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Farm Bill Coalition Letter

NASDA

AMPI) Association of Equipment Manufacturers Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Austin Chapter 10 IWLA BASF Corporation Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (B.A.S.S.) Georgia Wildlife Federation Ginkgo Bioworks Golden Sands Resource Conservation & Development Council , Inc.

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The American Chestnut Tree is Coming Back. Who is It For?

Modern Farmer

For years, controversy has swirled around the ethics of using novel biotechnology for species conservation. In 2022, the state and the federal government agreed to return more than 1,000 acres to the Onondaga Nation. For its part, the state of New York has been working recently to improve its relations with Indigenous nations.

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From Commodification to Conservation: Restoring Agrobiodiversity through Seed Breeding – Part I: 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Editor’s Note: This post is the first in a two-part series about seed breeding. This series will explore the history of seed breeding in the US, the impacts of consolidation and concentration of seed breeding on farmers and our food systems, and what a more democratic seed breeding system might look like.

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