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Viewpoint: ‘Neonicotinoids and other seed treatments are a precise tool and critical component of safe, integrated pest management practices’ — American Seed Association challenges ‘misunderstandings’
Treated seeds have been widely adopted by growers for two key reasons: 1. They are a highly effective tool for farmers ...
CRISPR gene-edited wheat with lower carcinogenic acrylamide levels when toasted greenlighted for UK field trials
Hertfordshire-based experiments will be the first field trials of CRISPR edited wheat anywhere in the UK or Europe. The wheat ...
Can next-generation agriculture become a climate change solution — rather than a carbon generator?
Carbon farming includes a variety of agricultural methods aimed at sequestering atmospheric carbon into the soil. These farming practices can ...
3 key ways to turn agricultural biotechnology skeptics into science advocates
Activist groups around the world are still fighting against GMOs, despite what has now been more than 20 years of ...
Some organic farming advocates poised to embrace CRISPR and other New Breeding Techniques because of their sustainability benefits
There is a new ongoing debate as to what plant breeding technologies constitute genetic modification. The transgenic GM crops introduced ...
Public will accept CRISPR if they trust scientists who develop the technology, sociologist says
As a sociologist who studies food and agriculture, I’m frequently asked whether the public is going to accept gene-edited foods ...
US revising GMO, gene editing rules to ensure health and environmental safety, protect innovation
.... More than 30 years have passed since the three federal agencies that deal with agricultural products of biotechnology — ...
Vermont: First US state to mandate its own GMO crop regulations
On June 17, 2019, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed a new law, which creates a committee to review new genetically-engineered ...
Seed industry, farmers ‘pleased’ with proposed USDA genetic engineering rules
Editor's note: The comment period for these regulations -- as well as those proposed by the FDA -- opened on Jan ...
Biotech industry focuses on CRISPR, new gene breeding techniques to break regulatory logjam
Commodity groups, farm organizations and others considered the summer’s GMO labeling law a prudent compromise for what had become a ...
Doubling nitrogen fixation in soybeans could boost yields, reduce fertilizer need
A Washington State University plant scientist may have discovered how to double nitrogen fixation in soybeans. Her greenhouse-grown soybean plants ...
Peanut genome sequenced, may lead to drought tolerant, allergen-free varieties
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A scientific breakthrough on ...
Using gene editing, scientists develop glyphosate resistant flax plant
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Plant Physiology has published a ...
