AMES, Iowa – New research from an Iowa State University economist found consumers were willing to spend more for genetically modified potato products with reduced levels of a chemical compound linked ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday approved the first genetically modified potato for commercial planting in the United States, a move likely to draw the ire of groups ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Potatoes that won’t bruise and apples that won’t brown are a step closer to grocery store aisles. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the genetically engineered ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three types of potatoes genetically engineered to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine are safe for the environment and safe to eat, federal officials announced.

The phrase “natural GM” is designed by the research group behind the discovery to be headline grabbing. Nonetheless, the discovery is of interest. Scientists unexpectedly found foreign DNA sequences ...

Grocery store shelves are loaded with products labeled “Non-GMO,” but what exactly is a Genetically Modified Organism, and is it bad? “A GMO is any life form, plant or animal, that has been modified ...

Tennille Tracy covered food and agriculture policy out of The Wall Street Journal's Washington DC bureau. She tracked the debates over genetically modified food, antibiotics, nutrition standards and ...

One of the challenges of farming lies in the fact that by the time plants appear to be diseased or otherwise stressed, it may already be too late to address the problem. A new type of potato, however, ...

(This Nov. 7 story has been corrected to say that Innate is not the first GM potato to be approved by USDA) The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday approved the first genetically modified potato ...