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USDA: 2018 farm act mandates spending of $428 billion over 5 years

Date：Aug. 12, 2019 Category：Markets

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Act) was signed into law December 20, 2018, and will remain in force through the end of fiscal year 2023, alt...

USDA to deregulate BASF’s GM Canola and Verdeca’s GM soybean

Date：Aug. 8, 2019 Category：Regulations

USDA is advising the public of determinations that canola designated as event LBFLFK, which has been genetically engineered to allow for the synthesis of long c...

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US census data on cover crop plantings

Date：Jul. 29, 2019 Category：Markets

Cover crops is examined in this article. Cover crops have attracted intense interest as a practice that may reduce negative impacts of farming on the environmen...

USDA: Soybeans accounted for majority of US, Brazil's agricultural exports to China

Date：Jul. 29, 2019 Category：Markets

China is the world’s largest importer of soybeans and represented 65 percent of global soybean imports in 2017.

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Pheromones give nematodes a boost in controlling pests

Date：Jul. 26, 2019 Category：Science&Research

Beneficial nematodes are used as biological control agents to fight a variety of insect pests that severely damage crops. However, in many cases the nematodes d...

USDA issues new report "The growing corn economies of Mexico and US"

Date：Jul. 24, 2019 Category：Markets

A new report from USDA's Economic Research Service explores how the U.S. and Mexican corn sectors have changed since the transition to free-trade under the Nort...

USDA/APHIS seeks suggestions for fiscal year 2020 Plant Protection Act Section 7721 Projects

Date：Jul. 17, 2019 Category：Regulations

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is inviting stakeholders to submit project suggestions for fisca...

USDA/APHIS provides update on detection of genetically engineered wheat

Date：Jul. 15, 2019 Category：Markets

On June 7, 2019, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that it was investigating a detection of genetically engineered (GE) wheat...

Japan: Labeling discussion continues for genome-edited foods

Date：Jul. 5, 2019 Category：Regulations

On May 23, 2019, per the request of the Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA), the Consumer Committee in the Cabinet Office of Japan held the 54th Food Labeling Committ...

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USDA: China's increased soybean imports from Brazil and Canada do not fully offset lost US imports

Date：Jul. 4, 2019 Category：Markets

In the first half of the Chinese marketing year for soybeans (October 2018–March 2019), Chinese imports of U.S. soybeans fell by nearly 22 million metric tons,...

USDA Releases Its Annual Technology Transfer Report

Date：Jul. 3, 2019 Category：Markets

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released its annual Technology Transfer Report, which highlights innovations from scientists and researchers tha...

USDA/APHIS identifies type of GMO wheat

Date：Jun. 28, 2019 Category：Regulations

USDA has confirmed the presence of Monsanto’s MON 71800 variety in the genetically modified volunteer wheat plants recently discovered in Eastern Washington.

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USDA/APHIS modernizes plant pest regulations, improves customer service

Date：Jun. 26, 2019 Category：Regulations

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has published a final rule to revise the regulations in Title 7 ...

Disrupting one gene could be first step toward treating honey bee parasite Nosema ceranae

Date：Jun. 21, 2019 Category：Science&Research

USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have taken the first step towards a weapon against the major honey bee parasite Nosema ceranae.

USDA-APHIS investigating detection of GE wheat in Washington State

Date：Jun. 10, 2019 Category：Regulations

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the discovery of genetically engineered (GE) wheat...

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American Seed Trade Association statement on USDA’s new proposed rule on agriculture innovation

Date：Jun. 7, 2019 Category：Markets

The following is a statement from American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) President & CEO Andy LaVigne in reference to USDA’s new proposed rule (SECURE) to upda...

USDA proposes new SECURE biotechnology regulations to protect plant health and promote agricultural innovation

Date：Jun. 6, 2019 Category：Regulations

June 5, The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the availability of a proposed rule titled “Movement of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms.”

Japan initiates discussion of food labeling for genome edited foods

Date：Jun. 3, 2019 Category：Science&Research

On May 23, 2019, the Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) of the Government of Japan (GOJ) held its 54th Food Labeling Committee meeting. The group discussed how produ...

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France announces end of glyphosate use by 2021

Date：May. 10, 2019 Category：Markets

Agriculture Minister Didier Guillaume confirmed that France would eliminate glyphosate use by 2021 with limited exceptions. Additionally he announced that Franc...

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Peanut genome sequenced with unprecedent accuracy

Date：May. 2, 2019 Category：Science&Research

Improved pest resistance and drought tolerance are among potential benefits of an international effort in which Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists a...

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