Arable
Government green lights first genome-edited wheat trial
Rothamsted Research has been granted permission to run a series of field trials of wheat that has been genome edited....
GM
Arable
McAleer concerned over UK’s commitment to gene-editing
The chairman of Stormont’s Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Declan McAleer MLA, has cautioned against the public commitment...
Arable
Petition launched to ‘edit’ plant-breeding ruling
The ruling to classify gene-edited crops as genetically modified crops – and to follow the same legislation as these crops...
Arable
Watch: Cribit Seeds trialling and processing seed in Ontario
Reporting from Ontario, Canada. The tallest grain bin in the picture above holds 2,000t. It belongs to Cribit Seeds –...
Arable
Producing high-iron wheat in the UK
Researchers at the John Innes Centre in the UK have developed wheat with a high-iron content. The wheat is genetically...
Opinion
'CCC report is nonsense but the NFU has been asleep at the wheel'
Forget Brexit, the truly worrying story to come out of London this week was the report from the Government’s advisory...
Opinion
Could Brexit be an opportunity for UK GM advancements?
As is always the case, UK farmers are being encouraged to do everything in their power to control input costs...
Arable
Field trials for GM wheat plants get green light in the UK
Rothamsted Research is to undertake field trials in the UK, which will assess the ability of GM wheat cultivars to...
EU
Commission called on to withdraw authorisation for GM maize
MEPs have called on the European Commission to withdraw its authorisations for the use of herbicide-resistant GM maize and carnations. Two...
Dairy
Arla to pay farmers more if they convert to GM-free feed
Arla is to start to incentivise more farmers to convert to GM-free feed and the company said it will be...
Arable
MEPs block approval of new GM maize variety
MEPs have opposed the authorisation of a new variety of GM maize, which is tolerant to glyphosate – the main ingredient...
