Mateusz Perkowski
Monsanto and BASF held liable for farmers who misused older formulations of dicamba, resulting in drift and extensive crop damage
The difference between farmers and meth cooks who misuse legal products has proven crucial in a court ruling with far-reaching ...
Hemp is a ‘dream crop’ but challenging to work with. Here’s how Calyxt is mobilizing gene-editing technology to produce fiber with less water and pesticides than cotton
Calyxt, a Minnesota-based plant technology firm, has transformed the hemp genome to provide a “proof of concept” that the crop ...
EPA backs Bayer appeal in glyphosate-cancer case, arguing juries shouldn’t override expert scientific judgments
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is backing the Monsanto Co.’s claim that federal law should have pre-empted a lawsuit alleging ...
Viewpoint: Energy-intensive production, contamination risks threaten to slow lab-grown meat development
Lab-raised meat is unlikely to make rapid strides in the consumer market due to steep economic and technological hurdles, according ...
Biotech industry aims to avoid backlash from GMO-wary consumers as CRISPR-edited crops near mass commercialization
The biotechnology industry wants to avoid repeating mistakes with gene editing that it made nearly three decades ago with transgenic ...
Virus-resistant gene-edited tomato won’t be regulated as GMOs, USDA says
Gene-edited tomatoes that are resistant to common viruses can be introduced into the U.S. without coming under federal regulations for ...
USDA denies request to import biotech blue chrysanthemums from Japan
Chrysanthemums genetically engineered to produce blue flowers cannot be freely imported into the U.S. and traded as non-regulated crops under ...
CRISPR revolution could level the playing field for crop biotech companies
For agriculture, [CRISPR] technology is a new way to instill crops and livestock with desirable traits — or to remove ...
How the EU decides to regulate CRISPR gene-edited crops will have ‘huge impact’ on US, rest of world
Most gene editing techniques should not come under the Europe Union’s strict regulatory regime for genetically modified organisms, according to ...
USDA approves extra-oil producing gene-edited camelina, not regulated as a GMO
A variety of camelina that’s gene-edited to increase oil content can be grown without undergoing the USDA’s regulatory process for ...
GMO clover that could improve livestock digestion in field tests
Forage Genetics, which is best known for alfalfa that’s genetically modified to withstand glyphosate herbicides, began field testing the transgenic ...
Oregon considers new restrictions, labels for neonicotinoid insecticides over bee health concerns
Neonicotinoid pesticides, which critics blame for death and illness among pollinators, would be subject to new restrictions and labeling rules ...
Biotech critics in Oregon look to overturn state’s block of local GMO bans
Biotech critics are calling on Oregon lawmakers to overturn a prohibition against local government restrictions on genetically engineered crops because ...
Why farmers have been slow to adopt GMO alfalfa
Adoption of genetically engineered alfalfa among farmers has lagged behind other biotech crops, with the vast majority of U.S. acreage ...
GMO crops not ‘contaminating’ nearby organic farms, USDA data suggest
In 2015, Oregon lawmakers passed House Bill 2509, which created mediation protocols for growers who believe nearby farming practices are ...
Calyxt’s bruise-resistant, non-browning GMO potato cleared for sale
The [USDA] has advised the potato’s developer, Calyxt, the cultivar is not a “regulated article” under federal law because it doesn’t ...
Judge strikes down GMO ban in Josephine County, Oregon
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The prohibition against genetically ...
Organic farming groups at odds over compost contaminated with pesticides
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A rift has developed ...
Oregon House passes bill to label GMO salmon
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Oregon House [February ...
Audit: USDA regulators don’t consider past non-compliance when approving biotech field trials
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. USDA’s biotechnology regulators don’t ...
Court rules biotech firms may be responsible if GMO crops disrupt export market
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Biotech developers may have ...
Voters overwhelmingly reject GMO ban in Oregon county
A proposed ban on biotech crops in Oregon’s Benton County has failed by a strong margin. Nearly 73 percent of ...
Proponents, critics of GMOs agree on how to mediate co-existence conflicts in Oregon farming
Disputes over genetically modified crops would be mediated by Oregon farm regulators under legislation that has won support from biotech ...
Ag industry fears foreign countries hold ‘veto’ over US-approved GMOs
The barrage of farmer lawsuits against a biotech developer could give foreign buyers more influence over genetically modified crops grown ...
Is there gap in federal regulation of newer GMOs?
Critics say a loophole in federal regulations for genetically engineered crops will backfire against biotech companies. Under current rules, USDA ...
USDA lacks authority to regulate GM pine
The genetically modified variety of pine developed by Arborgen cannot be restricted by USDA, the agency has determined. A pine ...
Oregon governor seeks authority to establish ‘control areas’ for GMO crops
A bill proposed by Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber seeks to expand the authority of state farm regulators over genetically engineered ...
Scotts’ GMO turfgrass approved as USDA concludes no risk review necessary for ‘gene gun’ modifications
A new GMO variety of tall fescue turfgrass that's resistant to glyphosate herbicides has been cleared for cultivation by USDA without ...
