Crops Quote by Zoe Lister-Jones

“data from our very own U.S. Department of Agriculture says that over the first thirteen years of commercial use of GMO crops (1996–2008), herbicide…

— John Joseph

“Here in the United States, we’re even kept in the dark as to whether the food we buy contains genetically modified substances, which would…

— Judith D. Schwartz

I know quite a few farmers all over the United States who have tried this and have said the opposite, that they have to…

— Jeremy Rifkin

Most of the plants grown to be fed to farm animals are heavily saturated with pesticides and herbicides and have been genetically modified, all…

— Sharon Gannon

“. The Truth: In this case the negative effects completely outweigh the positive. Sure, GM crops may be “no-till,” but we have effectively increased…

— Matthew Johnson

The World Health Organization recently concluded that glyphosate, the main ingredient in the most-used herbicide on GMOs, is "possibly carcinogenic to humans." What's even…

— Zoe Lister-Jones

The battle over genetically modified crops is rife with business interests and political opportunism. When GMOs were first produced in laboratories around the world,…

— Richard J. Roberts

We have to draw the line someplace with all the pesticides being used by the farmers.

— John Catsimatidis

GMOs are found in nearly 80% of processed food in the United States. Currently, up to 92% of U.S. corn is consumed what are…

— Zoe Lister-Jones

I think the dangers of the impact of GMOs on the environment are undebatable. Genetically modified crops are tied to the chemicals sprayed on…

— Zoe Lister-Jones

Weeds do become resistant to herbicides, and it needs to be managed with multiple herbicides.

— Nina Fedoroff

I have been intimately involved in the techniques of genetic modification as a scientist since GMOs were first conceived. In that time, hundreds of…

— Richard J. Roberts