Michael Dimock, Roots of Change discusses sustainable Ag and biotech seeds
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Michael Dimock, Roots of Change,
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On this web log I explore topics related to genetics, food and farming.
Pamela Ronald is Professor of Plant Pathology at the University of
California, Davis, where she studies the role that genes play in a
plant's response to its environment. Her laboratory has genetically
engineered rice for resistance to diseases and flooding,
both of which are serious problems of rice crops in Asia and Africa. Ronald is co-author with her husband, an organic farmer, of "Tomorrow's Table: Organic Farming, Genetic and the Future of Food".
Ronald interviews, lectures and profiles
Article, The New Organic in The Boston Globe
Article, Making Rice Disease-Resistant in Scientific American
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Michael Dimock, Roots of Change,
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Category: agricultual policy
Rather than focusing on how a seed variety was developed, we must ask what most enhances local food security and can provide safe, abundant and nutritious food. We must ask if rural communities can thrive and if farmers can make a profit. We must be sure that consumers can afford the food. And we must minimize environmental degradation.
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Category: agricultual policy
As every farmer knows, farming practices span a continuum. Each season, crop and location brings challenges.
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So to both reduce poverty and help farmers contribute more to the global food supply, we must help farmers in low-income countries do more, with less, in places that need it most. The solution? Research, development and distribution of technologies that produce more agricultural output using less land and water.
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This fairly benign statement led to a press release suggesting that I was a stealth agent of the US government (for proof, you need only look at Wikileaks)
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California farmers grow 350 recognized crop and livestock commodities under a variety of farming conditions, often on adjoining fields. Good communication and common sense is key to peaceful coexistence.
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On Monday afternoon, yours truly will appear with Dr. Oz, "America's doctor," (the tag bestowed on him by no less than Oprah Winfrey) before a live audience in New York City. Although I have never seen the show, a New...
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Faust: D'you see a jet-black dog now scampering wide Through corn and stubble?
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Category: agricultual policy
Virtually every food we eat has been genetically altered. Unless you eat wild Alaskan salmon, chanterelles gathered from your local forest, Sierra Nevada yampah and wild blueberries, your diet consists entirely of foods that have been modified by humans and domesticated in artificial, fabulous ecosystems--called farms.
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Category: Bill Gates
There's a lot of great thinking [from both the GMO and organic communities], which lead to things you should care about-preserving the environments and feeding people with a decent diet
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