Dive Summary:

• Monsanto Co, DuPont, Dow AgroSciences and other biotech seed companies launched www.GMOAnswers.com Monday to counter the growing opposition to genetically modified foods.
• The website is meant to be a "central online resource" for the use of genetically modified organisms in agriculture and food production, and is part of a multi-year, multimillion-dollar biotech industry campaign to fight calls for GMO labeling and tighter regulations.
• The campaign will also include the companies opening their fields and offices to visitors, as well as hosting consumer forums around the U.S.

From the article:

... Paul Schickler, president of DuPont Pioneer, the agricultural unit of DuPont, said anti-GMO forces have been using the Internet very effectively to get their message out, and industry wants to use the same strategy to combat what he said were notions "not always based in fact."

"This ... is an effort to increase the dialogue. That is all we want," said Schickler. "Dialogue is good. Over time I think we'll come to a common understanding." ...