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Date:2014/03/18
March 18, 2014
UK calls for expansion of GM crops planting
UK''s Prime Minister David Cameron''s official science advisers have called for genetically modified (GM) crops to be expanded in the UK b...
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Date:2014/02/07
February 7, 2014
EU set to approve US firm Pioneer''s TC1507 corn
After Germany dropped its objections, EU is set to approve next week a new genetically modified crop, US firm Pioneer''s TC1507 cor...
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Date:2013/12/18
December 18, 2013
Cargill to invest US$82.6 million in new ethanol plant
Cargill announced that it will invest €60 million (US$82.6 million) in building a new ethanol facility in B...
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Date:2014/03/17
March 17, 2014
Quad County Corn to open ethanol facility in Iowa
Quad County Corn Processors will open its second farmer-owned ethanol facility in Iowa which they call adding cellulosic ethanol or ...
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Date:2013/11/28
November 28, 2013
Monsanto to develop new varieties of corn in 22 US states
In order to develop new varieties of plants with a better combination of traits, including built-in pest resistance, Mons...
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Date:2014/01/30
January 30, 2014
US and China discuss corn quality and biotechnology issues
Chinese delegation of provincial State Administration of Grain (SAG) officials visited the US Grains Council (USGC) in Washington, D.C. to tack...
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Date:2013/11/22
November 22, 2013
Philippines to tackle mechanisation in its Annual Rice Forum
After Typhoon Santi hit the Philippine provinces of Nueva Ecija and Isabela and flattened the rice fields, no labourer...
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Date:2014/01/29
January 29, 2014
Monsanto''s GMO resolutions fail
At Monsanto''s annual shareholders'' meeting on Tuesday (Jan 21), critics of genetically modified crops protested, calling for the company to provide a report...
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Date:2014/03/03
March 3, 2014
EU to allow poultry litter as biomass fuel
By reclassifying poultry (http://) manure as an animal by-product, it may soon be combusted on farms according to EU regulation.
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Date:2014/01/29
January 29, 2014
Monsanto set to launch first-ever GMO wheat in commercial market
Monsanto is preparing to introduce the first-ever GMO wheat seed into the commercial market, although the herbicide...
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Date:2013/11/19
November 19, 2013
South Korea completes construction of crop seed mutation breeding laboratory
South Korea has completed the construction ofa crop seedmutation, breeding andresearch centre whichcos...
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Date:2014/01/28
January 28, 2014
US scientists develop inventory system for wild relatives of important crops
USDA scientists and their collaborators have developed a first-of-its-kind inventory for wild and weedy...
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Date:2013/11/14
November 14, 2013
Bayer CropScience and Cargill introduce L156H specialty canola to US farmers
Bayer CropScience and Cargill have introduced L156H, an Invigor Health specialty canola hybrid with ...
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Date:2014/01/24
January 24, 2014
South Korea''s pellet consumption grows rapidly
South Korea''s pellet consumption is growing rapidly, reaching 174,000 tonnes in 2012, of which, 122,000 tonnes were imported in th...
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Date:2013/11/05
November 5, 2013
UK research reveals biofuel benefits to chickens
A research supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) revealed that chickens could be the unexpect...
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Date:2013/11/07
November 7, 2013
Brazil may increase biodiesel blend by 7%
As early as January, Brazil may raise the biodiesel blend required in diesel fuel, a change that could result in up to 10% more of an expe...
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Date:2013/08/12
August 12, 2013
Agricultural biotechnology firms launch "GMO Answers"
Agricultural biotechnology companies have collaborated to launch a new initiative called "GMO Answers" to provide accurate info...
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Date:2013/11/04
November 4, 2013
Second genetically modified corn crop set for EU approval
Asecond genetically-modified (GM) corn cropmay beauthorised in the EU after the European Court of Justice found there had ...
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Date:2013/07/25
July 25, 2013
Monsanto exit could lead to Europe becoming a scientific hinterland
European researchers have expressed concern but little surprise over Monsanto''s decision to cease trials on new ge...
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Date:2013/10/29
October 29, 2013
Monsanto and Evogene extend R&D partnership on plant genes identification
Monsanto and plant genomics company, Evogene Ltd, have announced the extension of their expanding re...