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Expected ruling of European Court on the genetic modification of plants may offer opportunities for situation-specific safety analyses of new varieties

A ruling on the interpretation of EU law concerning the genetic modification of plants is expected from the European Court of Justice at the end of July. The Opinion of Advocate General Bobek, often a good indication of the final ruling, implies…

US EPA proposes registration of new agricultural fungicide active ingredient inpyrfluxam

U.S. EPA is opening a 30-day comment period on its proposal to register the new active ingredient inpyrfluxam. Inpyrfluxam is a pyrazolecarboxamide fungicide proposed for foliar and seed treatment agricultural uses. The chemical provides…

South Australia lifts ban on GM crops after 16 years

South Australia will allow mainland farmers to grow genetically-modified (GM) crops from next season, but councils can apply to remain GM-free. The change, which comes after the Government made multiple attempts to lift the ban last year,…

PAU develops 7 crop varieties

Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, has developed and recommended seven new and improved varieties of crops. These include PR-128, PR-129 and HKR-47 of paddy, J-1007 fodder maize, J-87 groundnut, JC-12 maize and PCB-165 of bajra. The…

Kenya allows full access for U.S. wheat

U.S. wheat may now be shipped to Kenya regardless of state of origin or port of export. This allows U.S. wheat from Idaho, Oregon, and Washington to be added to the list of states that can ship wheat to Kenya. “American farmers in the Pacific…

Nigeria gears up for two GMO crops in the 2020 planting season

Nigeria made significant progress in agricultural biotechnology in 2019, approving two genetically modified (GM) crops — pest-resistant Bt cotton and cowpea — that are very important to the country’s economic development and food value…

South Australia lifts ban on GM crops

Minister for Prime Industries and Regional Development Tim Whetstone released his statement at the start of 2020, saying that farmers in South Australia (SA) can now opt to grow genetically modified (GM) crops, following the State Parliament's…

Upper House Japan approves US-Japan agreement on Ag Trade

seed industrToday, the National Potato Council (NPC) cheered the passage of the US-Japan Agreement on Agricultural Trade by Japan’s Upper House. Pending official announcements by both countries’ trade ministries, the pact will be enacted…

EU calls for study to justify 2018 gene-editing legislation

A landmark decision by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in 2018 changed the way gene-editing technology should be treated under EU law. This followed years of disputes, ending in the ruling that plants and animals created using this technology…