gmo crops

A harvester works through a field of corn near Santa Rosa, Calif. This corn has been genetically modified, and contains bacterial genes that kill certain insects, but the genes have become less effective.

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Environment
Health & Safety

As Biotech Crops Lose Their Power, Scientists Push For New Restrictions

10:01am October 29, 2020

by Dan Charles

Some of the first GMOs – corn and cotton plants that have been genetically modified to fend off insects – are running into problems. Bugs have become resistant to them because they've been overused.

Brent Henderson drives a combine on his farm near Weona, Ark. "If it's going to be legal to use and neighbors are planting it, I'm going to have to plant [dicamba-tolerant soybeans] to protect myself," he says. "It's very annoying. It's a property rights

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Environment

With OK From EPA, Use Of Controversial Weedkiller Is Expected To Double

6:05pm October 13, 2017

by Dan Charles

The EPA says farmers can still spray dicamba on their crops next year — with some new restrictions. The weedkiller has been blamed for drifting into fields, damaging millions of acres of crops.