Life: Open Pollination (video)
Willamette Valley organic seed breeder, Frank Morton, explains the benefits of open pollination in plant breeding.
California Judge Allows 2010 Genetically Engineered Beet Harvest
March 16, 2010. Despite the successful outcome in September 2009 of a Federal lawsuit brought by The Center For Food Safety, Earth Justice, and other environmental groups against the USDA to require an environmental statement before allowing GM sugar beets to be grown, U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey White ruled yesterday to allow the 2009 […]
Seeds Of Life: Hybrids and the Emergence of Seed Monopolies (video)
For about 10,000 years, farmers have reused their seeds. Frank Morton traces the big changes in recent years.
Seeds of Life: The Organic Seed Breeder (video)
Frank Morton, a Willamette Valley organic seed breeder shares his expert knowledge of how plant breeding techniques.
Monsanto v. Geerston Seed Farms: The Supreme Court Alfalfa Decision (video)
The recent Supreme Court decision on the Round Up Ready Alfalfa case has drawn a mixture of reactions from the mainstream media, and from the Blogosphere.
Seeds of Life: Beta Vulgaris
In Seeds of Life, Frank Morton, an organic seed breeder shares his concerns over the contamination threat of GMO sugar beets in the Willamette Valley.