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Applications of Plant Biotechnology in Forestry

Agric4profits

In the last article, the benefits of biotechnology to different human groups surviving in various environments were considered. Biotechnology is an artificial process of recombining genes from different organisms by bypassing natural barriers to sexual reproduction.

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Importance and Strategies in Forest Biotechnology and Conservation

Agric4profits

While intensive forestry and biotechnology are not panaceas, in the absence of concerted… Read More » Importance and Strategies in Forest Biotechnology and Conservation This suggests that the total value in plantations is not simply a financial equation.

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Coalition Letter to Reauthorize the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program

NASDA

Sincerely, National Corn Growers Association National Pork Producers Council Agricultural Retailers Association Almond Alliance American Feed Industry Association American Seed Trade Association American Soybean Association Biotechnology Innovation Organization Corn Refiners Association Crop Life America Farmers for Free Trade Independent Bakers Association (..)

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Farm Bill Coalition Letter

NASDA

Director, Public Policy (571) 447-5324 RJ.Karney@nasda.org Sender: Agricultural Coalition Subject: Farm Bill Letter Download The post Farm Bill Coalition Letter appeared first on NASDA.

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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. Because biotechnology alone can’t restore the American chestnut to the numbers that its supporters are envisioning, Powell anticipates relying on citizen scientists.

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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.)

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

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

The Corporate Consolidation of Seed Breeding Over the past decades, we have seen a hyper consolidation of the seed market with over 50% of seed sales coming from companies that are owned by four large biotechnology corporations. Source: Philip H. To strictly analyze the cost of seed, consider that corn farmers who paid $26.65

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