Your World: Biotechnology and You
Learn about the history of agriculture and how biotechnology fits into that history
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Agricultural Biotechnology Benefits Farmers and the Environment
BIO's Issue Paper in Response to Report Criticizing Herbicide and Pesticide Use and Biotech Seed Prices
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Agricultural Biotechnology is Helping Farmers Grow Food Sustainably
Biotechnology allows farmers to grow more food on less land using farming practices that are environmentally sustainable.
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Agricultural Biotechnology’s Environmental Success Story
Farmers have adopted biotechnology since 1996 because biotech crops grow healthier plants that yield more per acre with reduced production costs. But planting biotech crops also helps to enhance air, water and soil quality.
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John Reifsteck - "How biotechnology has helped improve crop yields"
A corn and soybean farmer who utilizes biotechnology on his farm in Champaign, IL. In this BioDigest, John will explain how biotechnology has helped to improve his crop yields, limit soil erosion, and decrease his use of insecticides and herbicides.
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More Farmers Choosing Biotech Crops
According to a report by the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA), The Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2008, 13.3 million farmers in 25 countries are using agricultural biotechnology today.
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Modernization of USDA Plant Biotech Regs
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) released a proposed rule to revise agricultural biotechnology regulations 7CFR Part 340. If you're interested in what all this means, take a look at our resource page.
Genetically Engineered Animals
A genetically engineered (GE) animal is one which has had a deliberate modification made to its genome. Genetic engineering allows scientists to precisely transfer beneficial genes from one species to another. GE animals embody an innovative technology that is transforming public health through biomedical, environmental, and food applications. To learn more about the promise of genetically engineered animals,
check out our GE Animal Resource Center.
Learn About Plant Biotechnology
Plant biotechnology has been in commercialization since 1996. This technology will bring us crops that are resistant to stress and use soil nutrients more efficiently. To learn more about plant biotechnology read Plant Biotechnology Update.
What is Animal Biotechnology
Animal biotechnology improves the food we eat - meat, milk and eggs. Biotechnology improves animals to mitigate their impact on the environment. And biotechnology enhances ability to detect, treat and prevent diseases. To learn more about animal biotechnology read Animal Biotechnology Update.
BIO: The Complete Connection
Learn more about the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
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