1. India To Destroy Illegal Gene-Altered Cotton Crops India to Destroy Illegal GeneAltered cotton crops. India to destroy illegally grown GM crops http://www.organicconsumers.org/Patent/IndiaCotton1101.cfm

News Campaigns GE Food Organics ... email this page India to Destroy Illegal Gene-Altered Cotton Crops India to destroy illegally grown GM crops REUTERS NEWS SERVICE INDIA: November 23, 2001 AHMEDABAD, India - Authorities in India's western Gujarat state have begun procurement of illegally grown gene-engineered cotton from farmers to prevent replanting of the seeds, officials said yesterday. "We have asked all district collectors to take steps to procure BT cotton reaching markets. We plan to procure BT cotton to the extent possible," P.K Ghosh, principal secretary Forests and Environment in Gujarat, told Reuters. The government has already procured about 120 tonnes of bacillus thuringiensis (BT) cotton, he said. Earlier this month, several hundred farmers in Gujarat, the country's largest cotton growing state, were ordered to hand over genetically modified (GM) cotton crops to the government because commercial production of GM crops is illegal. The discovery of illegal growing of BT cotton had triggered a nation-wide debate among environmentalists and pro-farmer lobbies about the government's stand on commercialisation of GM crops.

2. Pollution From GE Corn Cotton Crops Pollution from GE Corn cotton crops. Farm Journal Pollen In The Air Greg D. HorstmeierFrom the pages of the May/June 2001 edition of Farm Journal magazine. http://www.organicconsumers.org/ge/seedsclean.cfm

News Campaigns GE Food Organics ... email this page Farm Journal: Pollen In The Air Greg D. Horstmeier From the pages of the May/June 2001 edition of Farm Journal magazine. Imagine it's late July in the U.S. Corn Belt. Somewhere, a 100-acre field of corn is pollinating, casting to the winds some 13 trillion pollen grains. To that vision add that farmers will plant some 18.4 million acres of genetically modified (GM) hybrids this year. Add in the tens of thousands of acres of such things as GM inbreds, parent lines and experimental plots. Welcome to the land of milk and "adventitious presence." That's the latest buzzword for what happens when pollen ends up where it's not supposed to be. It was called outcrossing by seed companies back when their biggest concern was farmer complaints that a field was not consistent in plant height or color. In the seed. In these post-StarLink days, unintended pollen shed can mean the bag of seed corn you planted has more traits than you may have paid for or wanted. There is growing concern that farmers may plant seed

3. AGRONOMIST NOTES ALTERNATIVES FOR FAILED COTTON CROPS AGRONOMIST NOTES ALTERNATIVES FOR FAILED cotton crops. Writers Pam Dillard, (806) 3595401; email p-dillard@tamu.edu; http://agnews.tamu.edu/stories/SOIL/Jun1997a.htm

June 19, 1997 AGRONOMIST NOTES ALTERNATIVES FOR FAILED COTTON CROPS Writers: Pam Dillard, (806) 359-5401; email: p-dillard@tamu.edu; Joe Bryant, (806) 746-6101; email: j-bryant1@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Brent Bean, (806) 359-5401; email: b-bean@tamu.edu Bean said growers might consider one of several crop alternatives following cotton, such as sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers, or dry beans. "Producers who are thinking about sorghum may have some difficulty in locating seed due to the unusually short seed supply this year," he said. Hybrid selection for late planted sorghum is an important consideration. "Sorghum planting may range from late April to early July, depending on the maturity class of the hybrid," Bean noted. In general, a medium- to full-season hybrid should not be planted after June 15. The cutoff date for a medium-maturity hybrid would be June 20 through June 30, while short season hybrids could be planted up to July 10, depending upon the hybrid and how far south in the Panhandle or South Plains the field is located. "Before planting any hybrid, be sure to check with the seed company for the recommended planting date for that particular hybrid," Bean advises. He said a list of major sorghum hybrids and their maturity class is available at local county extension offices along with recent variety trial data.

4. 02.06.2003 - Genetically Modified Cotton Crops Produced Greater Yields, Reduced Genetically modified cotton crops produced greater yields, reduced pesticideuse in India. By Sarah Yang, Media Relations February 6, 2003. http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2003/02/06_India.html

UC Berkeley Iraq forum's Weber: 'The U.S. is signing up to play 10 or 12 games of chicken at once ...' War with Iraq resource center Help in identifying potential SARS cases Student nuclear engineers venture into the nuke-free zone Select one All stories by date economics Campus news Education Environment Events at Berkeley International affairs People public policy Science Social science Students engineering Local researchers in front of a Bt cotton trial plot in the state of Maharashtra. Although the trials were managed by farmers, agronomists monitored the progress and collected data on pest infestation in regular intervals. Photos by Matin Qaim Genetically modified cotton crops produced greater yields, reduced pesticide use in India By Sarah Yang, Media Relations Berkeley - Cotton crops in India that were genetically modified to resist insects produced dramatically increased yields and significantly reduced pesticide use compared with non-bioengineered crops, according to the results of farm trials reported by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Bonn in Germany. The study, published Friday, Feb. 7, in the journal Science, holds particular promise for small-scale, low-income farmers in developing nations, said the researchers. These farmers, especially those in tropical regions, regularly risk large, pest-related crop losses because they cannot afford to use the pesticides available to larger farms.

5. Smh.com.au - Safety Of GM Cotton Crops In Doubt Safety of GM cotton crops in doubt http://www.smh.com.au/text/articles/2002/06/09/1022982798640.htm

SMH Home Text-only index Safety of GM cotton crops in doubt Date: June 10 2002 Scientists are embroiled in an international row over genetically modified cotton after a study in China suggested for the first time that the crop was permanently damaging the environment and that insects were building up resistance to it. The study by the Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, part of the Chinese Government's environmental protection administration, draws together laboratory and field work undertaken by four scientific institutions in China. It suggests that GM cotton, which incorporates a gene isolated from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), harms the natural parasitic enemies of the cotton bollworm, the pest that it is designed to control. It also indicates that populations of pests other than cotton bollworm had increased in Bt cotton fields and some had replaced it as primary pests. However, the leading GM company Monsanto, which controls more than 80 per cent of Bt cotton grown worldwide, dismissed the research. The industry has always cited GM cotton as its biggest success, because it can increase yields by up to 60 per cent and reduce the need for pesticides by 80 per cent. But worryingly for the industry, the scientists found that the resistance of Bt cotton to bollworm decreased significantly over time. GM cotton, they said, will require increasing amounts of traditional chemicals to control pests within a few years.

6. Science Blog - Genetically Modified Cotton Crops Produced Greater Yields, Reduce Genetically modified cotton crops produced greater yields, reducedpesticide use. Posted Friday, February 07 @ 112255 EST. Cotton http://www.scienceblog.com/community/article957.html

Support Science Blog: Please Visit Our Advertisers Main Menu Home AvantGo Breaking News Contact ... Surveys Sponsor Advertise Here! Survey Yes. Something had to be done. No. Now they're the bad guys. Don't know/Haven't decided. Results Polls Votes: Comments: Genetically modified cotton crops produced greater yields, reduced pesticide use Cotton crops in India that were genetically modified to resist insects produced dramatically increased yields and significantly reduced pesticide use compared with non-bioengineered crops, according to the results of farm trials reported by researchers in California and Germany. The study, published Friday, Feb. 7, in the journal Science, holds particular promise for small-scale, low-income farmers in developing nations, said the researchers. These farmers, especially those in tropical regions, regularly risk large, pest-related crop losses because they cannot afford to use the pesticides available to larger farms. From the University of California, Berkeley Genetically modified cotton crops produced greater yields, reduced pesticide use in India 06 February 2003 By Sarah Yang, Media Relations

7. Safety Of GM Cotton Crops In Doubt - Smh.com.au Safety of GM cotton crops in doubt. June 10 2002. Scientists are embroiledin an international row over genetically modified cotton http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/06/09/1022982798640.html

Home National News Monday June 10, 2002 news national world opinion ... place an ad extra personal finance travel education subscribe home delivery eNewsletter archives today's edition: am past 10 days site guide Safety of GM cotton crops in doubt June 10 2002 Scientists are embroiled in an international row over genetically modified cotton after a study in China suggested for the first time that the crop was permanently damaging the environment and that insects were building up resistance to it. The study by the Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, part of the Chinese Government's environmental protection administration, draws together laboratory and field work undertaken by four scientific institutions in China. It suggests that GM cotton, which incorporates a gene isolated from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), harms the natural parasitic enemies of the cotton bollworm, the pest that it is designed to control. It also indicates that populations of pests other than cotton bollworm had increased in Bt cotton fields and some had replaced it as primary pests. However, the leading GM company Monsanto, which controls more than 80 per cent of Bt cotton grown worldwide, dismissed the research. The industry has always cited GM cotton as its biggest success, because it can increase yields by up to 60 per cent and reduce the need for pesticides by 80 per cent.

8. Flooding Affects Rice And Cotton Crops In China Flooding Affects Rice and cotton crops in China. The most important fieldcrops affected by the Yangtze River flooding are rice and cotton. http://www.fas.usda.gov/pecad2/articles/chfld.htm

9. Markets: USDA Projects Smaller Cotton Crops Here And Abroad - 11-JUL-02 @griculture Online Markets USDA projects smaller cotton crops hereand abroad. USDA projects smaller cotton crops here and abroad. http://www.agriculture.com/default.sph/m_editor.class?FNC=articletoarticle__Aoth

10. Agronomist Notes Alternatives For Failed Cotton Crops Agronomist Notes Alternatives For Failed cotton crops. ( ) Untimelyrains, hail and wind storms have caused some cotton producers http://www.tamu.edu/univrel/aggiedaily/news/stories/archive/061997-6.html

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11. TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ON NODE DEVELOPMENT RATES IN COTTON CROPS TEKTRAN. TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ON NODE DEVELOPMENT RATES IN cotton crops. Twentyfour datasets represented irrigated crops of nine cotton varieties. http://www.nal.usda.gov/ttic/tektran/data/000012/96/0000129625.html

TEKTRAN TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ON NODE DEVELOPMENT RATES IN COTTON CROPS Author(s): REDDY VANGIMALLA PACHEPSKY YAKOV A Interpretive Summary: Keywords: crop simualtors cotton soybean wheat rice corn potatoes peanut climate change water quality economic analysis farming systems Contact: 10300 BALTIMORE AVE. BLDG 007, ROOM 116, BARC- BELTSVILLE MD 20705 FAX: Email: VREDDY@ASRR.ARSUSDA.GOV Approved Date: TEKTRAN United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Updated:

12. Silverleaf Whitefly Detected On Cotton Crops Silverleaf Whitefly detected on cotton crops 4th Feb 2001 http://www.hoogies.ruralco.com.au/CRT_future/future_pages/rd_article_whitefly.ht

Silverleaf Whitefly detected on cotton crops 4th Feb 2001 Queensland Department of Primary Industries cotton development extension officer, David Kelly, Emerald, who works in conjunction with the Australian Cotton Cooperative Research Centre, said all Emerald Irrigation Area growers would have to work together to adopt an integrated approach to manage this serious pest. Mr Kelly said silverleaf whitefly was a major pest of many crops throughout the world including cotton, soybean and melon crops. Mr Kelly said whitefly populations were influenced by climate, crop sequence and management strategies. Experience in other countries had shown that non-strategic insecticide use had led to a speedy development of whitefly insecticide resistance. Australian Cotton Cooperative Research Centre scientists had recently discussed research priorities to manage the pest. A major research effort would be undertaken this autumn to investigate optimum management options. Mr Kelly said the Cotton Research and Development Corporation had been able to secure two emergency use permits for insecticide products to control whitefly. Investigations were continuing to determine whether further permits would be available.

13. CAN COTTON CROPS BE SUSTAINED IN FUTUE CLIMATES TEKTRAN. CAN cotton crops BE SUSTAINED IN FUTUE CLIMATES. Author(s)REDDY KR HODGES HF MCKINION JAMES M Interpretive Summary Cotton http://www.nal.usda.gov/ttic/tektran/data/000006/75/0000067514.html

TEKTRAN CAN COTTON CROPS BE SUSTAINED IN FUTUE CLIMATES Author(s): REDDY K R HODGES H F MCKINION JAMES M Interpretive Summary: Keywords: expert systems simulation models insect decision support whole plant physiology soil physics photosynthesis genetic algorithms Contact: CROP SIMULATION RESEARCH P. O. BOX 5367 MISSISSIPPI STATE MS 39762 FAX: (601)324-4371 Email: Approved Date: TEKTRAN United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Updated:

14. WWLTV.com | New Orleans | Local News Sugar cane, cotton crops take $500 million hit http://www.wwltv.com/local/WWL1016SugarCane.c46bfd17.html

sectNum = 1; New Orleans document.write(lmonth + " "); document.write(date + ", " + year); Local News Home Northshore Special Reports HDTV ... home page Local News Sugar cane, cotton crops take $500 million hit Associated Press Facing as much as $500 million in damage to their crops from Tropical Storm Isidore and Hurricane Lili, Louisiana's sugar cane and cotton farmers face the prospect of no federal aid to help them recoup. A crop disaster aid bill is bottled up in Congress and state Agriculture Commissioner Bob Odom said farmers can only apply now for low-interest business loans that will not make up for their losses. "There is nothing now but low-interest disaster loans, which does no good for farmers strapped to the max with crop loans and other loans," Odom said. "You can't borrow yourself out of debt." Aaron Duhon, a Duson-based sugar cane farmer and president of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, said Tuesday he fears many farmers will not recover. "I think we are going to lose a lot of our cane and grain farmers," he said.

15. Purchasing For Purchasing And Supply Chain Managers In Manufacturing The lingering heat wave killing cotton crops in the South won't boostcotton prices. Rick Lavis, executive vice president of the http://www.manufacturing.net/esec/Article_147474.htm

Search Tips in All of Purchasing.com All of Manufacturing.Net The World Wide Web BUYING NEWS Electronics Chemicals MRO ... Propose A Story By Staff Purchasing September 16, 1999 home register /log in about us ... ad specs Purchasing Magazine Online A Network Site Reed Business Information , a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Use of this Web site is subject to its

16. Cotton Tales-CRC: Managing Cotton Crops After Hail Damage Managing Hail Fallout Cotton TalesCRC managing cotton crops after hail damage Managinghail fallout Missing something? Cottonworld for GE crop news http://www.cottonworld.com.au/articles.php3?rc=225

17. Weather: Storm Rain Relief For Australian Cotton Crops Storms Deliver Hope, Hail Weather storm rain relief for Australian cotton crops Storms deliverhope, hail Missing something? Cottonworld for GE crop news http://www.cottonworld.com.au/articles.php3?rc=161

18. Land And Livestock Post>Crops July 25, 2001. Strong cotton crops, weaker cotton prices By CHRISTOPHERFERRELL Eagle Staff Writer Dave McDermand. Some dryland cotton http://www.landandlivestockpost.com/crops/072502cottoncrops.htm

Home TheEagle.com Aggiesports.com Subscribe ... Weather July 25, 2001 Strong cotton crops, weaker cotton prices By CHRISTOPHER FERRELL Eagle Staff Writer Dave McDermand Some dry-land cotton off FM50 has already opened, but the vast majority of cotton will not open until later in the season. But the rains could not have come at a better time for area cotton farmers. Easterwood Airport has received 5.67 inches of rain this month and the crops should benefit as the harvesting season grows closer. The normal rainfall for July is 1.41 inches. The majority of cotton farmers in the area have irrigated fields, which also helps the crops. Cotton farmers along the Gulf Coast and in South Texas were not so lucky. Farmers in those regions begin harvesting the crop in July, and the rains came too late for many of them. The Rio Grande Valley is expected to produce about half of its normal turnout and sections of the Gulf Coast will also be left hurting, Anderson said.

19. Land And Livestock Post>Crops July 27, 2001. Dry conditions wilting cotton crops. Associated PressABILENE — Cotton plants from Abilene to Wichita Falls are wilting http://www.landandlivestockpost.com/crops/072701drywiltingcottoncrops.htm

Home TheEagle.com Aggiesports.com Subscribe ... Weather July 27, 2001 Dry conditions wilting cotton crops Associated Press The 2001 crop is being hit by similar conditions that devastated the 2000 crop: a dry summer. No rain is mentioned in short-term forecasts in the region. Long-range forecasts from the National Weather Service call for more above-normal temperatures and below-normal precipitation for the next two weeks. Brandon Anderson, Haskell County agricultural extension agent, said older cotton seems to be doing better than late-planted cotton. The farmers who waited until June to plant, in hopes of getting rain, need moisture to produce blooms and a late freeze so the cotton has time to mature.

20. Press Release 02-03 News Press Releases. Press Release No. 2, 6 February 2003. Genetically modifiedcotton crops produced greater yields and reduced pesticide use in India. http://www.zef.de/news/press_03/press_02_03.htm

News: Press Releases Press Release No. 2, 6 February 2003 Genetically modified cotton crops produced greater yields and reduced pesticide use in India Bonn The study, published Friday, Feb. 7, in the journal Science , holds particular promise for small-scale, low income farmers in developing nations, said the researchers. These farmers, especially those in tropical regions, regularly risk large, pest-related crop losses because they cannot afford to use the pesticides available to larger farms. The researchers reported the results of field trials conducted on 157 farms in three major cotton-producing states in India during the seven-month cotton season that began in June 2001. The field trials were initiated by the Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company (Mahyco), which has been studying Bt hybrids in India since 1997. The farm sites contained three adjacent plots that measured 646 square meters each. One plot was planted with cotton bioengineered with a gene from the insecticidal bacterium

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