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Comment, Crops

Politics and the revenge of the food consumer

The USDA has decided to act on growing pressure and establish a voluntary program 
to label food products with non-GMO content

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What was unthinkable a few years ago is now happening. In an unprecedented move, the United States Department of Agriculture has established a voluntary program to label food products with non-GMO content. Non-GMOs already exist in the marketplace, but none of them are sanctioned by the government. At the request of a global food company,
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In this case, GMO technology is a failure

The glow-in-the-dark boys impress the ladies, but they can't fight off the competition

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Purdue University researchers say that while males of a genetically modified zebrafish that glow in the dark are more attractive to females, their wild cousins end up with more breeding success. Glofish are a GM version of zebrafish with a transgene from a sea anemone, which gives them a neon glow. Animal science professors, William
tomato being injected with a syringe
Comment, News

The cognitive science behind opposition to GMOs

Anti-GMO messages resonate with human intuitions about meddling with nature

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A team of Belgian philosophers and plant biotechnologists has turned to cognitive science to explain why opposition to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has become so widespread, despite positive contributions GM crops have made to sustainable agriculture. In a paper published April 10 in Trends in Plant Science, they argue that the human mind is highly
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Crops, News & Opinion

A GMO by any other name would smell sweeter

The terminology used to describe modern plant breeding gives it a bad name

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Google reveals a plethora of ideas for “How to choose a name.” It has suggestions for your baby, your dog, your business, your blog and more. Have you ever wondered what the discussion would be around food and agriculture if plant scientists sought similar advice when naming genetically modified organisms (GMOs)? They’re immersed in science,
But just what does GMO free mean, exactly?
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Genetically modified, engineered or just edited?

The result can be the same without the addition 
of a gene from elsewhere

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Just what is a genetically modified organism? Japanese scientists writing in a recent issue of the journal Trends in Plant Science say the answer is not so clear, and call for action to clarify the social issues associated with genetically engineered crops. “Modern genome-editing technology has allowed for far more efficient gene modification, potentially impacting
The Mediterranean fruit fly damages 300 types of cultivated and wild fruits, vegetables and nuts worldwide.  Photo: USDA
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Population control — just let the males take over

Unlike sterilized males, GM versions are good 
performers but run out of females

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Scientists at the University of East Anglia and Oxitec Ltd. in the U.K. say they have a new way to control a damaging crop pest — release males genetically engineered to father only male offspring. The scientists conducted greenhouse research with the Mediterranean fruit fly, which damages 300 types of cultivated and wild fruits, vegetables
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Cereals, Did you know?

Saskatchewan researchers help crack the wheat genome

The development could unlock untapped yield and quality potential

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University of Saskatchewan researchers are part of an international team who published the first chromosome-based draft sequence of the wheat genome, a development that promises wheat breeders powerful new tools in developing varieties to meet the challenges of world population growth and climate change. “The release of the chromosomal draft of the wheat genome sequence will accelerate gene
Howard Buffett is interviewed by Charlene Finck during the sixth World Congress on Conservation Agriculture held in Winnipeg.  Photo: Shannon VanRaes
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Biotech has role in conservation

No need to be technology averse when it comes to conservation agriculture and improving soil health

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Biotechnology can be used to improve soil health but that’s not necessarily happening the way it is being used today, the keynote speaker at the World Congress on Conservation Agriculture said. David Montgomery, author of Dirt, The Erosion of Civilizations and a professor of geomorphology at the University of Washington told the conference biotechnology does
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Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) and Bill C-18

Despite what detractors say, both farmers and breeders will benefit

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As public plant breeders with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the University of Saskatchewan for a combined total of over 100 years, we were pleased to see the recently tabled Agricultural Growth Act (Bill C-18). This bill encompasses desirable amendments to the present Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) Act that will bring Canada into conformity with
Kelly Patzer, Bayer CropScience’s cereals development manager, says Bayer’s plant health compound shows a lot of promise and is expected to have its biggest impact in Canada because crops here are usually under more stress than in other growing areas around the world.  Photos: Allan Dawson
Crops

Bayer says ‘plant health compound’ combats stress

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It sounds almost to good to be true — spring wheat yields averaging 6.5 per cent higher when treated with what Bayer CropScience calls a “plant health compound.” Bayer has yet to disclose the exact nature of the experimental product, but says it boosts yields by reducing plant stress. The results are based on 19

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