Daily Food & Ag Digest
Every day, the staff of the Genetic Literacy Project scours the Web for stories on a range of agricultural and food issues, including the GMO debate, conventional and organic farming, regulations, new breeding technologies and sustainability. We publish excerpts of those stories and encourage our readers to visit the original publications for the complete stories.
Weeds have long been the bane of farmers. Will the future be different?
[The]Ā International Herbicide Resistant Weed DatabaseĀ reports that there are 534 unique cases of herbicide-resistant weeds globally, with 273 species. In all, ...
Pakistan weighs embracing GMOs and gene editing to spark an agricultural revolution
Today, more than 240 million Pakistanis rely on a farming model that is outdated, inefficient and increasingly vulnerable to extreme ...
Generative AI is shaping the future of plant gene editing
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the fight against viral infections in crops through precision CRISPR genome editing, strengthening global food ...
AI is already revolutionizing food and farming
ThroughĀ satellite imagery, AI can highlight whereĀ irrigation systemsĀ are drying up, spot greenhouses that weren't there a decade ago, or flag fields ...
Black goats that endure hot days? Chinese scientists developed them using gene editing
Chinese researchers have produced the world's first gene-edited black goat designed to tolerate high temperatures and humidity, a breakthrough that ...
Ways precision genetics is revolutionizing agriculture
Agricultural engineeringāoften referred to asĀ agri engineeringācontinues to be a catalyst forĀ sustainableĀ farming,Ā productivityĀ improvements, andĀ precisionĀ practicesĀ worldwide.Ā AsĀ global populations riseĀ andĀ climate changeĀ challenges intensify, the need for ...
The social roots of sustainable eating
The termĀ sustainabilityĀ usually elicits ideas of a green planet, solar panels, electric vehicles, and plastic-free oceans. However, this outlookāsustainability primarily focused ...
Our global food system is increasingly under strain. What needs to be done?
Much has been written about the inherent complexity of global food systems. They shape outcomes for individuals, organizations, communities and ...
How will climate change affect the flowers of the future?
We might notice the time of year they bloom and connect that to our changing climate. Perhaps we are familiar ...
Viewpoint: While overall cancer rates remain steady, itās rising in Midwest farm country. Are pesticides to blame?
Cancer rates among young adults in the Corn Belt, a patchwork of golden fields and straight-line highways stretching across the ...
How AI can improve food safety and nutrition
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming food safety and nutrition practices by offering scalable, real-time, and personalized solutions. In food safety, ...
As China doubles down rejecting U.S. exports of soybeans, food security takes central focus in next 5-year agricultural planĀ
For decades, one of the most common mantras from China's leadership has been to "firmly hold the rice bowls of ...
The worldās agricultural farmland is shrinking but production is up. Can this trend continue?
Throughout the 20th Century, humanity demanded more and more land leading to the loss of vast areas of natural forest ...
Will Europe squander its biotechnology opportunity?
Europeās next wave of biotech innovation could determine how the continent feeds itself as climate disruption and supply-chain shocks intensify ...
Video: 101 seconds on the plant biology synthetic revolution
Thereās a famous quote attributed to the eminent scientist Richard Feynman: āWhat I cannot create, I do not understand.ā Those ...
Viewpoint: Whatās on the line as India ponders the future of biotechnology and agriculture?
Reports suggest that over 60% of industrial products could be made using biotechnology, though technical difficulties need to be resolved ...
Can we expect a wave of corporate breakups as seed industries liberate themselves from litigation-laden pesticide businesses
Companies involved in both the seed and pesticide sectors see a pipeline of pesticide-related class action lawsuits, MDLs and unlimited ...
Future of food security: The downside of the digitalization of agriculture for the most vulnerable countries
With an average temperature increase of more than 1.2Ā°C, and extreme weather events compromising 30% of global harvests, applied genetics ...
A remarkable discovery may open the door to gene editing, tripling yields of wheat and other grain crops
A groundbreaking discovery from the University of Maryland promises to revolutionize wheat cultivation and dramatically boost global food security. Researchers ...
Colade Royale: Doleās brain-enhancing pineapple bred to taste like a piƱa colada arrives in grocery stores next month
For pineapple lovers, a new chapter in tropical indulgence is about to unfold.Ā ... Consumers and food enthusiasts are buzzing with ...
Viewpoint: Indigenous groups and their Western NGO allies line up to block the genetic engineering revolution
[Members] of the International Union of Conservation of Nature, one of the worldās largest conservation groups,Ā voted againstĀ a moratorium on the ...
Trumpās plan to import millions of dollars of Argentinian beef to lower prices runs into opposition from ranchers and economists
President Donald TrumpĀ ās plan to cut record beef prices by importing moreĀ meat from ArgentinaĀ is running into heated opposition from U.S ...
Australia approves commercial planting of genetically modified cotton
Australia's Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) has issued license DIR 216 to Bayer CropScience Pty. Ltd., authorizing the ...
Mexican scientists call for quick approvals of gene-edited crops even as restrictions persist on GMO agriculture
Researchers in Mexico are urging the government to develop clear regulations that distinguish gene-editing technologies, such as CRISPR, from genetically ...
Will āneophobiaā kill the newly-developed gene-edited, non-browning banana
When a banana is bruised, cut, or peeled, enzymes trigger a chemical cascade that ends in melanin, the same pigment ...
Argentina and Japan far ahead of U.S. and Canada in developing gene-edited livestock
A more permissive approach to gene editing regulation in Argentina has led to greater diversity of innovation and a shift ...
Viewpoint: Glyphosate is agricultureās scapegoat
Glyphosate has played a central role in modern agricultureās ability to increase yields, reduce labour costs and conserve soil through ...
