Canadian and U.S. farmers may get pigs resistant to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) in the not-too-distant future, but the public has to accept the gene editing used to develop them.
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Gene-edited pigs get consumer traction
A company developing pigs through gene editing, which will be resistant to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), found the public was largely neutral or positive about the idea
China to develop gene-editing tools, new crop varieties in biotech initiative
China issued guidelines on Friday to promote biotech cultivation, focusing on gene-editing tools and developing new wheat, corn, and soybean varieties, as part of efforts to ensure food security and boost agriculture technology.
Organics continue battle with gene editing
The organic sector objects to looser regulation for gene-edited crops, citing contamination worries, lack of traceability
The Canadian organic sector continues to stand against loosened rules and what they say is lack of traceability requirements for gene-edited crops.
Genomic tools should mean faster seed solutions
Gene editing could help find replacements as older genetic modification technologies develop resistance
New genomic tools like genome sequencing and the ability to stack genes through CRISPR gene editing mean that there will soon be solutions for farmers against crop pests.
Gene-edited pigs the next big thing?
Public likely willing to eat meat from gene-edited livestock if given proper context, expert says
Gene-edited pigs are in the works in the U.S. Will we see them up here in Canada too?
New Zealand to loosen gene editing regulation, make commercialization easier
The New Zealand government said on Tuesday that it would introduce new legislation to make it easier for companies and researchers to develop and commercialize products using gene technologies such as gene editing.
Can Canadian agriculture attract gene-editing expertise?
Companies want to see more ability to collect royalties than is available in some crops in Canada
Seeds Canada president Ellen Sparry talks about the future of gene-editing crops in Canadian agriculture.
EU governments fail to agree on gene-editing rules despite patent exception
A last-ditch attempt by EU governments to break a deadlock over relaxing regulations on gene-edited crops failed after countries including Poland rejected changes to the text that exempted patented seeds from the measure.
Opinion: Is it time for a farmer venture fund?
I would love to see a farmer investment fund here, like Fulcrum Global Capital, that is made up of farmers putting together a pot of cash to invest in ideas that will move the industry forward, and from which they should also get a return.
Gene editing race, illegal seed use in crosshairs at World Seed Congress
European Union pushes for alternative seed coatings in a bid to reduce microplastics
Canada is now green on global maps shown at the World Seed Congress in Rotterdam. There’s regulatory certainty for gene-edited crops after regulations were announced in April. That means Canada can play a part the rapid growth of innovation around the world.
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