…evaluations about the environmental effects of genetically engineered (GE) organisms including plants, animals, insects and microorganisms. This funding is made available through NIFA’s Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants (BRAG) Program….
Vilsack Disappointed in China Biotech Approval Delays
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack expressed disappointment following meetings between the U.S. and China last week that failed to make progress on biotechnology approval delays. The U.S.-China Joint Commission on…
Report Highlights Scientific Research
…Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s Biotechnology Regulatory Services (APHIS-BRS), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s International Services (APHIS-IS), National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Economic Research Service (ERS),…
Senate Ag Committee Urges Obama to Press China on Biotech Approvals
…agriculture biotechnology product approvals in China. The bipartisan letter contains 37 signatures, 16 of which are Senate Agriculture Committee members. The Senators write, “American producers rely on access to the…
NMPF Pres. Commemorates Centennial / Sets Path for Future
…sustainable agriculture production is broader than dairy, Mulhern added. The farming community must continue to project a unified voice as it dispels false marketing claims about biotechnology and other claims…
GMO Article Paints Incomplete Picture
…is critical, in light of inaccuracies and omissions in the article: “We appreciate a continued dialogue on the issue of GMOs and biotechnology. We continue in our work to be…
Farm Groups Discuss Food Industry GMO Marketing Claims/Conflict with Sustainable Agriculture
…and the intersection of both trends. The farmers were also joined by an agricultural academic researcher who talks about why sustainability and food biotechnology are linked. This follows the decision…
Farm Organizations Challenge Dannon and Other Food Companies
…and food producers across the U.S. The groups agree that biotechnology plays an important role in reducing the environmental footprint of agriculture, and challenged as disingenuous the assertion that sustainability…
Greenpeace Co-founder Changes Stance on Biotech
Co-founder of Greenpeace, Patrick Moore, is now a supporter of biotechnology. The change represents an about-face move by the environmental leader regarding biotech, something the organization has opposed for years….
Vilsack: Clear View of GMO Rules Before 2017
…law and the RFP will come out in October. Vilsack hopes the study is complete by the summer of 2017, saying to the department’s Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st…
Increased International Collaboration on Agricultural Science
…with the United Kingdom-Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to support animal health research, and research support for the International Wheat Yield Partnership (IWYP) Program. For more information on…
Squishy Tomatoes
…Professor of Plant Biotechnology in the School of Biosciences at The University of Nottingham, has identified a gene that encodes an enzyme which plays a crucial role in controlling softening…
Agri View: Consuming GMO Crops
…key to the next wave of advances in agriculture and health. While DellaPenna and many others see great potential in the products of this new biotechnology, some see uncertainty, even…
Bayer AG Conducting Due Diligence on Monsanto
…Bayer the largest seed supplier and a pioneer of crop biotechnology, and create the world’s largest producer of seeds and pesticides. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….