Archive for January 2021

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the deregulation of a cotton variety , designated as MON 88702, developed by the Monsanto Company (Monsanto) using genetic engineering for resistance to certain insects, primarily tarnished plant bugs (Lygus species) As part of the petition process, APHIS prepared a draft plant pest…

Sugarbeets growing on an eastern Montana farm. Beet farmers are looking forward to the Truvera, which will have three herbicides, to help keep a clean field. Not only is biotechnology is an opportunity for the beet industry, but it is also an avenue to increase sustainability. Scott Herndon, vice president and general counsel for the…