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Crops, Oilseeds

Flax Growers Urged To Test Seed Before Planting

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“I just want farmers, particularly if you’re going to use your farm-saved seed, make sure that you get it tested properly because the paperwork will be needed for fall when you want to sell it.” – ALLEN KUHLMAN All flaxseed needs to be rigorously tested and found to be free of CDC Triffid before being
Livestock

German Farm Group Sees EU Relaxing GMO Import Rule

Germany’s association of farming co-operatives said it was optimistic the European Union will relax its ban on unapproved imports of tiny traces of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Without any such measure, EU imports of soybeans and soymeal could be disrupted once again in autumn 2010, said Manfred Nuessel, president of co-operatives association DRV. Millions of
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Industry Warns Of New EU Feed Import Disruption

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The European Union faces renewed disruption to animal feed supplies this year unless policy-makers find a rapid solution to traces of genetically modified organisms in soy imports, industry groups have warned. Last autumn, imports of soybeans from the United States came to a near standstill because of the EU’s zero-tolerance rule on shipments containing tiny
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GMO Crop Growth Expands Around Globe

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Led by U. S. producers, 14 million farmers around the world planted genetically modified crops last year, increasing planted biotech cropland by seven per cent, even as biotech crop use declined in Europe, according to an industry report issued Feb. 25. Expansions were noted for biotech soybeans, corn and cotton, and the appeal to farmers
Crops

EU Approves GM Potato For Industrial Use

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The European Union’s decision on Mar. 3 to approve commercial production of the potato Amflora containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) developed by German group BASF will open the way for sowings of the potato this year, BASF said. “The way is now clear for commercial cultivation of Amflora this year,” said Peter Eckes, president of
Crops

GMOs In Nature Refuge Contested

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Environmentalists filed a federal lawsuit against the U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service on Mar. 1 accusing the service of illegally allowing farmers to grow genetically modified crops in a national wildlife refuge. The groups said up to 80 other national wildlife refuges across the United States are now growing genetically engineered crops and could
Crops, News

China Favours GMOs, But None Grown Yet

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China will accelerate development of its own genetically modified (GMO) crops, seeking to secure food security and international competitiveness, an official from the country’s Ministry of Agriculture said. The official from the ministry’s biosafety administration office also denied recent media reports that China had already approved imported GMO grain seeds for widespread planting. His remarks
Crops, News

Global GMO Crop Growth Expands

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Led by U. S. producers, 14 million farmers around the world planted genetically modified crops last year, increasing planted biotech cropland by seven per cent, even as biotech crop use declined in Europe, according to an industry report issued late last month. Expansions were noted for biotech soybeans, corn and cotton, and the appeal to
Crops

GMO Rice Could Become Widespread In China

China could use its newly approved strain of geneti -cally modified (GMO) rice for up to 40 per cent of its rice crop, once it becomes commercially available, a Chinese expert on plant diseases said Feb. 26. China approved the safety of the insect-resistant Bt strain of rice last November, opening the door to widespread
Cereals, Crops

DuPont Collaborates On Biotech Maize For Africa

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DuPont said on Feb. 17 that its agricultural unit had formed an alliance in sub-Saharan Africa to collaborate on development of higher-yielding maize varieties that need less fertilizer. DuPont’s Pioneer Hi-Bred unit will contribute gene technology in work led by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and funded with $19.5 million in grants

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