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Tim Dumonceaux points at an air sampler that was used in the AAFC booth at Ag in Motion. Samples were collected so event attendees could test them for sclerotinia.

Hunt for disease pathogens goes even smaller-scale

AAFC scientists are developing biological assays that can be used to detect crop and livestock diseases

By Robin Booker September 1, 2022

Researchers at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) research centre in Saskatoon are developing molecular diagnostic assays to detect significant pathogens associated with crops and livestock production. Biological assays are […] Read more

“Gene editing is the cherry on top of a sundae. It won’t replace traditional breeding.” Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam, Cooperative Extension Specialist in Animal Genomics & Biotechnology – University of California, Davis.

Livestock, News

Genetic editing in livestock faces strong headwinds

University of California, Davis professor says lack of acceptance of gene editing stifles potential gains in livestock sector

By Matt McIntosh December 30, 2021

Regulations on gene editing of animals are contributing to negative public perceptions of the technology and stifling innovation in the livestock sector, according to Alison Van Eenennaam of the University […] Read more

File photo of equipment tracks over a field in England. (Georgeclerk/E+/Getty Images)

Crops

Regulations on gene-edited crops to be eased in England

By Reuters September 29, 2021

London | Reuters — Britain’s farming and environment minister George Eustice announced Wednesday that regulations related to gene editing in agricultural research would be eased in England following a public […] Read more

To develop the new guidelines, Health Canada experts reviewed the science around gene-edited crops and concluded that the technology is safe for human consumption and the environment.

News

Health Canada declares gene editing safe

The ruling is expected to give Canadian producers access to the same types of plant breeding available in other countries

By Robert Arnason April 22, 2021

Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian farmers may soon be growing gene-edited crops. That’s because Health Canada has declared that gene-editing technology is safe. Health Canada recently proposed new rules to oversee […] Read more

Chicks atop images from a genetic map of a chicken. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock

Gene-edited chickens planned in bid to halt next pandemic

By Kate Kelland January 22, 2019

London | Reuters — British scientists are developing gene-edited chickens designed to be totally resistant to flu in a new approach to trying to stop the next deadly human pandemic. […] Read more

Palmer amaranth. (United Soybean Board photo)

Crops

North Dakota still on lookout for Palmer amaranth

By MarketsFarm Team September 21, 2018

CNS Canada –– Officials in North Dakota continue to hunt down suspicious plants in a bid to keep the aggressive weed Palmer amaranth from establishing there. Palmer amaranth, a pigweed […] Read more

Crops

New GM technique promises to speed new crop development

By MarketsFarm Team August 9, 2018

CNS Canada — Scientists in the United States say they have found a new method for inserting genes into crops that could speed up development of new varieties. “Making genetic […] Read more

Crops

U.S. patent agency to weigh rival claims on CRISPR

By Brendan Pierson December 6, 2016

Reuters — The U.S. patent agency on Tuesday will hear arguments in a heated dispute over who was first to invent a revolutionary gene-editing technology known as CRISPR. Hundreds of […] Read more