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Genetically modified cotton plants with an edible cottonseed trait are seen growing near Belvidere in northeastern North Carolina. (Texas A+M University handout via Reuters)

U.S. regulators allow GM cotton as human food source

By Will Dunham, GFM Network News October 11, 2019

Washington | Reuters — U.S. regulators on Friday gave the green light for genetically modified cotton to be used for human consumption, paving the way for a protein-packed new food source — edible cottonseed that tastes a bit like chickpeas — that its developers said could help tackle global malnutrition. The Food and Drug Administration’s […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat

USDA investigates unapproved GMO wheat in Washington state

By GFM Network News June 8, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed the discovery of unapproved, genetically modified (GM) wheat plants growing in an un-planted agricultural field in Washington state. There was no evidence the wheat had entered the food supply, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said in a statement on Friday. The wheat […] Read more

Aerial view of a rapeseed field in Germany. (Cinoby/E+/Getty Images)

Canola, Crops, Reuters

French, German farmers destroy crops after GMOs found in Bayer seeds

By GFM Network News February 6, 2019

Paris | Reuters — Bayer said on Wednesday that farmers in France and Germany were digging up thousands of hectares of rapeseed fields after traces of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) banned for cultivation were found in seeds sold by the company. GMO crops are widely grown across the world, but they remain controversial in Europe, […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

USDA outlines first-ever rule for GMO labeling

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 21, 2018

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday laid out its first-ever requirements for labeling of genetically engineered, or GMO, foods as early as 2020, a rule met with praise from some farmers and criticism from consumer groups. Consumers have been pushing for years for greater transparency over what is in their […] Read more

Wheat being loaded onto a cargo ship in Vancouver in 2011. (File photo: Reuters/Ben Nelms)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Japan resumes Canadian wheat purchases

By Reuters, GFM Network News July 20, 2018

Tokyo | Reuters — Japan’s agriculture ministry said Friday it had resumed purchases of Canadian wheat after testing showed no imports that reached the country included grain containing a genetically modified trait discovered in Alberta last summer. Japan’s agriculture ministry said it was seeking to buy 62,957 tonnes of food-quality Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Wheat shipment halt seen as temporary

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News June 23, 2018

Wheat sales are expected to soon resume to Japan and South Korea. Both nations suspended Canadian wheat imports following the June 15 announcement that Canada had discovered several genetically modified (GM) wheat plants in southern Alberta. But both are expected to come back to the market shortly, while exports to others won’t be affected, according […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat

South Korea halts sale of Canadian wheat, flour

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 18, 2018

Seoul | Reuters — South Korea has suspended the sale of wheat and flour from Canada after Canadian officials announced last week the discovery in mid-2017 of an unapproved genetically modified trait in southern Alberta. “We will only allow sale of wheat products that are confirmed not to contain unapproved genetically modified wheat,” South Korea’s […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Japan suspends sale of Canadian wheat

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News June 15, 2018

Tokyo/Winnipeg | Reuters — Japan’s farm ministry said Friday it has suspended its tender and sale of wheat from Canada after grain containing a genetically modified trait was discovered last summer in Alberta. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Thursday the wheat containing a genetically modified trait, developed by Monsanto to tolerate Roundup herbicide, […] Read more

Catedral Metropolitana de la Asuncion de Maria, Mexico City. (CIA.gov)

Corn, Crops, Reuters

Mexico court rejects appeal to lift GM corn ban

By Reuters, GFM Network News November 27, 2017

Mexico City | Reuters –– A Mexican court has rejected a company’s appeal to lift a ban on commercial planting of transgenic corn in Mexico, passing the matter to the Supreme Court, a lawyer for the firm said Friday. A federal court in Mexico City rejected the suit by PHI Mexico, a unit of U.S. […] Read more

A maize weevil on a corn kernel. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Corn, Crops, Reuters

EU nations vote against GM crops, but not enough to block them

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 27, 2017

Brussels | Reuters — A majority of EU countries voted on Monday against allowing two new genetically modified crops to be grown in Europe, batting the contentious decision on GM cultivation in Europe back to the EU executive. EU governments were asked to vote on the future of two grades of GM maize, Pioneer’s 1507 […] Read more

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

Tag Archives genetically-modified

U.S. regulators allow GM cotton as human food source

USDA investigates unapproved GMO wheat in Washington state

French, German farmers destroy crops after GMOs found in Bayer seeds

USDA outlines first-ever rule for GMO labeling

Japan resumes Canadian wheat purchases

Wheat shipment halt seen as temporary

South Korea halts sale of Canadian wheat, flour

Japan suspends sale of Canadian wheat

Mexico court rejects appeal to lift GM corn ban

EU nations vote against GM crops, but not enough to block them

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