Top news of the week: 25.03.2021.
Food And Agriculture
Viewpoint: Consumer-focused GM and gene-edited products throw anti-GMO movement’s future into doubt
The bizarre QAnon conspiracy theory that has swept the nation and embedded itself in our political discourse is a prime example of the
Gene-edited crops are not GMOs 2.0
D Green, U.S. Sustainability Alliance and a commentator and advisor on food and agriculture for GreenOrange, argues that gene-edited crops are not GMOs 2.0
Did you hear the story about the GMO that almost destroyed the world?
An old myth has resurfaced that a GMO almost destroyed all life on Earth — but what's the real story?
USDA Definitions Around Biotechnology Need Some Crucial Updating
The United States remains ill-equipped to make decisions about certain classes of emerging crop biotechnologies before they hit the market.
Biden Administration reviewing USDA proposal to take over animal gene-editing regulation from FDA
A Department of Agriculture spokesman said in February that the decision to shift regulatory authority of genetically modified livestock is among many under
What Biotech Can Expect From the Biden Administration's Agricultural Policy Agenda
With Katherine Tai confirmed unanimously by the Senate as the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack in place at the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
In a water-challenged world, crop breeders must do more than go with the flow
As breeders develop varieties that meet farmers’ needs, we need to ensure the entire R&D process improves water sustainability. Here are three ways crop breeders can manage water to deliver ...
What to expect from the Biden administration’s trade agenda
Ending the week with Katherine Tai’s historic confirmation as U.S. Trade Representative and what we can expect from the administration’s trade agenda, as well as what policymakers and ...