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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 ...
Advocacy groups and biotechnology opponents urge FDA to strictly regulate genetically engineered animals
In January, the Trump administration proposed that the FDA, USDA and the U.S. Health and Human Services Department sign a ...
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 ...
As anti-pesticide sentiment builds, USDA backs plan to combat invasive Russian wheat aphid with wasps
Turning loose a non-native wasp to sting and kill an aphid that feasts on wheat and barley in the Western ...
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 ...
Corporations have free speech rights? Lawsuit over industry opposition to Washington GMO labeling bill raises pressing questions
A Washington Supreme Court hearing [October 22] on a record $18 million fine against the food industry touched on boycotts, ...
California chlorpyrifos insecticide ban will harm alfalfa growers, UC Davis researchers warn
Integrated pest management of alfalfa in California will be “profoundly” impacted by the loss of the pesticide chlorpyrifos next year, ...
Food industry battle against record fine in GMO labeling case heads to Washington Supreme Court
A trade group representing manufacturers has asked the Washington Supreme Court to overturn a record fine against the food industry ...
Are crops ‘doused’ with glyphosate? Wheat farmer debunks popular Roundup myths, claims sustainability benefits
Too often, science and facts fall victim to fear mongering and emotion. Recently, we have seen an uptick in false ...
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 identifies second GMO wheat variety found on Washington farm
USDA investigators have identified a second GMO wheat variety from samples found in a fallow farm field in Washington state ...
Unapproved GMO wheat discovered on Washington state farm, USDA says
The USDA is investigating the discovery of genetically engineered wheat found in an unplanted Washington state farm field. The exact ...
Genetically modified Arctic Fuji apple headed for grocery stores following FDA approval
Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc., developer of genetically modified non-browning apples, on April 26 received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval ...
Public opposition to promising CRISPR gene-editing technology is ‘tragic,’ biotech experts say
In one version of the future, beef and dairy animals are disease-free, fruits and vegetables are resistant to viruses, potatoes ...
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 ...
Organic trade group suit challenging Trump’s withdrawal of animal guidelines will go forward
A ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia will allow a lawsuit by the Organic Trade ...
Viewpoint: Neonics don’t threaten bees, ban could raise food prices, increase toxic insecticide use
Neonicotinoid insecticides aren’t the problem for bees that activists have made them out to be. In fact, years of monitoring ...
Food lobby appeals $18 million fine over campaign against GMO labeling in Washington state
The packaged food and drink industry will try to persuade a Washington state appeals court ... that exercising its First ...
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 ...
Non-GMO, organic, gluten-free: Are food labels overwhelming consumers?
Editor's note: The following is part of an editorial by Capital Press, a website covering agriculture in the US West Foodies, ...
Simplot’s Innate GMO bruise-resistant potatoes approved for sale in Japan
Simplot Plant Sciences has obtained approval for its Innate brand of genetically modified potatoes in a few key foreign markets, ...
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 ...
Animal geneticist Alison Van Eenennaam: Agriculture supporters need to stand up to GMO fearmongering
Alison Van Eenennaam, an animal geneticist at the University of California-Davis, told the Idaho Milk Processors Association annual conference there ...
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 ...
25 environmental benefits of GMO sugar? Industry launching ‘fresh look’ education campaign
To try to change consumers’ understanding and perception of GMO crops, the nation’s sugar beet industry is preparing a $4 ...