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A botanist with APHIS’ National Identification Services (NIS) examines the contents of an unsolicited package of seeds under a microscope on July 30, 2020. (Photo courtesy USDA/APHIS)

Unasked-for seed packets considered ‘low-risk’

But don't plant, flush or compost them, CFIA warns

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News August 11, 2020

Federal inspectors say the unsolicited packages of seeds that have recently turned up in mailboxes across the country so far look to be “low-risk” — but still advise the public not to plant them. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have both reported […] Read more

Packages of unidentified seeds which appear to have been mailed from China to U.S. postal addresses are seen at the Washington State Department of Agriculture in Olympia, Washington July 24, 2020. Photo: Washington State Department of Agriculture/Handout via Reuters

Reuters

U.S. warns against planting unsolicited seeds from China

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News July 28, 2020

Chicago | Reuters – The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday warned residents against planting unsolicited packages of seeds arriving from China because they could harm the environment. At least eight states, from Washington to Ohio, have also told residents in recent days not to put the seeds in the ground, after they arrived apparently […] Read more

Tests of potato genetic material, loaded onto an agarose gel, show the presence of an experimental gene. (Ken Hackman photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Reuters

USDA limits review requirements of some biotech farm products

By P.J. Huffstutter, GFM Network News May 15, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Thursday a rule that will simplify or waive agency reviews of certain biotech farm products, including plants and seeds that have been genetically modified or engineered. As a result, some products could be sold to farmers without a USDA review — a move that […] Read more

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Climate change has U.S. fund managers adjusting agriculture investments

By David Randall, GFM Network News May 3, 2019

New York | Reuters — After historic floods devastated Midwestern agricultural states this spring, some fund managers are evaluating how climate change will affect the long-term value of companies that make or sell products ranging from tractors to fertilizer. The issue is not simply the unpredictability of weather. Instead, fund managers say, they are struggling […] Read more

Ripe soybeans near Morden, Man. on Sept. 14, 2017. (Allan Dawson photo)

Crops, Soybeans, Weather

Manitoba soybean yields disappoint

By Terry Fries September 27, 2017

CNS Canada — With Manitoba farmers starting to bring in their early-maturing soybeans between intermittent rains, they may start to see the toll from the dry summer. Many crop analysts see soybean yields below what farmers have enjoyed for the past couple of years, but they stress that fields are variable and that longer-season varieties […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

EU starts in-depth probe of Bayer-Monsanto deal

By Ludwig Burger, Robert-Jan Bartunek, GFM Network News August 22, 2017

Brussels/Frankfurt | Reuters — The European Commission has started an in-depth investigation of Bayer’s planned US$66 billion takeover of U.S. seeds group Monsanto, saying it was worried about competition in various pesticide and seeds markets. The deal would create the world’s largest integrated pesticides and seeds company, the Commission said, adding this limited the number […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Agricultural merger mania fuels fears among small seed sellers

By Tom Polansek September 26, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Justice Department is looking into concerns that global consolidation among major seed and agricultural chemical companies may squeeze supplies of the building blocks for widely used genetically modified seeds, a farm group told Reuters. The department has asked the American Soybean Association for details about how small and independent […] Read more

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Unasked-for seed packets considered ‘low-risk’

U.S. warns against planting unsolicited seeds from China

USDA limits review requirements of some biotech farm products

Climate change has U.S. fund managers adjusting agriculture investments

Manitoba soybean yields disappoint

EU starts in-depth probe of Bayer-Monsanto deal

Agricultural merger mania fuels fears among small seed sellers

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