Tillage
EU to allow 'new genomic techniques' for plants
The European Commission has proposed legislation to allow new genomic techniques (NGT) to be used in the EU to alter...
GMOs
Tillage News
EU Commission authorises 2 genetically modified crops
The European Commission has today (Thursday, May 19) authorised two genetically modified (GM) crops (one maize and one soya bean)...
Tillage
EU rules that gene-editing falls under the GMO category
The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) made a ruling today that gene-edited crops should be regulated in...
Agri Politics
Ireland to maintain a 'GMO-free status'
The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Denis Naughten, has secured Cabinet approval to enable Ireland to prohibit or...
Tillage
35% of tillage farmers 'fearful for the future' of their sector
A total of 35% of tillage farmers are ‘fearful for the future’ of the tillage sector, according to the results of a...
Agri Politics
New rules to come into force in the US as Obama signs GMO labelling bill into law
The US President, Barack Obama, last week signed into law a GMO labelling bill which will require food which contains...