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Tag Archives: Benefits of biotech crops
Let’s Restart the Green Revolution
The Wall Street Journal ran another editorial related to the coexistence issue, this one on the heels of last week’s USDA announcement to deregulate biotech alfalfa, and the pending announcement on sugar beets: FEBRUARY 2, 2011 By HOLMAN W. JENKINS, JR. Food prices are up, and output and productivity is falling behind. Not enough attention is being placed on regulation-induced stagnation. The U.N.’s food price index has hit an all-time high. Food price hikes are widely Read More >
BIO Applauds USDA Decision to Deregulate Biotech Alfalfa
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced January 27th that it will fully deregulate a variety of biotech alfalfa (so called “Roundup Ready” or “RR” alfalfa, which is genetically engineered to tolerate the herbicide glyophosate). This decision comes after a comprehensive environmental impact statement (EIS)conducted by USDA analyzed the potential environmental impact of RR alfalfa, and concluded that it is safe and does not represent a plant pest risk. Jim Greenwood, president and CEO of the Read More >
Unlocking the Economic Potential of Biotechnology
Assistant Secretary of State Jose Fernandez wrote an article about biotechnology’s contributions to meeting the increased global demand for food: By 2050 population growth is expected to translate into a 70 percent increase in global demand for food. Add the estimated 27 percent decline in global productivity expected due to climate change, and it is clear that the demand for food production will become more critical in the coming decades. Countries that depend on rain-fed Read More >
Congressional Leaders Warn USDA on GE Alfalfa Proposal
U.S. Representative Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) and U.S. Senators Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) and Pat Roberts (R-Kansas) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting the department to return to a science based regulatory system for agriculture biotechnology and to deregulate without conditions genetically engineered (GE) alfalfa. In the letter, the members point out that while science strongly supports the safety of GE alfalfa, USDA’s actions politicize the regulatory process and could Read More >
“Nuisance Litigation” Threatens Farmer Progress
John Block, former Secretary of Agriculture and now Senior Policy Advisor for Olsson, Frank, and Weeda, released a radio commentary late last week dealing with USDA’s proposed “compromise” on alfalfa deregulation in effort to achieve enhanced coexistence among farmers: Hello everybody out there in farm country. This radio commentary is brought to you by the Renewable Fuels Association, Wal-Mart Stores, Monsanto, and John Deere. They are all friends, supporters, and allies of a healthy farm Read More >
