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So similar to Brazil.In congress the rural caucus (bancada ruralista) overlaps w/ the cattle+guns+bible caucus (bancada do boi, bala e da bíblia)and always vote in favor of agribiz.
Like in Argentina but maybe more strongly, the agribiz also use the soft power of culture like paying for soap-operas that celebrate the success of their toxic model, and buy radio stations too. We used to have "sertanejo" or country/folk music that became "AGROsertanejo" etc. #Agroecology #FoodSoverignty

GMWatch 1d ago

30 years of growing #GMO soya—Argentina's massive open-air experiment has meant vast monocultures displacing thousands of families from their lands, millions of hectares devastated, and epidemics of disease caused by all the pesticide use—BUT $$ for agribiz and growing resistance. https://gmwatch.org/en/106-news/latest-news/20650-argentina-30-years-of-genetically-modified-soy

Argentina: 30 years of genetically modified soy

Dario Aranda reports on “a massive open-air experiment”

GMWatch 1d ago

Researchers show exposure to #glyphosate reduces #bees' ability to forage and risks hive stability. After just three days, researchers tracked a reduction in foraging and changes in bee brain chemistry only in the #bees exposed to glyphosate. https://news.vt.edu/articles/2026/03/cals-honeybee-glyphosate-impact.html

Researchers show how common herbicide affects honeybee brains and behavior

While out collecting nectar, honeybees can encounter a range of chemicals. Glyphosate, a widely used herbicide, doesn’t usually harm bees outright. But researchers found that even though it isn’t lethal, it can make it harder for bees to gather nectar for food and honey production and affect their brain chemistry.

GMWatch 4d ago

Why does Bayer want EPA-approved labels on pesticides to be the benchmark for liability? “Because it’s much easier for industry to capture a single federal agency than to capture 50 statehouses” — Claudia Polsky, Director of the Environmental Law Clinic at UC Berkeley https://foodtank.com/news/2026/04/farm-bill-draft-and-executive-order-fuel-debate-over-pesticide-regulations/

Farm Bill Draft and Executive Order Fuel Pesticides Debate

Draft Farm Bill and executive order spark debate over pesticide labeling and oversight in the United States.

Food Tank

GMWatch 4d ago

Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed the pesticide immunity bill (SB 199), calling it “dangerous for Kentuckians” & something that “flies in the face of making America healthy.” But the GOP-controlled legislature overrode the veto—making Kentucky the 3rd US state to pass one of Bayer’s pesticide immunity bills. https://kentuckylantern.com/briefs/beshear-vetoes-bill-blocking-kentuckians-from-suing-pesticide-makers/

Beshear vetoes bill blocking Kentuckians from suing pesticide makers • Kentucky Lantern

Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a bill that critics say would block Kentuckians from suing pesticide companies for failing to warn of their products’ hazards.

Kentucky Lantern

GMWatch Mar 30

As Trump supports pesticide makers, new studies highlight Mississippi Delta cancer concerns. #glyphosate https://msindy.org/p/mississippi-pesticides-trump

As Trump supports pesticide makers, new studies highlight Mississippi Delta cancer concerns

A majority of Mississippi Delta counties contain cancer clusters linked to the high use of controversial herbicides, according to two recently published reports, which place one of the nation’s most agriculturally productive regions at the center of a

THE MISSISSIPPI INDEPENDENT

GMWatch Mar 30

Bayer and the Trump administration want the EPA to have sole authority over pesticide cancer labels. But the EPA has put cancer warnings on just 1.4% of pesticide labels for thousands of products where they themselves found a “probable” or “likely” cancer risk!! https://www.thenewlede.org/2026/03/epa-cancer-label-warnings-pesticides/

Even when EPA finds a pesticide cancer risk, agency rarely requires warnings

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is failing to put warnings on pesticides linked to cancer — even when the agency itself determined a product’s ingredients are carcinogenic, according to two new analyses of federal data.

The New Lede

GMWatch Mar 30

GM plants differ from non-GM parents in unintended ways – and that goes for GM gene-edited plants too. Study shows GM gene-edited rice is not "substantially equivalent." https://gmwatch.org/en/106-news/latest-news/20649-gm-plants-differ-from-non-gm-parents-in-unintended-ways-and-that-goes-for-gm-gene-edited-plants-too

GM plants differ from non-GM parents in unintended ways – and that goes for GM gene-edited plants too

Study shows GM gene-edited rice is not “substantially equivalent” to the parental non-edited rice. Report: Claire Robinson and Prof Michael Antoniou

GMWatch Mar 29

Haryana’s cotton farms holding on by a thread. Pink bollworms slashing yields—which are now less than half what they were—and squeezing profits, even though #GMO Bt cotton is supposed to be resistant. Many farmers now making losses/changing to other crops https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/haryana/haryanas-cotton-farms-holding-on-by-a-thread/article70784114.ece

Haryana’s cotton farms holding on by a thread

Haryana's cotton farmers face crisis as pink bollworm devastates yields, pushing them to abandon the crop for paddy.

The Hindu

GMWatch Mar 29

Serial Entrepreneur and “Frankenstein’s” Ex Launches (Another!) New Germline Editing Startup. Cathy Tie is back with a new human embryo editing startup, after shutting down her last. Her pursuit of #GMO babies for profit poses profound risks, warns Pete Shanks. https://www.geneticsandsociety.org/biopolitical-times/tie-binds-science-almighty-dollar/

Serial Entrepreneur and “Frankenstein’s” Ex Launches (Another) New Germline Editing Startup

Cathy Tie seems to be good at starting businesses but not so dedicated to mai

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