Monsanto Corn Causes Organ Damage? Not So.
January 12, 2010
By Dan Goldstein (aka Dr. Dan)
Recently, a paper was released claiming three Monsanto corn varieties cause organ damage in mammals. This simply isn’t true.
In the current paper (de Vendomois et al., 2009) as with the prior publication (Seralini et al, 2007), Seralini and his colleagues use non-traditional statistical methods to reassess toxicology data from studies conducted with MON 863, MON 810 and NK603 corn varieties, and reach unsubstantiated conclusions.
Farmers Produce Record Corn, Soybean Crops
January 12, 2010
Corn being harvested during the 2009 season.
Big notes of “Thanks” and “Congrats” are in order for U.S. farmers.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released its “Crop Production 2009 Summary.” This report highlights the USDA’s best estimates of what farmers produced during the 2009 crop year across several crops, including Monsanto’s core crops of corn, soybeans and cotton. I’ve pulled out the top 10 production states by crop and highlighted their crop stats below.
Beltwide 2010 – Definitely One for the Books!
January 11, 2010
It’s hard to explain the Beltwide Cotton Conferences. I know because I’ve tried for years. And the recent post to the company blog provided some insight on my personal connection to the event for almost 20 years! But I’ve gotten a few questions sent to me through email, tweets and Facebook posts so I want to take a few minutes on this wireless-free flight (yes, that bummed me out) and capture a few things while I’m high above what could be New Mexico, on my way to American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting.
What makes Beltwide different from the other trade shows? Well, while that’s the question I usually get, I point out the name doesn’t include “tradeshow”! There is a trade show, but wow, there’s much more! Let’s start with the deconstruction of the name:
Poll: What is your favorite technology in the pipeline?
January 7, 2010
Pipeline Progress: Eleven Steps Closer
January 7, 2010
Yesterday, we moved a step closer. Actually, 11 steps closer.
Every January, in conjunction with the first quarter financial results, Monsanto gives an update on the research and development status of our breeding and biotech traits. The update provides a look at projects that have advanced and new projects that have been added to the pipeline. A total of 11 trait products moved forward in this year’s update, a new record for the company and good news for farmers who we believe can benefit from many of these innovations. Of those projects, five were completely new.
Based on conversations had throughout the day, here are some of the areas that garnered the most attention and questions.
