Related
Links
Factory Farm
http://www.factoryfarm.org/biotech.html
The GRACE Factory Farm Website offers information, ideas, and strategies
for family farmers and concerned citizens opposed to factory farming.
Topics cover the environmental, health, economic and social costs of industrial
animal production, livestock factories and concentrated animal feeding
operations (CAFOs), as well as trends toward sustainable farming, sustainable
agriculture, and sustainable solutions, which are alternatives to factory
farms.
UK Soil Association
http://www.soilassociation.org
Soil Association campaigns for organic food, organic farming and sustainable
forestry.
Crop Choice
http://www.cropchoice.com/
"Cropchoice is an information source for American farmers about genetically
modified crops, alternatives, management options, and profitability. Cropchoice
has news that big companies may not want farmers to hear. Cropchoice provides
balance, complementing other news sources and helping American producers
make the best planting and management decisions"
Farming Solutions
http://www.farmingsolutions.org
"Farming Solutions brings examples of successful, environmentally
responsible farming systems to life from all over the world, illustrating
how farmers can protect the environment while at the same time increasing
food supply where it is most needed."
Genes and Dairying
http://www.genesanddairying.com
Aims to cater for farmers, businesspeople, scientists, policy-makers and
politicians who are finding it hard to sort through all the claims, promises
and dollars being proffered by biotechnology.
Biotech Info
http://www.biotech-info.net
A US based website that thoroughly canvasses GE issues, from peer reviewed
scientific papers to yeild assessments of GE compared to conventional
crops.
Greenpeace NZ
http://www.greenpeace.org.nz
The Greenpeace NZ website provides general information on genetic engineering
and the argument against its release.
Greenpeace International
http://www.greenpeace.org
The Greenpeace international website offers a broad picture of the problems
associated with the use of genetic engineering.
Percy Schmeiser
http://www.percyschmeiser.com
Percy Schmeiser is a farmer from Bruno, Saskatchewan Canada whose Canola
fields were contaminated with Monsanto's Round-Up Ready Canola. Monsanto's
position is that it doesn't matter whether Schmeiser knew or not that
his canola field was contaminated with the Roundup Ready gene and that
he must pay their Technology Fee.
NZ GE Information Service
http://www.geinfo.org.nz
"The GE Information Service promotes informed debate regarding
the responsible use of genetic engineering. The Service provides a regular
Bulletin in email, paper, Word and PDF formats."
Sustainability Council of New Zealand
http://www.sustainabilitynz.org
Chaired by Sir Peter Elworthy, ex president of NZ Federated Farmers,
the Sustainability Council advocates "protecting and enhancing New
Zealand’s ecosystems, the health of New Zealanders, and our ability
to derive income from established land uses."
MAdGE - Mothers Against Genetic Engineering
http://www.madge.net.nz
"MAdGE is a rapidly growing network of politically non-aligned
women who have decided to actively resist the use of genetically engineered
organisms in our food and in our land "
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