Education
BIOTECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE
Arizona Farm Bureau is providing a one-stop shop for you to access resources about Biotechnology in Agriculture.
Presentations
1. Arizona Farm Bureau = Biotechnology (grades 9-12)
Presentation length: 50 + minutes (can be tailored to your class period)
Students will participate in discussion about one of agriculture's most debated issues: biotechnology and GMOs. This presentation will introduce students to the history and science behind genetically modified organisms. To schedule a presentation contact Katie Aikins at 480.635.3608.
2. University of Arizona = Ellsworth, P.C. Making Sense of Genetically Modified Crops.
( 4 slides per page, PDF file 2.89 MB) = http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/presentations/2013/13GMOsNTOsBt.pdf
3. University of Arizona = General cache of Presentations on GM crops and Biotechnology
GM Crops and Biotechnology
Articles
- GMO Feeds are Safe for Animals, Meat Safe for Humans
- Safety First: The Role of GMO's in Cattle Feed
- GMOs are so Bad They're Banned in Europe: Or, Are They?
- O ur California Olive Tree Farmer Gives us a Taste of the GMO Issue
- W hy Do Arizona Agriculture's Farmers Ggrid-x GEnetically Modified Crops?
- Q uick Facts about Biotech Crops
- Sourcing for Answers about GMOs? 9 Places to Check Out
- G MO Labeling Not about Right-to-Know but Right to Misinform
- A conservative blog for women Chicks on the Right wrote Let's Talk GMOs
Resources
- European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) report. Safety and nutritional assessment of GM plants and derived food and feed: The role of animal feeding trials(2008)
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)/United Nations (UN) Report: The State of Food and Agriculture 2003-2004: Agricultural Biotechnology Meeting the Needs of the Poor? (2004)
- Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Expert Report: Biotechnology and Foods (2000)
- International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA) Report: Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops (2012)
- National Research Council/U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report on the Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods: Approaches to Assessing Unintended Health Effects (2004)
- National Research Council/U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report on the Impact of Genetically Engineered Crops on Farm Sustainability in the United States (2010)
- World Health Organization (WHO). Modern food biotechnology, human health and development: an evidence-based study (2005)
- Review (Pro-Con) of the issue (what are the activists saying and what are the counter positions)
- Consider these recent myth busting reports by NPR and The Atlantic and Reason Magazine.
- Mark Lynas – one of the leading anti-GM activists –spoke at a conference in Europe earlier this year and announced a dramatic change of opinion on GMOs. You can view his speech or read a transcript online at: http://www.marklynas.org/2013/01/lecture-to-oxford-farming-conference-3-january-2013/. This speech has generated a broader discussion around the science.
- GM-BT Position Statements from government (USDA, FDA, EFSA), NGOs, Trade Groups and Other Influencers/Stakeholders (Gates Foundation) (NOTE: Not an inclusive list.)
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Statement by the AAAS Board of Directors on Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods (2012)
- American Medical Association (AMA) Report on Labeling of Bioengineered Foods (2012)
- Society of Toxicology (SOT) Position Paper: The Safety of Genetically Modified Foods Produced through Biotechnology (2002)
- Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Expert Report: Biotechnology and Foods (2000)
- Mark Tercek, CEO of the Nature Conservancy, recently wrote a very thoughtful Huffington Post piece on critical thinking about GMOs at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-tercek/mark-lynas-gmo_b_2424493.html.
- Sam Dryden, Director of the Agricultural Development team at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, also posted a very thoughtful piece on critical thinking about GMOs at: http://www.impatientoptimists.org/Posts/2013/03/A-Farmers-Toolbox.
- Anne Glover, the European Union's Chief Science Advisor, discussed the science last year. You can find her comments online at: http://www.euractiv.com/innovation-enterprise/commission-science-supremo-endor-news-514072.
Scientist Kevin M. Folta's blog illumination on the Biotechnology Issue