NYU’s Institute of Public Knowledge is hosting the launch of Practicing Food Studies, edited by Amy Bentley, Fabio Parasecoli, and Krishnendu Ray. I wrote the Foreword. We will all provide brief perspectives on our quarter century of teaching food studies. For information and registration, click here. For 30% off on the book, click here.
by Marion Nestle
Jul
3
2008
Latest stats on GM crops
Think what you like about genetically modified crops; farmers love them. How else to explain the latest data from USDA? GM soybeans are leveling off a bit – at close to 90%–and corn at close to 60%. The public doesn’t like GM much. They aren’t labeled. What’s in this for farmers?