Agricultural Biodiversity

JULY 9, 2023

Just agricultural science: The green revolution, biotechnologies, and marginalized farmers in Africa. Questioning the role of “opinion leaders” in agricultural programs. Likely decline in the number of farms globally by the middle of the century. Wait, you have to model this, you can’t figure it out from space?

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NASDA

JULY 10, 2023

The rule as finalized will suppress access to agricultural innovations greatly needed to reduce inputs, adapt to a changing climate and, respond to increased pest and disease challenges while maintaining a safe, reliable, and affordable food system for a growing global population. Apple Association U.S.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Walter (Wally) Falcon, a global leader on food security and the economics of agriculture recently passed away in Marion, Iowa at the age of 86. He also played a pivotal role in establishing the Center for Environmental Science and Policy. He was delighted to hear of a student who was still working in the food and agriculture field.

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NASDA

MARCH 8, 2024

We note that while the Agricultural Marketing Service solicits these comments, the SCCI is an overarching assemblage of programs and activities involving multiple USDA mission areas and agencies. About NASDA NASDA represents the Commissioners, Secretaries, and Directors of the state departments of agriculture in all fifty states and four U.S.

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Far Eastern Agriculture

MARCH 20, 2024

German pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, Bayer recently announced the launch of an expert GenAI system to benefit farmers and up-level agronomists in their daily work By utilising proprietary agronomic data, the company has been able to train a large language model (LLM).

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Agwired

JUNE 27, 2024

Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to investigate the climate change mitigation potential of switchgrass cropping systems. A new article researched and co-authored by American Soybean Association staff explores how farmers can potentially benefit from new biotechnology innovations.

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NASDA

JULY 25, 2024

Sincerely, AgCountry Farm Credit Services AgCredit, ACA AgGeorgia Farm Credit AgriBank, FCB AgriBusiness Association of Kentucky Agribusiness Council of Indiana Agricultural Leaders of Michigan Agricultural Retailers Association Agriculture Energy Coalition Agri-Mark, Inc.

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Food Tank

AUGUST 29, 2023

On a summer day in downtown Salinas, California, a group of farmers, biotechnology start-ups and pesticide corporations gathered to talk about the benefits of biology. The latest science highlights a range of genetic mishaps that can happen when we engineer living organisms, like gene insertions and deletions that we never intended.

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Civil Eats

MAY 21, 2024

Most farms there still use open-field agriculture—but this approach may not work for much longer in the new climate reality. More recently, we’ve been fascinated by and experimenting with syntropic agriculture.” The agriculture department backs up this recommendation with technical assistance. Mexico has nearly 1.5

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NASDA

MAY 21, 2024

Codex Office (USCO) in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Agriculture-Food and Drug Administration Appropriations bill. prioritize all tools necessary to promote transparency and science at an international level, including the USCO. As a representative of the U.S.

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Agwired

AUGUST 30, 2023

Pairwise , a food and agriculture company known for bringing the first gene-edited food to the U.S. New research by scientists at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and Cornell University provides a key enabling technology to produce obligate outcrossing in soybean.

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World Agri-Tech

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

As climate change increasingly impacts the stability and security of food production and distribution, discovering rapid and scalable solutions that build resilience in today’s agriculture system is essential.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Ian Affleck is vice president of biotechnology for CropLife Canada , a trade association representing developers and distributors of plant science innovations and plant biotechnology. Affleck maintains the decision “ was based on reviews by Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and all available science.”

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

For years, controversy has swirled around the ethics of using novel biotechnology for species conservation. Indeed, Jamie Van Clief, the southern regional science coordinator for The American Chestnut Foundation, explained to me that she got interested in working for the organization because her field, environmental science, was depressing.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

MAY 28, 2024

Can they make laws to safeguard domestic agriculture, public health, the environment, and the genetic integrity of the national diet? It alleges that Mexico’s decree constitutes a trade violation that infringes on the superseding rights of US farmers and biotechnology companies. Share this This Story’s Impact 1.3

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Van Eenennaam, a professor of animal biotechnology, implanted embryos this spring in a herd of cattle, which carry the SRY gene. The SRY gene he passed on wasn’t developed through classic selective breeding, however, but a technology seemingly appropriated from science fiction—CRISPR/Ca9. billion is lost annually to the virus.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Dr. Chilton led the team of Syngenta researchers that produced the first transgenic plant and pioneered plant biotechnology, discovering novel methods to improve plants’ ability to control pests and withstand extreme conditions. This report highlights FFAR’s impact on food and agriculture research. percent year-to-date.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 27, 2024

Especially in agriculture, most people trust the safety of pesticides, locals say, and Roundup is the most common and coveted. That’s a sentiment that Bayer Crop Science can use to its advantage. Bayer is also a member of the Iowa Biotechnology Association and holds a board seat. They see it as low-risk.

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