GE Wheat
Genetically Modified Wheat Resource Center
Genetically Modified Wheat is a Threat to Farmers and the Economy
The U.S. is the world's leading wheat exporter. Many foreign markets have said they will not purchase GM wheat, or any wheat grown in the same region because of the potential of cross -contamination of non-GM crops with GM traits. So far, genetically modified wheat has not been approved in the U.S. for commercial use. We must continue to oppose the theft of a great common resource and protect the sovereignty of independent farmers and our right to safe food.
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June 6, 2013
In a conference call, Monsanto's CTO raised the possibility that genetically engineered wheat found in an Oregon field, which has threatened U.S. exports, may have resulted from the "purposeful mixing of seed." While he said the company's Roundup... Read more
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June 3, 2013
Last week, when the USDA announced that an unauthorized strain of GMO wheat was recently discovered on an Oregon farm, it was widely reported (by us, among others) that Monsanto had stopped field-testing its genetically modified wheat in 2005. Read more
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May 31, 2013
Investors drove down the price of Monsanto shares by 4 percent on Friday as South Korea joined Japan in suspending imports of U.S. wheat after an unapproved strain of genetically modified wheat was discovered in a field in eastern Oregon. Read more
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May 29, 2013
Wednesday afternoon, officials with the US Department of Agriculture announced the detection of a non-approved strain of genetically modified (GMO) wheat on an 80-acre Oregon farm. Read more
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May 30, 2013
Japan postponed an order of Pacific Northwest wheat, the first market fallout from the discovery of genetically-modified plants growing in Oregon. Read more
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May 30, 2013
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May 30, 2013
A farmer in Oregon found a patch of wheat growing like a weed where it wasn't expected, so the farmer sprayed it with the herbicide Roundup. Surprisingly, some of the wheat survived. Read more
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May 30, 2013
Genetically modified wheat created by Monsanto Co. (MON) that wasn't approved for use turned up on an 80-acre farm in Oregon last month, threatening the outlook for U.S. exports of the grain that are the world's largest. Read more
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April 23, 2013
Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) has developed a type of genetically modified (GM) wheat that may silence human genes, leading to disastrous health consequences. Read more
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February 5, 2013
Tom Stahl, 4th generation Washington State Wheat Farmer, who resides in Brown's Canyon, Douglas County on the land that his grandfather first homesteaded in 1883, supports Washington State Label GMOs I-522. And, he is uniquely qualified to weigh... Read more
