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Tests of potato genetic material, loaded onto an agarose gel, show the presence of an experimental gene. (Ken Hackman photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

USDA limits review requirements of some biotech farm products

By GFM Network News May 15, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Thursday a rule that will simplify or waive agency reviews of certain biotech farm products, including plants and seeds that have been genetically modified or engineered. As a result, some products could be sold to farmers without a USDA review — a move that […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

China certifies three domestic GM traits

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 21, 2020

Beijing | Reuters — China’s agriculture ministry issued biosafety certificates on Tuesday for domestically grown, genetically modified (GM) corn and soybean traits, moving closer to commercialization of GM grain production in the world’s top market. The certificates, valid from Dec. 2, 2019 until Dec. 2, 2024, were granted to a corn trait developed by Beijing […] Read more

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)

Crops, 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

File photo of a soybean plantation in Brazil. (Mailson Pignata/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Reuters

Brazil urges China to improve GMO approvals

By GFM Network News April 25, 2019

Brasilia | Reuters –– Brazil Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo said on Thursday that the country must work with China to reduce non-tariff barriers to agriculture trade, including improving the process for genetically modified goods. Brazil is the world’s largest exporter of soybeans, the vast majority of which are genetically modified organisms (GMO). Many newer GMOs, […] Read more

A file photo of rapeseed fields near Vouziers in France’s Ardennes department. (Photopixal/iStock/Getty Images)

Canola, Crops, Reuters

French rapeseed farmers destroy 18,000 hectares over GMO risk

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 5, 2019

Paris | Reuters — French farmers destroyed a total of 18,000 hectares of rapeseed, more than double the area initially expected, following the discovery of a non-authorized genetically modified organism (GMO) in seeds, German group Bayer said on Friday. Bayer had announced in February that farmers in France and Germany were turning over thousands of […] 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

The arrest in Vancouver of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, shown here with Russian President Vladimir Putin at an investment forum in Moscow in October 2014, has further dampened hopes of revived commodity flows between the U.S. and China. (File photo: Reuters/Alexander Bibik)

Canola, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Canadian canola runs into Chinese delays after Huawei arrest

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News February 5, 2019

Winnipeg/Beijing | Reuters — A political dispute between China and Canada over the arrest of a Huawei executive is slowing canola shipments through Chinese ports and causing some importers to hesitate to buy from their biggest supplier, according to interviews with a dozen traders. Since Canadian authorities arrested Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou in […] 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

The grand chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union, in Luxembourg. (Curia.europa.eu)

Crops, Reuters

GMO rules cover plant gene editing technique, top EU court says

By GFM Network News July 26, 2018

Brussels | Reuters — Crops obtained by plant breeding technique mutagenesis should fall under laws restricting the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), Europe’s highest court said on Wednesday, in a victory for environmental campaigners. The biotech industry had argued that much of mutagenesis, or gene editing, is effectively little different to the mutagenesis that […] Read more

GFM Network News

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Tag Archives GMO

USDA limits review requirements of some biotech farm products

China certifies three domestic GM traits

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

USDA investigates unapproved GMO wheat in Washington state

Brazil urges China to improve GMO approvals

French rapeseed farmers destroy 18,000 hectares over GMO risk

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

Canadian canola runs into Chinese delays after Huawei arrest

USDA outlines first-ever rule for GMO labeling

GMO rules cover plant gene editing technique, top EU court says

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