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New Eight-Gene, Insect-, Herbicide-Tolerant Corn Approved U. S., Canada

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Manitoba corn growers have to wait awhile to get Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences’ new eight-gene (trait) SmartStax corn that requires only a five per cent refuge and boasts multiple “modes of action” against insect and weed pests. “We’re definitely going to look at it (for Western Canada), but the priority for the launch in 2010
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

New Crop Registration System Implemented

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“Eventually the seed industry will argue that their crop kinds all need to be moved to Part (Option) Three because the claim will be made that independent testing and committee structures are too slow and expensive.” – TERRY BOEHM The new “flexible” three-tiered crop variety registration system implemented by the federal government July 8 will
Cereals, Crops

Give Farmers A Say In Commercializing GM Crops

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Since the introduction of genetically modified (GM) crops can have a huge impact on farmers they should have a say in whether GM crops get commercialized, says Ian Mauro, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Victoria’s School of Environmental Studies. Canada’s current ‘science-based’ regulatory process doesn’t take socioeconomic factors into account in the approval
Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

Groups Oppose Biotech Wheat

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Groups from Canada, the United States and Australia issued a June 1 statement rejecting genetically engineered wheat in response to a pitch by industry lobbyists for commercial development of biotech wheat. “We restate our definitive opposition to GE wheat and our commitment to stopping the commercialization of GE traits in our wheat crops,” said the
Crops, Forages

Campaign Against GM Alfalfa Intensifies

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“The genie’s out of the bottle.” – JIM LINTOTT, MANITOBA FORAGE COUNCIL Acoalition of 80 farm and food organizations, including Manitoba forage producers, is calling for an immediate halt to field testing of genetically modified alfalfa in Canada. The groups want existing test plots of GM alfalfa uprooted and full-scale commercialization of the crop blocked.
News, Oilseeds

Biotech Corn, Soy Does Little To Boost Yield

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Despite industry claims of higher yields from biotech corn and soybeans, much of the increase can be tied to other improvements in agriculture, according to a study released April 14. The Union of Concerned Scientists said its review found genetically engineered herbicide-tolerant soybeans and corn did not increase yields compared with conventional methods. Still, farmers
News, Oilseeds

Japan To Double Non-GM Soy Reserve

Japan will spend $3 million to double reserves of non-genetically modified soybeans to 7,200 tonnes in the year starting in April, the Ministry of Agriculture said March 17. The ministry’s increased purchase of more costly non-GM soybean for usage in traditional food such as tofu means its spending would rise to 291 million yen ($2.96
News, Oilseeds

EU New Market For Canada Canola

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Europe’s acceptance of genetically modified canola seed represents an important new market for Canadian farmers, but purchases from the world’s largest exporter of canola seed are unlikely any time soon. The European Commission ruled March 10 to allow import of a type of canola, which German seed developer Bayer CropScience created by modifying the canola
News, Oilseeds

Biggest Brazil Soy State Loses Taste For GMO Seed

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Farmers in Brazil’s Mato Grosso, the country’s top soy state, are shunning once-heralded, genetically modified soy varieties in favour of conventional seeds after the hi-tech type showed poor yields. “We’re seeing less and less planting of GMO soy around here. It doesn’t give consistent performance,” said Jeferson Bif, who grows soy and corn on a
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Keep Your Distance. But How Far?

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Only 15 of the European Union’s 27 countries have agreed laws for separating organic, traditional and biotech crops, with several reluctant even to debate such a sensitive issue, the EU’s farm chief says. EU countries have been encouraged to make their own laws to facilitate cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops if farmers want to

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