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Application of Biotechnology in Animal and Feed Production

Agric4profits

Biotechnology applies biological knowledge to enhance and improve the environment, health, and food supply. Through biotechnology, scientists aim to develop environmentally friendly alternatives to fossil fuels and plastics, new medicines, vaccines, disease diagnostic tools, and higher-yielding, more nutrient-rich crop plants.

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Definition of Agricultural Biotechnology and its Significance

Agric4profits

Approximately 6,000 years ago, humans began utilizing the biological processes of microorganisms to make bread, alcoholic beverages, and cheese, as well as preserve dairy products. However, these early practices are not what is… Read More » Definition of Agricultural Biotechnology and its Significance

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Climate and food security concerns prompting new openness to technology in agriculture

Real Agriculture

Approval of a biotechnology reform bill in the European Parliament last month has been hailed as a major breakthrough toward allowing “new genomic techniques,” such as gene-editing, to be used in crop breeding in Europe. The bill still faces an uphill battle to become law across the European Union, but the vote was one example.

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Texas A&M begins construction on Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center

AgriLife Today

Read More → The post Texas A&M begins construction on Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center first appeared on AgriLife Today. The post Texas A&M begins construction on Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center appeared first on AgriLife Today. The $13 million facility is a joint.

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Mexico vs. US: trade dispute over genetically modified corn

Food Politics

Mexico Canada Free Trade Agreement) , passed in 2020, the three countries must accept each others’ products without tariffs or other unnecessary barriers. In February 2023, Mexico published a presidential decree prohibiting the use of GMO corn in Mexico’s dough and tortilla production. Unnecessary is subject to interpretation.

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Blois introduces bill aimed at speeding up approvals of new agriculture products

Real Agriculture

The chair of the House of Commons’ agriculture committee has introduced a private member’s bill aimed at speeding up regulatory approvals of new seed genetics, feed products, and crop protection products for Canadian farmers. Read More

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AAFC commits $2.3 million to Performance Plants Inc’s soybean variety development

Real Agriculture

is an agricultural biotechnology company incorporated in 1995. The funding is provided through the AgriScience Program – Projects Component, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. Performance Plants Inc. The company has developed key. Read More