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Green combine unloading yellow corn kernels into large grain pile in harvested field

Meta-Analysis of 21 Years of Studies on GMO Corn Shows Increased Yield and Reduced Mycotoxins

Italian scientists performed a meta-analysis of GMO corn over 21 years. Their study found a 5.6 to 24.5 percent increase in yield relative to their non-GMO equivalents and a 28.8 percent decrease in…

Partially husked ear of yellow corn on stalk in a cornfield under blue sky

The EPA Approves Monsanto's New RNA Interference Genetic-Engineering Technology in Corn

RNA interference is a promising technology that involves using RNA to interfere or inhibit gene expression by neutralizing targeted messenger RNA. The EPA approved a Monsanto RNA interference product…

Elderly man wearing a hat holding two ears of corn in a cornfield

Smallholders Gaining From Nitrogen-Efficient Maize

Nancy Shibona, a small-scale maize farmer from Kakamega County, Kenya, is a widow and her family’s bread winner. Shobona grows a nitrogen-use-efficient (NUE) type of maize. The variety was developed…