The New Dark Age

The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of Monsanto by Bayer. The merger is conditional on the divestiture of an extensive remedy package, which addresses the parties’ overlaps in seeds, pesticides and digital agriculture. Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: “We have approved Bayer’s plans to take over […] The post European Commission Clears Bayer’s Acquisition of Monsanto, Subject …

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lessened protections for crops and wildlife habitats after Monsanto supplied research that presented lower estimates of how far the weed killer dicamba can drift, according to a review of federal documents. In its final report approving the usage of dicamba on soybeans, the agency expressed confidence that dicamba, new versions […] The post US EPA Eased Dicamba Regulations Following Monsanto Research, Records Show appeared first on Sustainable …

American scientists recently found that RT and Sputnik outscored competitors from the US on the number of articles they publish on GMOs. The researchers expressed fears that the activity of the Russian media could harm the American GMO industry, which intends to establish a dictatorship over the global food market. Source: Tsargrad TV, By Kamran […] The post Tsargrad TV: Russia Preventing the US from Establishing a Global GMO Dictatorship appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.

A new peer-reviewed analysis shows that EFSA and ECHA twice watered down the statistical strength of evidence linking glyphosate with tumour increases. Source: GM Watch The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) were only able to conclude that the pesticide active ingredient glyphosate is not a carcinogen by inconsistently applying […] The post European Authorities Violated Own Rules to Conclude Glyphosate is Not Carcinogenic appeared first on …