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Letter Regarding Plant-Incorporated Protectants Rule

NASDA

EPA’s newly published regulation creating “PIPs created through genetic engineering from a sexually compatible plant” and “loss-of-function PIPs” is not risk-based, science-based and focuses on process of development rather than product. We ask that Congress take the necessary steps to ensure that U.S.

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MyLand Adds Algae Operations & Innovation Director

Agwired

With nearly three decades of excellence in biotechnology and algae innovation, LaMont will oversee algae and lab operations, leading a diverse team of scientists and engineering staff on the Operations team. LaMont has over 25 patents and has contributed to multiple scientific publications.

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Can Seaweed Save American Shellfish?

Civil Eats

She points out that most of the shellfish she harvests these days have been seeded manually by the town of Southampton and local universities, “almost like a science project,” she says. The Scientists Who Kickstarted American Kelp Farming The science behind this boom in seaweed cultivation began in New England nearly 50 years ago.

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Climate Solutions for the Future of Coffee

Civil Eats

In this map, green areas are projected to be favorable to coffee cultivation by 2050, while brown areas will not be. ( We’re definitely believers in using science to create quality hybrids and breeds we can work with,” she says. Map source ) Some 50 percent of current coffee-growing land will likely be unsuitable for arabica by 2050.

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

World Agri-Tech

Next Generation Platforms, Marketplaces, AI, and Advanced Monitoring Tools: Discover how Agronnect, Agriful Software, Compass Ag, Beefutures, Root Applied Sciences, Farmevo.ai, Grape.ag, Insect Eavesdropper and EX-Fusion are reshaping fintech, agronomic platforms and monitoring.

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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. Much of this section is drawn from a public database of academic research that Mexico’s science agency has maintained since 2020. We’ll return shortly to why that is.)

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