Bayer’s Grants4Ag program provides both financial and mentorship resources in addition to access to some of Bayer’s leading Crop Science researchers.
A gene discovered by a scientific team from the Agricultural Research Service and Purdue University could help fortify the defenses of sorghum to anthracnose, a disease of the cereal grain crop that can inflict yield losses of up to 50 percent.
Gene editing technology, such as CRISPR, will play a vital role in climate-proofing future crops to protect global food supplies
Keep America First in Agriculture campaign highlights the importance of establishing a proper regulatory framework for gene editing in American livestock
Potatoes may not perish as fast in the future. The J.R. Simplot Company has executed a joint intellectual property licensing agreement with Corteva Agriscience and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard for foundational CRISPR-Cas9 and related gene editing tools. The technology will give Simplot another avenue to bring desirable traits forward in certain fruits […]
The Coalition for Responsible Gene Editing in Agriculture has established a multi-stakeholder Steering Committee to develop a framework for responsible use and effective communication with the public. “The steering committee will work to develop a framework that can provide assurance to the food system and other stakeholders that those using gene editing within the framework […]
Following the EU ruling on gene editing last week, the USDA plans to double down efforts to work with partners globally towards science-based regulatory approaches. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement regarding this week’s European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling on newer mutagenesis methods, otherwise known as genome editing. “Government policies […]
A European Court ruling today on gene editing could set back cutting-edge research and development in agriculture and even medicine. In today’s judgement, the European Court of Justice ruled that organisms obtained by mutagenesis are GMOs within the meaning of the GMO Directive, in so far as the techniques and methods of mutagenesis alter the […]
The National Pork Producers Council is asking the USDA to assert its proper oversight of two emerging issues critical to the future of animal agriculture: laboratory-produced cultured protein and gene editing in livestock production. Alternative proteins include those that are plant-based as well as cultured products grown in a lab. Last week the FDA hosted […]
Monsanto is joining forces with agricultural startup, Pairwise Plants, to advance ag research and development by leveraging gene-editing technology. Under the agreement, Pairwise will work in corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, and canola crops exclusively with Monsanto. Included in the companies’ collaboration and licensing agreement, Monsanto will contribute $100 million to access and develop Pairwise IP […]