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“People got in their head, well, if it's man-made somehow it's potentially dangerous, but if it's natural, it isn't. That doesn't really fit with anything we know about toxicology. […]
"Of course, almost all the world is natural chemicals, so it really makes you rethink everything. A cup of coffee is filled with chemicals. They've identified a thousand chemicals in a cup of coffee. But we only found 22 that have been tested in animal cancer tests out of this thousand. And of those, 17 are carcinogens. There are 10 milligrams of known carcinogens in a cup of coffee and that's more carcinogens than you're likely to get from pesticide residues for a year!"
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Time for a better debate about industry science, and so-called 'conflicts of interest'
Professor Tina Barsby OBE
A recent paper in Nature Food, entitled “An approach to conflicts of interest in UK food regulatory institutions” by Tim Lang and Erik Millstone, effectively calls for a ban on government scientific advisers in the food and agriculture sectors having any links to industry.
Without a hint of the irony at play, the paper was further amplified by Erik Millstone in a blog entitled “Can UK food safety regulators be trusted?” on the website of anti-pesticide lobby group PAN-UK. No conflict of interest there, then.
Farm to Fork: How the Ukraine war has exposed Europe's green farming plan as unsustainable
Steven E. Cerier
International economist Steven E. Cerier explores how war in Ukraine has derailed the European Union’s Farm to Fork initiative - and sparked a debate about what really constitutes sustainable agriculture. F2F was never a realistic policy, he suggests. It is aspirational but without the necessary detail to deliver the most sustainable approach. In practice it would reduce food production and farm incomes, and drive up food prices. The EU needs to rely on science to forge a more sustainable agricultural policy to reduce the carbon footprint of farming and lower the use of chemical inputs, he concludes.
We must use scientific evidence to drive best practice in sustainable agriculture
Dr Harriet Bartlett
The results of a study recently published in the Nature journal Scientific Reports, by far the largest study of its kind, challenge the popular belief that higher-yielding, more intensive livestock farming always and inevitably means higher antimicrobial use – indeed several of the farms studied combined high yields and low antibiotic use. Lead author Dr Harriet Bartlett notes that the study highlights the importance of using scientific data and evidence to drive best practice in sustainable agriculture, rather than relying on unfounded claims or popular assumptions.
The unnatural nature of food (Part 4)
Matt Ridley
In the fourth and final part of his exploration of the concept of ‘naturalness’ in food and farming, science writer Matt Ridley concludes by warning that what those arguing in favour of more ‘natural’ ways of farming really mean is rejecting modern agricultural science and technology, and turning instead to old-fashioned, less productive and less efficient forms of food production. Ironically, in a world with more than 8 billion mouths to feed, this more ‘traditional’ approach to feeding people poses the most serious risks to nature and the planet, and at greater cost to humanity, he suggests.
European Court ruling on neonicotinoids further highlights ongoing EU regulatory inconsistency and dysfunction
Graham Brookes
The recent Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruling that EU Member States can no longer grant derogations for the use of neonicotinoid seed treatments to control pests in arable crops like sugar beet and oilseed rape highlights the regulatory inconsistency and muddle that the European Union (EU) has created for itself. As its implications unravel, will the ruling extend to ‘emergency’ derogations permitting the routine and widespread use of ‘banned’ products in the EU organic sector, asks agricultural economist Graham Brookes.
Transitioning to ‘agroecology’ would make zoonotic pandemics more likely
Val Giddings
US agricultural science and policy expert L. Val Giddings notes that as COVID-19 spread around the globe, people turned to science for answers to develop new therapeutic drugs and vaccines - many produced with advanced genetic engineering. There were no moves to mass manufacture homeopathic and natural herbal remedies to protect ourselves from this all too natural epidemic. As a society, we understood that the solution lay in more innovation, not less; more progress, not retreat into romantic fantasies of a past in which plagues much worse than COVID were the common companion of near-universal malnutrition. The same is just as true for agriculture. Science and technology are the solution, not the problem. There is no greener way to feed and clothe humanity while reducing the risk of emergent pandemics.
Gene editing: Is Labour really a
pro-science party?
Professor Johnathan Napier
As the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill completes its passage through the House of Lords, plant scientist Professor Johnathan Napier welcomes a significant milestone towards more enabling and science-based regulation of crop improvement techniques such as gene editing. But secondary implementing provisions could take another two years to pass through Parliament, meaning the new rules may not come into force before the next General Election. After supposedly ‘pro-science and pro-innovation’ Labour MPs and Peers characterised gene editing techniques as risky, imprecise and warranting additional safeguards, could a risk-averse future Labour Government stifle the Bill’s objectives to enable innovation and encourage investment in these technologies, he asks.
“We must get out more” – Gene editing debate highlights the need for livestock scientists and specifically breeders to talk more openly
Dr Craig Lewis
The Genetic Technology Bill currently before Parliament could unlock the potentially paradigm shifting impacts of gene editing for farmed animals, and would give livestock agriculture the potential to address major challenges of animal health and welfare, reduce antibiotic use, ease management, and improve sustainability, says livestock breeder Dr Craig Lewis. But as Peers prepare to debate proposed changes to the Bill, he warns that outdated and inaccurate perceptions of modern livestock breeding and production could lead to unwarranted regulatory barriers to these advances. In response, he says livestock farmers, scientists and breeders must redouble their efforts to connect, communicate, and explain the positive contribution of genetic innovation to animal health, welfare and the environment.
Precision Breeding Bill: Peers’ GM 2.0 style plans could put genome editing out of reach for smaller breeders
Robin Wood, Elsoms Seeds
Elsoms Seeds is an independent, family-owned UK plant breeding company which recently celebrated its 175th anniversary. Deputy Chairman Robin Wood notes that Brexit dividends have so far been ‘thin on the ground’ for Britain’s plant breeders, and that leaving the EU has meant increased costs, delays, bureaucracy and business uncertainty for the seeds sector while operating in a much smaller market-place. Against this background, he describes the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill as a ‘beacon of hope’ with the potential to boost prospects for UK-based breeding investment and innovation. But as Peers prepare to debate the Bill at Report Stage, he warns that amendments seeking to add GM 2.0 style requirements to the face of the Bill, without scientific justification, could put these promising new technologies out of reach for independent SME breeding companies like his.
Feeding 8 billion people has never been easier
Bill Wirtz
Brussels-based policy analyst Bill Wirtz argues that technological progress and innovation can help us create a world of more abundant food, and that agricultural efficiency will continue to improve insofar as we allow scientists, plant breeders and farmers to fully deploy their knowledge and skill in a way that benefits consumers and the environment alike.
Land sparing policies can deliver biodiversity and climate targets at less cost to food production and at half the cost to taxpayers
Andrew Balmford and Lydia Collas
A study recently published in the journal People and Nature by researchers at the Universities of Cambridge, Leeds and Glasgow is the first of its kind to compare the taxpayer costs of different farm policy approaches to meeting future biodiversity and climate objectives. It concludes that a land sparing approach of focusing some land entirely on food production to allow more space for nature on unfarmed land would be far more cost-effective than prolonging the current land sharing approach of paying farmers to adopt lower-yielding production systems. To achieve the same overall outcomes, sharing will cost twice as much and see loss of 27% more food production, while potentially also increasing environmental damage in food-exporting countries and reducing the space available for wild species that cannot live on farmed land. The study's findings should inform a rethink of the funding and direction of England’s Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMs), argue two of the study’s authors, conservation scientists Andrew Balmford and Lydia Collas.
Precision Breeding Bill could supercharge investment in UK crop innovation
Professor Mario Caccamo
Legislation to be debated by Peers in the House of Lords over the coming weeks could help unlock the UK’s global leadership in plant genetic science, and encourage additional investment in research to help address the most pressing agricultural challenges of today. According to Professor Mario Caccamo, CEO of UK crop science organisation NIAB, precision breeding techniques such as gene editing will help accelerate the development of crops that are higher yielding, more nutritious, more resilient to climate change and less reliant on pesticides or fertilisers. But he warns that attempts to add more layers of scientifically unjustified precaution to the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill could blunt Britain’s gene editing revolution.
UK plant breeders support transparency on precision breeding techniques
Nigel Moore
As members of the House of Lords prepare to debate amendments tabled in advance of the Grand Committee stage of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill, there will be calls on Government to enforce statutory labelling of food and feed produced from precision bred organisms. But such a requirement would not only contradict the underlying rationale for the Bill that precision-bred products could equally have occurred naturally or through conventional breeding, it would also drive up costs to consumers and would, in practice, be unenforceable through testing, writes plant breeder Nigel Moore.
In farmed animals, gene editing could be a game-changer for disease control, animal welfare and the environment
Lord Trees
Veterinarian Professor the Lord Trees explains his support for the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill and its potential to deliver positive outcomes for disease control, animal welfare and environmental impact. And he points out that existing laws governing animal welfare, both in research and in agriculture, if properly enforced, should reassure those who have welfare concerns.
Wringing your hands or getting the ball rolling? Two approaches to decarbonising agriculture
Dr Julian Little
Science communicator Dr Julian Little examines two contrasting approaches taken by leading food businesses to promote more sustainable agriculture and food production – the apparently “unscalable” regenerative agriculture, and sustainable intensification. Which approach is most likely to deliver the necessary increases in global food production while at the same time reducing agriculture’s footprint, delivering net zero and leaving room for nature? And are they in conflict?
ELMS review is an opportunity to put scientific evidence and data at the heart of farm policy
Julian Sturdy MP
It is absolutely right that the Government should be reviewing policies which would set our farming industry on a trajectory towards lower-yielding production systems and even re-wilding of productive farmland.
To deliver the best outcomes for food security, the environment and the climate, Defra Ministers must restore the strategic policy focus on sustainable intensification in UK agriculture, underpinned by science-based metrics, and with a clear focus on genetic innovation as the main driver of agricultural productivity.
Gene editing - three simple questions for ScotGov
Finlay Carson MSP
Speaking in a member’s question debate on gene editing at Holyrood earlier this week, Finlay Carson MSP, convenor of the Rural Affairs Committee, urged ScotGov to introduce simplified rules for experimental research to ensure Scottish research is not left behind. He called on Ministers to acknowledge the positive signals emerging from the EU regarding the benefits of precision breeding for more sustainable, climate resilient agriculture, and the rapid progress towards regulatory reform in Brussels. And he highlighted ScotGov’s own consumer research showing that two in three Scots would be willing to try gene edited foods as a good basis to embrace the potential of a technology with so much promise for Scotland’s world-leading scientific, farming, and food and drink sectors.
The unnatural nature of food (Part 3)
Matt Ridley
In the third part of his investigation into the concept of ‘naturalness’ in food and farming, science writer Matt Ridley discovers more about how human beings have tampered with nature in search of food for a very long time. From breeding improved strains of crops and livestock to the very act of cooking itself, he argues that the more scientific and artificial our food system becomes, the more likely it is to sustain both humankind and the natural environment.
Mandatory labelling of crop biotech-derived foods: the evidence shows this is a failed regulatory policy
Graham Brookes
Proponents of mandatory labelling of foods containing or derived from genetically modified (GM) crops have long claimed that their primary objective is to facilitate informed consumer choice. Based on a review of more than 20 years of evidence in countries or regions where mandatory GM labelling has been implemented, that policy has failed. The main outcomes have been increased food industry costs across the supply chain, higher prices and reduced choice for consumers. In contrast, in cases where labelling is voluntary, consumers and taxpayers have had more food choices with lower costs, writes agricultural economist Graham Brookes.
We must consider the ethical implications of not embracing genome editing in farmed animals
Professor Helen Sang OBE FRSE FRSB
As the bird flu outbreak worsens in the British poultry flock, prompting further housing and biosecurity orders after the virus over-summered in the UK for the first time, it is distressing that animal welfare charities such as the RSPCA are campaigning against the use of genetic technologies, such as genome editing, which offer potential solutions.
And when the Covid pandemic, which has now claimed more than 6 million lives globally, is thought to have originated in animal to human transfer, it is concerning that ethical discussions about the use of genome editing in farmed animals appear to centre more on opposition to livestock agriculture than on the technologies themselves, writes animal geneticist Professor Helen Sang.
How will we feed Earth’s rising population? Ask the Dutch.
Kenny Torrella, Vox, March 2023
How will we feed 10 billion people by 2050? Ask the Netherlands. - Vox
Researchers turn to epigenome editing to protect cash crop cassava from blight
AgFunder News, March 2023
Researchers turn to epigenome editing to protect cassava from blight (agfundernews.com)
England Allows Gene-Edited Crops
Steven Novella, Neurologica, March 2023
England Allows Gene-Edited Crops - NeuroLogica Blog (theness.com)
To Proudly G(M)O Where No Tomato Has Gone Before With Norfolk Healthy Produce
John Cumbers, Forbes, March 2023
To Proudly G(M)O Where No Tomato Has Gone Before With Norfolk Healthy Produce (forbes.com)
Boosting food production with smart farming techniques
Victor Ayeni, Punch, March 2023
Boosting food production with smart farming techniques (punchng.com)
Should regenerative agriculture follow organic’s path?
GreenBiz, March 2023
https://www.greenbiz.com/article/should-regenerative-agriculture-follow-organics-path
Better days ahead for wheat
Arvin Conley, World Grain, March 2023
From the editor: Better days ahead for wheat | World Grain (world-grain.com)
Microbes on the farm: a solution for climate change?
Financial Times, March 2023
Microbes on the farm: a solution for climate change? | Financial Times (ft.com)
Is the world approaching 'peak fertilizer'?
Hannah Ritchie, Sustainability by Numbers, March 2023
Is the world approaching 'peak fertilizer'? (substack.com)
Climate-Driven Technology Forces Out Europe’s Farmers
Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Forbes, March 2023
Climate-Driven Technology Forces Out Europe’s Farmers (forbes.com)
To Stay Resilient, Seed Needs to Innovate
Seed World, March 2023
To Stay Resilient, Seed Needs to Innovate - Seed World
Gene-edited pigs another tool in PRRS fight
Kevin Schultz, Farm Progress, March 2023
Gene-edited pigs another tool in PRRS fight (farmprogress.com)
The Luddites' Veto
Ronald Bailey, Reason, March 2023
Don't Emulate Europe's 'Responsible Research and Innovation' Approach (reason.com)
Vertical farms offer solution to fruit and veg shortages
Farmers Weekly, March 2023
Vertical farms offer solution to fruit and veg shortages - Farmers Weekly (fwi.co.uk)
With Over 8 Billion Mouths to Feed, It’s Time to Innovate
Alex Martin, Seed World, March 2023
With Over 8 Billion Mouths to Feed, It’s Time to Innovate - Seed World
Americans’ Quest For ‘Authenticity’ Is Often Ill-Informed (Part 2)
Henry I. Miller, American Council for Science & Health, March 2023
Tomato shortage in Britain a taste of what’s to come
Lara Williams, The Royal Gazette, March 2023
Tomato shortage in Britain a taste of what’s to come – The Royal Gazette
Targeted modifications of living organisms: Time has come to change the European regulation
Catherine Regnault Roger, European Scientist, March 2023
Fact or Fiction: Is GMO a Misleading Term?
Marcel Bruins, Seed World, March 2023
Fact or Fiction: Is GMO a Misleading Term? - Seed World
A food tech revolution is set to radically change what’s on the menu, if you’re game
Graham Phillips, Sydney Morning Herald, March 2023
Food tech revolution could bring the extinct back to life (smh.com.au)
It’s time for a second Green Revolution
Bjorn Lomborg, National Post, February 2023
Bjorn Lomborg’s Do-able Dozen: It’s time for a second Green Revolution | National Post
Gene-editing is a useful, important, cost-effective tool
Hannah Senior, Farmers Guardian, February 2023
5 ways CRISPR gene editing is shaping the future of food and health
World Economic Forum, February 2023
5 ways CRISPR gene editing is positively impacting the world | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)
Scientists unlock key to drought-resistant wheat plants with longer roots
Eurekalert!, February 2023
Scientists unlock key to drought-resistant wh | EurekAlert!
Study: Organic farming saves billions but yields not up to par
Euractiv, February 2023
Study: Organic farming saves billions but yields not up to par – EURACTIV.com
Vegans trying to kill off the burger just cannot get past this obstacle
Andrew Orlowski, The Telegraph, February 2023
Vegans trying to kill off the burger just cannot get past this obstacle (telegraph.co.uk)
Breeding Crops to be Less Allergenic
European Seed, February 2023
Breeding Crops to be Less Allergenic (european-seed.com)
Reproductive technologies for sustainable livestock production
Curtys R. Youngs, Open Access Government, February 2023
Reproductive technologies for sustainable livestock production (openaccessgovernment.org)
Startup plants first GMO trees designed for carbon removal
Kristin Houser, Freethink, February 2023
Startup plants first GMO trees designed for carbon removal (freethink.com)
Cotton pesticide risk cut by 70 per cent, new research confirms
FarmOnline, February 2023
Cotton pesticide risk cut by 70 per cent, new research confirms | Farm Online | ACT
Allow farmers to embrace the power of gene editing
Rachael Hamilton MSP, The Times, February 2023
Allow farmers to embrace the power of gene editing | Scotland | The Times
The start-ups betting on ‘peecycling’
Financial Times, February 2023
The start-ups betting on ‘peecycling’ | Financial Times (ft.com)
How biotechnology over-regulation harms farmers, boosts food costs and fuels inflation
Henry I. Miller, Genetic Literacy Project, February 2023
African Farmers Need Access to Synthetic Fertilizer Now
The Breakthrough Institute, February 2023
African Farmers Need Access to Synthetic… | The Breakthrough Institute
Food Security Supports our National Security
Kip Tom, Hoosier Ag Today. February 2023
Commentary by Kip Tom: Food Security Supports our National Security - Hoosier Ag Today
The farmers fighting back against the irrational elites
Brendan O’Neil, Spiked, February 2023
https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/02/10/the-farmers-fighting-back-against-the-irrational-elites/
COP-27: A great opportunity to address the double crisis of food security and climate change–and for the EU to re-align its farm to fork strategy
Philipp Aerni, Frontiers in Environmental Economics, February 2023
Agtech: Breaking Down the Farmer Adoption Dilemma
McKinsey & Company, February 2023
Agtech: Breaking down the farmer adoption dilemma | McKinsey
How to feed nine billion people with cutting-edge technology
Beth Ellikidis, Agri-Pulse, February 2023
Rejecting gene-edited food sticks in the craw
Magnus Linklater, The Times, February 2023
Magnus Linklater: Rejecting gene-edited food sticks in the craw | Scotland | The Times
Agricultural Biotechnology Will Help The Environment With Less Regulatory Hurdles
Charles R Santerre, American Council on Science & Health, February 2023
Consumers Open Up to Gene Edited Foods
Germination, February 2023
Consumers Open Up to Gene Edited Foods (germination.ca)
Concerned whether pesticides in the environment are safe? Listen to hands-on experts, not ideologues
Geoffrey Kabat, Genetic Literacy Project, February 2023
Davos Elites Cheer the Policies That Would Harm Those With the Least
Chandre Dharma-wardana, Real Clear Markets, February 2023
Davos Elites Cheer the Policies That Would Harm Those With the Least | RealClearMarkets
The dilemma of equally advancing profitability, sustainability, and food security
Stuart Smyth, SAI Food, February 2023
Economic Profitability, Environmental Sustainability, And Food Security - SAIFood
Feeding a growing global population - new ways tech is changing the agricultural landscape
Reuters, February 2023
Feeding a growing global population - new ways tech is changing the agricultural landscape (msn.com)
Q&A: Will the UK’s new farm payments cut emissions and help nature?
Carbon Brief, February 2023
Q&A: Will the UK’s new farm payments cut emissions and help nature? - Carbon Brief
The Next ESG Frontier Is Genetically Modified Food
Chris Hughes, Bloomberg UK, February 2023
Genetically Modified Food Is the Next ESG Frontier After Energy and Defense - Bloomberg
Agricultural innovation vital for climate-threatened food security and sustainability
European Scientist, February 2023
Genetic food technologies – time to re-open the debate
Anna Campbell, Otago Daily Times,. February 2023
Genetic food technologies — time to reopen the debate | Otago Daily Times Online News
Inbred Greens Or Engineered: How Humans Bred One Plant Family For 2000 Years To Give Us Broccoli, Cabbage…
Slurrp, January 2023
How Humans Bred One Plant Family For 2000 Years (slurrp.com)
Copying nature to resist viruses
INRAE, January 2023
Copying nature to resist viruses | INRAE INSTIT
How to feed a nation: the miracle of the modern food supply
Kite and Key Media, January 2023
A Revolution in Agricultural Productivity (kiteandkeymedia.com)
Farm Babe: The societal hypocrisy of pesticides
Michelle Miller, AgDaily, January 2023
Farm Babe: The societal hypocrisy of pesticides | AGDAILY
“Neonicotinoids: the beet industry hit in the heart ”
Gil Rivière Wekstein, European Scientist, January 2023
Germany's organic farmers are in despair
Oliver Piepe, Deutche Welle, January 2023
Germany's organic farmers are in despair – DW – 01/20/2023
Plant protection of the future may come from the plants themselves
Phys.Org, January 2023
Plant protection of the future may come from the plants themselves (phys.org)
How CRISPR is making farmed animals bigger, stronger, and healthier
Jessica Hamzelou, MIT Technology Review, January 2023
How CRISPR is making farmed animals bigger, stronger, and healthier | MIT Technology Review
A ‘New Green Revolution’ is brewing — just in time, as the world population breaks past the 8 billion mark
Gurjeet Singh Mann, Genetic Literacy Project, January 2023
Opinion: The potential of breakthrough crop technologies for Africa
Joe Cornelius, Agri-Pulse, January 2023
Science says GMO foods are safe
Michael Simpson, Skeptical Raptor, January 2023
Science says GMO foods are safe (skepticalraptor.com)
Organic foods — are they safer and healthier?
Michael Simpson, Skeptical Raptor, January 2023
Organic foods — are they safer and healthier? (skepticalraptor.com)
Opinion: Food security supports our national security
Kip Tom, Agri-Pulse, January 2023
Opinion: Food security supports our national security | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.
Scaling Up Gene-Edited Food
Sonia Jassi, Scientist Live, January 2023
Scaling Up Gene-Edited Food | Scientist Live
Food security in a climate crisis must start with seeds
Michael Keller, Devex, January 2023
Opinion: Food security in a climate crisis must start with seeds | Devex
Can Science Finally Create a Decent Cup of Decaf?
Casey Rentz, Slate, January 2023
Can genetic engineering create a decent cup of decaf coffee? (slate.com)
The U.S. Must Learn From Sri Lanka's 'Green' Policy Mistakes
Chandre Dharma-wardana, Real Clear Markets, January 2023
The U.S. Must Learn From Sri Lanka's 'Green' Policy Mistakes | RealClearMarkets
EU green vision stopping market access for developing nations
Scottish Farmer, January 2023
EU green vision stopping market access for developing nations | The Scottish Farmer
How digital solutions can help solve global food problems
Shin Sang-Hoon, World Economic Forum, January 2023
Food solutions for a sustainable tomorrow
New Food Magazine, January 2023
Food solutions for a sustainable tomorrow (newfoodmagazine.com)
Scientists push for GMO seeds as pests threaten crops
The New Times, January 2023
Scientists push for GMO seeds as pests threaten crops - The New Times
Less Air Pollution Has Meant More Fertilizer In Farming
Hank Campbell, Science 2.0, January 2023
Less Air Pollution Has Meant More Fertilizer In Farming | Science 2.0 (science20.com)
2022 Biotech Milestones in Review
Zabrina J. Bugnosen, ISAAA. January 2022
2022 Biotech Milestones in Review | Science Speaks - ISAAA.org
The Future of Food—CRISPR Crops That Capture Carbon
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, January 2023
The Future of Food—CRISPR Crops That Capture Carbon (genengnews.com)
The Future of the Purple GM Tomato Lies with Consumers
Seed World, January 2023
The Future of the Purple GM Tomato Lies with Consumers - Seed World
Knowledge Transfer is Foundational to Resilient Agriculture
Rosalie Ellasus, Global Farmer Network, January 2023
Knowledge Transfer is Foundational to Resilient Agriculture – Global Farmer Network
‘Holy grail’ wheat gene discovery could feed our overheated world
Robin McKie, The Observer, January 2023
‘Holy grail’ wheat gene discovery could feed our overheated world | Climate crisis | The Guardian
Turning plants into biological factories
Alex Dook, Particle, January 2023
Turning plants into biological factories – Earth News | Particle (scitech.org.au)
Yes, the EU should allow for the use of NGTs in plants
The Parliament Magazine, January 2023
Yes, the EU should allow for the use of NGTs in plants (theparliamentmagazine.eu)
The UK’s dream of becoming a ‘science superpower’
Financial Times, January 2023
The UK’s dream of becoming a ‘science superpower’ | Financial Times (ft.com)
Conserving water is essential to feeding the world
David Green, Open Access Government, January 2023
Conserving water is essential to feeding the world (openaccessgovernment.org)
Compared to Europe, the American farm system is more efficient and sustainable
Bill Wirtz, The Hill, January 2023
Compared to Europe, the American farm system is more efficient and sustainable | The Hill
2022 Delivered a Tectonic Shift in Perceptions of Agricultural Biotech
Val Giddings, ITIF, December 2022
2022 Delivered a Tectonic Shift in Perceptions of Agricultural Biotech | ITIF
Futuristic fields: Europe's farm industry on cusp of robot revolution
Phys.Org, December 2022
Futuristic fields: Europe's farm industry on cusp of robot revolution (phys.org)
Farming innovations are lost on many of us
Owen Roberts, Observer Xtra, December 2022
Farming innovations are lost on many of us (observerxtra.com)
Vertical Farming Has Found Its Fatal Flaw
Matt Reynolds, Wired, December 2022
Vertical Farming Has Found Its Fatal Flaw | WIRED
100 years of data shows modern wheat varieties are a productivity and biodiversity win-win
University of Minnesota, December 2022
CRISPR in Agriculture: 2022 in Review
Nicholas Karavolias, IGI, December 2022
CRISPR in Agriculture: 2022 in Review - Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI)
Feeding 8 Billion People Has Never Been Easier
Bill Wirtz, Discourse Magazine, December 2022
Feeding 8 Billion People Has Never Been Easier - Discourse (discoursemagazine.com)
International rice body to seek approval for Golden Rice use in India
New Indian Express, December 2022
International rice body to seek approval for Golden Rice use in India- The New Indian Express
Europe Should 'Go Back to Science' & Allow GMOs
Marco Aurelio Pasti, No-Till Farmer, December 2022
Italian No-Tiller: Europe Should 'Go Back to Science' & Allow GMOs (no-tillfarmer.com)
Summits do matter, but innovation is the key to a greener planet
Eamonn Ives, CapX, December 2022
Summits do matter, but innovation is the key to a greener planet - CapX