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Industry Ag News 5/10

Agwired

In response to President Biden’s Executive Order 14081, “Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have developed a plan to update, streamline, and clarify their regulations and oversight mechanisms for products of biotechnology.

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Mexico’s Precaution on GM Corn Safety Is Justified

Food Tank

and Canadian challenge is to defend the interests of the biotechnology industry. Our organization, the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, is a large network of farmer and environmental groups that has been monitoring the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for over 15 years, and we support Mexico’s restrictions.

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Precision Ag News 5/16

Agwired

In response to President Biden’s Executive Order 14081, “Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have developed a plan to update, streamline, and clarify their regulations and oversight mechanisms for products of biotechnology.

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60+ Pioneering Start-Ups Will Showcase Breakthrough AgTech Solutions at World Agri-Tech in San Francisco

World Agri-Tech

AI-Driven Cultivation and Next-Gen Crop Nutrition & Protection: Learn how Agwa, Ceragen, TOWING, Anvigen, GroPro, Silvec, TRIC, UpTerra, Invasive Species Corp, Varada Ag, and Quorum Bio are leveraging AI for autonomous vegetable cultivation and engineering microbials for crop nutrition and soil health.

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The U.S.-Mexico tortilla war

Food Environment and Reporting Network

It alleges that Mexico’s decree constitutes a trade violation that infringes on the superseding rights of US farmers and biotechnology companies. What happens is this: The genetic code of Bt seeds are programmed to produce toxins that attack the stomach linings of crop-munching caterpillars. But those days have ended.

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