Soybean

documentary hammers Monsanto Company and calls them out with many different forms of proof from many legitimate sources. Ultimately, the film, The World According to Monsanto shows what GMOs are, what the bovine growth hormone is, what Roundup ready soybeans are, and the effects they are all having on the soil, people, and animals. Basically, the whole ecosystem is being effected by Monsanto, who is the forerunner of all of these horrible products. The film does an excellent job explaining…

Soy lecithin comes from Soybeans and farmers are needed to grow the bean (Kresser). Once the bean is fully-grown, it is sent to a soybean oil supplier. Here oil is extracted from the soybean using a chemical solvent (Kresser). Once the process is completed it is sent to a Russell Stover manufacturing plant. Russell Stover’s uses recycled paper products…

Biofuel is made from corn and soybeans which, according to this report, come with a very high price tag for transportation costs which limit transportability to within a 50-mile radius of harvesting, and preventing biorefineries from operating with the benefits of economies of scale.…

Genetically modified organisms remain a controversial subject, due to the belief that there is not enough information known about them. However, there have been many studies conducted on the growth and success of GMOs. Specifically, a research group, GRACE, currently investigates which methods are most beneficial for assessing GMOs. They did many studies, sponsored by the European Commission, and two of these studies included a 90 day and 1 year feeding trial (“EU Research” 1). In the 90 day…

Ninety percent of feed grain production is due to dramatically changed corn (techrepublic). Industrial livestock benefits from this feed grown by farmers in the midwest over eighty million acres (techrepublic). Corn is also produced as the main ingredient in some foods we use everyday such as sweeteners and corn oil (techrepublic). Crop yield monitors invented in 1990 through technology has caused the production of corn to dramatically increase in the last twenty-five years (techrepublic).…

Did you eat today? You can thank a farmer for that. America is no longer an agrarian society, but many people still rely on farming as their primary income. The average farmer feeds 168 people a year while comprising two percent of the population (“Fast Facts About Agriculture”). Farmers represent a small minority of the American population, but are the key component for American society to operate; this is why farmers should get the representation they deserve. Farmers around the world do not…

1. Introduction Why should you care about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)? Today 90% of corn, 93 % of soybeans, and 82% of cotton are Genetically Modified (GM) (Dempsey). A Google search for GMO safety would reveal nearly 600,000 results, with most of them making outlandish claims. How does one decide what to believe? What does the research say? While the criticism of GMOs has a strong, vocal group of supporters, the evidence supporting GMOs shows that the benefits of GMOs far…

stability of Perfect Delight, as well as reduced product cost. We regularly look develop our products, however there are significant concerns with the new formula. The benefits were created by including 10% Soybean Butter, grown and produced from genetically modified (GM) seeds, as is the standard for soybean production in Uruguay. It is necessary to realize that this modified formula has created a series of challenges to require attention. The first issue to address is the Organic and GM…

Most people don’t know what a GMO is and what they do, but most people know that they are harmful and unsafe. A GMO is a genetically modified organism, it can be in foods or animals, and they are doing much more harm than help. Many genetically modified organisms are either cross bred with other species creating a whole new species, or a gene gun is used to shoot new DNA into an organism. Most consumers are injesting GMO's daily without even realizing their presence, but GMO's are not a good…

its advantages and disadvantages, as well as the worldwide controversy over GM technology. The emergence of Monsanto's gm soybean technology has made a big difference in the production of beans around the world. Monsanto has developed a technology for genetically modified soybeans that has devastated Argentina's agriculture, and its local produce has been replaced by GM soybeans. And Monsanto's herbicide has killed many crops in Argentina. It also endangered the health of the Argentine people in…