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Gmo Approval May Not Help U. S. Soy Shipments To EU

U. S. shipments of soybeans and soymeal to the European Union are unlikely to return to normal anytime soon, despite the EU expanding which varieties of biotech grain may enter the bloc, industry experts said Nov. 2. This summer, over 200,000 tonnes of soybean and soymeal were refused entry to EU ports, largely in Spain,
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French Keep Hand In GM Research

French agricultural researchers said Oct. 30 they wanted to pursue work on genetically modified crop varieties as one possible response to the challenge of feeding a growing world population. France is one of several European countries to have banned the commercial growing of GM maize. Field tests have continued but have been sabotaged on several
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Blocking Biotech Feed Harms Farmers

The European Union’s farm chief urged governments to stop blocking imports of animal feed if it contains only traces of banned genetically modified organisms (GMOs), saying such policies harmed the meat sector. EU Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel said EU countries should look at scientific evidence rather than emotions when deciding on authorizations for new
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New Software Speeds Plant Breeding Efficiency

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Two Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) scientists have developed software that allows researchers to make genetic comparisons on varieties with the click of a mouse. Software developments and a gene-mapping database funded by the Western Grains Research Foundation Endowment Fund are expected to vastly decrease the amount of time spent sorting through data to make
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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
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Creating A New Generation Of Smart Materials

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Some things are not meant to last forever. This includes biodegradable plastic products made from Solanyl. Solanyl Biopolymers Inc., based in Carberry, Man., manufactures starch-based biodegradable polymers that are used to create new and innovative environmentally friendly products. The company was established in 2005 by potato farmers Derek and Earl McLaren, who wanted to further
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Oversold Biotech Hurts Plant Breeders

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“Breeding has been hijacked by biotech’s bio-bulls–t.” – BRIAN ROSSNAGEL Misplaced hype over biotechnology is making it harder to garner research dollars for good, old-fashioned plant breeding, a plant breeder with the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre says. “Breeding has been hijacked by biotech’s bio-bulls–t,” Brian Rossnagel told the Prairie Grain Development Committee’s annual
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Biotech Corn, Soy Laying Foundation For GMO Wheat

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“It’s going to take a lot of production to feed the world and we will need biotechnology to feed the world of the future.” – STEVEN MERCER Growing global acceptance of genetically modified, or GMO, crops is laying the foundation for wider acceptance of GMO wheat, but the grain’s direct ties to the human food
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Monsanto, Germany Clash On GM Maize

U. S. biotech firm Monsanto Co. on Feb. 19 criticized Germany’s farm minister for calling into question the cultivation of maize with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Germany. Farm Minister Ilse Aigner said in a media interview she would consider reviewing permission given to grow GMO maize (corn) in Germany as its cultivation had brought
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EU executive advances on GM crops

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European Union biotech experts will get the chance in February to vote whether to allow two genetically modified (GM) maize types to be grown in Europe, in a bid to break the long-standing EU deadlock on growing GM crops. The full European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, on Jan. 21 backed proposals drafted by its

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