28/September/20

 

As the global COVID-19 death toll mounts, the debates rage on. Masks, or no masks? This drug, or that one? Send kids to school, or keep them home? Yet absent from most of the day-to-day mainstream coverage of COVID-related issues is the life-or-death conversation we should be having: How do we make sure that this — or something much worse — never happens again? On that question, there should be no debate: It’s time to end the reckless genetic engineering and weaponizing of pathogenic viruses and organisms, carried out under the guise of “biomedicine” and “biodefense,” by demanding an immediate and total global ban on all gain-of-function research. Organic Consumers Association

 

 

Bayer's XtendFlex soybeans are now ready for a full commercial launch in the US and Canada in 2021, after a long-awaited import approval came through from the EU on Monday. The soybean variety tolerates over-the-top applications of three herbicides: glyphosate, dicamba and glufosinate (Liberty). It has been touted by Bayer as their next generation weed control platform, which will replace RR2 Xtend as the underpinning of their soybean portfolio. DTN Progressive Farmer

 

 

Here's a chance to watch for FREE Keely and Pierce Brosnan's powerful documentary Poisoning Paradise, about the horrific poisoning of Hawaii by Monsanto and other GMO-pesticide corporations. Watch before October 2. Use the password: HAPAfilm to access. Vimeo